Navratri festival is celebrated twice in a year with great devotion and fervor in all over India. First time it is celebrated as Chaitra Navratri or Vasant Navratri in the month of March-April and second time as Sharad Navratri in the months of September-October. During Chaitra Navratri ninth day is celebrated as Ram Navami while after Sharad Navratri tenth day is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami, the victory of good over evil. In the four Navratris of the year, Chaitra and Sharad Navratri is the most famous but still Sharad Navratri has special significance thats why it is also known as Maha Navratri. The devotees celebrate Sharad navratri in all over India with huge devotion and great zeal. Navratri 2018 Dates: There are two major Navratris, which are celebrated by devotees with huge devotion and all the rituals i. Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri. According to Hindu calendar, Chaitra Navratri is celebrated in the month of Chaitra or Vasant, which is also the starting of the spring season. Second time it is celebrated in the Ashwin month with the name Sharad Navratri also known as Maha navratri. Below check the Chaitra Navratri 2018 Dates and Sharad Navratri 2018 Dates and worship nine goddess of Navratri to get the blessings. Sharad Navratri Dates: October 10, 2018 Wednesday to October 18, 2018 Thursday On both the auspicious occasion during Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri, nine forms of Goddess Maa Durga - Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri are worshipped by the devotees. This year, Sharad Navratri festival will begin from 10th October 2018 Wednesday and will be celebrated till 18th October 2018 Thursday. Navratri Ghatasthapana is observed during both navratris either it is Chaitra Navratri or Sharad Navratri. Ghatasthapana must be done at the right muhurat, doing it at the wrong time will make the Goddess angry and will be harmful. The most auspicious time for Ghatasthapana is on Pratipada day most sacred time during all day or during the Abhijit muhurat. Check auspicious to start navratri puja. Day 10 Dashmi - October 19, 2018 Friday - and The devotees worship these nine incarnations of goddess Durga till nine days to get blessing of Maa Durga. It is believed that People who worship Maa Bhagwati, do fasting and chanting mantras during Navratri will be blessed with prosperity, health and wisdom in their life. Jaagran has also been made by the devotees during navratri nights. According to Hindu lunar calendar, Chaitra is the first month and the first day of this month is celebrated as the Hindu New Year. Chaitra Navratri is the end of the winter season and begining of the summer in India. Chaitra Navaratri is also known as Vasant Navratri, celebrated more popularly with great pomp and devotion in the northern part of India. Sharad Navratri also known as Maha Navratri begins in the month of September-October i. Ninth day of Chaitra Navratri is celebrated as. Navratri celebration and worshipping style is different in every state of India but the devotion is same for Navratri festival. It is celebrated widely in every part of India with great enthusiasm with a different name of Goddess, like in Gujarat devotees worship as Goddess Jagdamba while in West Bengal it is named as Durga Puja. In Kolkata people erected huge Pandals at various places for Durga Puja and set up great idols of Mata Durga for worship. In Gujarat, Dandiya and Garba are the two popular dance forms which are performed by the people during Navratri festival. There are two more Navratris also, but these are not very popular and celebrated in some specific regions of India. Those two navratris are Magh Navratri and Ashad Navratri Gupt Navratri. Most of the people do not know much about these two Magha navratri and Gupt navratri. Other two Navratri Dates in 2018 are.. The people who worships goddess Varahi, for them this navratri is an important navrati. The main deity of Gupt Navratri is goddess Gayatri so it is also known as Gayatri Navratri. In Himachal Pradesh, it is known as Guhya Navratri, celebrated with great fervour and devotion. Magh Navratri also known as Gupta Navratri is celebrated in the month of January or February. People from all around the world worship nine forms of Maa Durga during Navratri festival. During the upcoming year in 2019, Chaitra Navratri will be celebrated in the month of April for 9 days while the Sharad Navratri will be celebrated in the month of October