Navratri Navami 2025: On the ninth day of Navratri, the ninth form of Maa Durga, Maa Siddhidatri, is worshipped and this marks the end of the Navratri festival.
Mahanavami 2025 Ritual: Durga Puja, Kanya Puja, and Ayudha Puja Explained
The Navratri festival concludes with the worship of Maa Siddhidatri, the ninth form of Maa Durga. This year, the Navami of Navratri will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. On this day, devotees perform havan puja along with the worship of Maa Siddhidatri and Kanya puja is also performed. The Navami of Navratri is celebrated as Maha Navami in some places and Durga Navami in others. Festivals like Saraswati Balidan, Ayudh Puja, Durga Balidan, etc. are also celebrated on this day.
Navratri Navami Puja Time 2025
- Maha Navami will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
- Navami Tithi begins on September 30, 2025, at 6:06 PM and ends on October 1, 2025, at 7:01 PM.
Navratri Navami Havan Muhurta 2025
The auspicious Muhurat for performing Navami Havan is from 6:14 AM to 6:07 PM on 1st October 2025.
Navratri Navami Kanya Puja Muhurat 2025
Kanya puja can be performed any time after havan puja on the ninth day of Navratri.
Ayudha Puja:
- Ayudha Puja is celebrated primarily in South India, where tools, books, and vehicles are sanctified and decorated.
- The festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil, specifically the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura, who was given divine weapons for battle.
Navratri Navami Puja Vidhi Step by Step
- Wake up early and cleanse yourself before starting the puja.
- Prepare the puja area; clean it thoroughly and arrange all necessary items such as idols, kalash, flowers, incense, and offerings.
- Begin with Havan preparation: collect Havan Samagri (sacred ingredients) and set up the Havan Kund. Light the sacred fire.
- Offer oblations (ahutis) into the Havan fire while chanting Durga mantras to invoke Goddess Siddhidatri or Maa Ambe.
- After completing the Havan, perform proper puja for Maa Siddhidatri—offer flowers, fruits, kumkum, turmeric, and sweets.
- Chant mantras and recite Durga Stuti or Durga Saptashati verses to seek blessings.
- Perform Aarti (lamp waving ceremony) to conclude the worship.
- Conduct Kanya Puja by inviting nine young girls, wash their feet, and offer them prasad like halwa, puri, chana, and gifts as a gesture of reverence.
- Break the fast with prasad after the puja.
- Maintain cleanliness, devotion, and peaceful mind throughout the puja.
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