Chaitra Navratri 2020: Significance, Dates, Puja Muhurat
Chaitra Navratri 2020: Significance, Dates, Puja Muhurat
What is Chaitra Navratri?
The festival of Navratri celebrated in the month of
Chaitra is known as Chaitra Navaratri. It is a nine-day celebration in which
Goddess Durga, the epitome of absolute divine power, is welcomed in homes by
devotees and worshipped in all her nine forms with great jubilation and
happiness. Hindu devotees mainly worship three main forms of Goddess Shakti -
Durga, Saraswati, and Lakshmi - to seek their divine blessings during this
blissful time of the year. The nine forms of Shakti worshipped on each day of
Chaitra Navratri are Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda,
Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri.
The festival commences on the first day of the Hindu
calendar during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra Masa falling in the month of
March-April every year. This year, it will begin on 25th March 2020 and will
end on 2nd April 2020. Chaitra Navratri is also called Vasanta Navratri as it
marks the beginning of the spring season in India. This festival culminates
with Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama.
Significance of Chaitra Navratri
The most auspicious occasion of Chaitra Navratri holds
immense significance for the Hindu people as it is the best time to please
Goddess Durga and seek her blessings. The religious rituals and ceremonies of
Chaitra Navratri has a great symbolic value attached to them. The first three
days of Chaitra Navratri is devoted to Maa Durga, the Goddess of Energy; the
next three days is devoted to Maa Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth; and the last
three days is dedicated to Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge.
As the festival of Chaitra Navratri begins on the first
day of the Hindu Lunisolar Calendar, the first day of the nine-day extravaganza
is celebrated as –
1 - Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra
2 - Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh
3 - Navreh in Kashmir
4 - Chaitra Vishu or Puthandu in Tamil Nadu
Legends behind Chaitra Navratri
According to the epic Ramayana, Lord Rama, and Lakshmana
worshipped Maa Shakti for nine days and performed yagna on the last day to seek
her blessings. These blessings gave them the courage to fight Ravana and
release Mother Sita from his captivity.
According to another legend, once there was a king named
Sudarshan who offered his prayers to Maa Shakti and became victorious in seeking
her blessings. To thank the Goddess, the king in return performed a yagna and
therefore, this day came to be celebrated as Chaitra Navratri.
When is Chaitra Navratri: 2020 Chaitra Navratri Dates
Navratri Day
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Date
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Day
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25thMarch 2020
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Wednesday / बुधवार
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26th March 2020
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Thursday / गुरूवार
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27th March 2020
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Friday / शुक्रवार
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28th March 2020
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Saturday / शनिवार
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29th March 2020
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Sunday / रविवार
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30th March 2020
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Monday / सोमवार
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31st March 2020
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Tuesday / मंगलवार
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1st April 2020
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Wednesday / बुधवार
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2nd April 2020
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Thursday / गुरूवार
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Dashami
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3rd April 2020
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Friday / शुक्रवार
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