by the devotees. Chaitra Navratri Dates 2019: April 5, 2019 Friday to 14 April, 2019 Sunday Sharad Navratri Dates 2019: September 29, 2019 Sunday to 7 October, 2019 Monday Navratri Celebrations in India: Last four days of Navratri, i. Saptmi, Ashtami, Navami and Dashmi are dedicated to Goddess Durga Puja in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam. In which people, worship Maa Durga with deep devotion and great zeal. In Gujarat, during the nine days of Ashvin navratri, one can easily hear the devotional songs in most of the streets. People can enjoy the traditional dance with dandiya sticks on the rhythm of dhol and music and also enjoy the garba dance. In Tamil Nadu, Kolu is an unique and interesting ritual, which has been organised with great zeal in every home. Goddess Durga, Laxmi and Saraswati are the main goddess for Tamil people. People invite their relatives at home, worshipped these three goddess and exchanged gifts. Married women get bangles, bindi, sarees and other ornaments as gifts. In Andhra Pradesha, Bathukamma Panduga is an amazing festival dedicated to goddess Mahagauri, held during nine days of navratri. Bathukamma is a floral festival celebrated by Telangana women and starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya. During the week women make Boddemma mother Durga deity with mud , worship whole week and finally immerse in the river. Bathukamma shows the cultural and traditional rituals of Telengana. In Maharashtra, people celebrate this festival with great zeal. People exchange the gifts with their friends and family on this occasion. Sure, Dandiya and Garba are the best thing to enjoy during Navratri in Maharashtra. People of Himachal Pradesh involve in some special rituals and celebrations. Generally, when in the other parts of the India, the spirit of devotion and enthusiasm will reach to high on the eighth and the ninth day of navratri. In Karnataka, the spirit and zeal become high on the tenth day when people celebrate the Kullu Dussehra festival. During Kullu Dussehra, Hindu families meet with each other, share sweets and special dishes. After Sharad navratri, on the tenth day Dusshera is celebrated which is the biggest celebration in Mysore, Karnataka. In Punjab, devotees perform the Kanjak ritual by worshipping nine little girls then break the fast on the eighth or ninth day of navratri. Every night, Jagran has been organized where people sing devotional songs. In Kerala, Navratri is the time to learn new things and start something new work. Goddess Saraswati is the main Goddess in Kerala during Navratri. At the last three days people worship Maa Saraswati and keep the books near to Goddess statue. During worship, devotees should offer different types of Prasad to different Goddess day by day till nine days, to get the blessings of each goddess. We are showing nine days list with Prasads to offer.. People also keep fast for nine days and worship nine small girls before breaking fast on the last day of navratri. During each different day of Navratri, devotees should do Daan and offer specific items to the small girls, to complete the puja procedure of Navratri. Below you can get more information on Navratri dates and Daan item to offer. Eighth Navratri Date: October 17, 2018 On the eighth day, devotees should do whole Shringar of a small girl and worship her. After this, offer some delicious food to the girl and give some gift to her according to your wish. At the end of whole worship procedure, give a red chunari to her as gift. The people, who worship during nine days of Navratri and give daan. They do not have to suffer much in life and go through sadness. Keep remember, you should always keep away from irreligious and evil works during Navratri time and on other days also. Below check the Goddess name to worship in Navratri according to sun sign Rashi. During Navratri 2018, get the best blessings of Maa Durga by worshipping nine goddess according to Sun Sign. Check the goddess name related to your zodiac sign and worship with pure heart to remove obstacles, hard time, issues coming in the way of marriage and fears. Get the blessings of good fortune, health, wealth and success by Maa Durga. This year, Sharad Navratri 2018 date is on 10th October. Celebrate Sharad navratri 2018 with your family, do fasting till nine days, sing hymns, bhakti songs and do Kanjak puja to get the blessing of good health, wisdom and happiness from Maa Durga. READ MORE ARTICLES RELATED TO NAVRATRI FESTIVAL.
