Durga Puja & Shardiya Navratri 2020 - Significance & How To Celebrate
Here is the 2020 Shardiya Navratri Dates with puja, mantras, and colors of the day.
1st Day of Navratri (Partipada)
– Saturday, 17 October 2020
– Ghatasthapana, Chandra Darshan, Shailputri Puja
– Favorite flower: Hibiscus
– Color of the Day: Orange
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah'
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2nd Day of Navratri (Dwitiya)
– Sunday, 18 October 2020
– Sindhara Dooj, Brahmacharini Puja
– Favorite flower: Chrysanthemum flower
– Color of the Day: White
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Nama'
3rd Day of Navratri (Tritiya)
– Monday, 19 October 2020
– Gauri Puja, Saubhagya Teej, Chandraghanta Puja
– Favorite flower: Lotus
– Color of the Day: Red
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah'
4th Day of Navratri (Chaturthi)
– Tuesday, 20 October 2020
– Kushmanda Puja, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Lakshmi Panchami
– Favorite flower: Jasmine
– Color of the Day: Royal Blue
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah'
5th day of Navratri (Panchami)
– Wednesday, 21 October 2020
– Naag Puja, Skandamata Puja, Skanda Sashti
– Favorite Flower: Yellow Rose
– Color of the Day: Yellow
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Skandamatayai Namah'
6th Day of Navratri (Shashthi)
– Thursday, 22 October 2020
– Yamuna Chhath, Katyayani Puja
– Favorite Flower: Marigold
– Color of the Day: Green
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Katyayanyai Namah'
7th Day of Navratri (Saptami)
– Friday, 23 October 2020
– Maha Saptami, Kalaratri Puja
– Favorite Flower: Krishna Kamal
– Color of the Day: Grey
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Kalaratryai Namah'
8th Day of Navratri (Ashtami)
– Saturday, 24 October 2020
– Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, Annapurna Ashtami, Sandhi Puja
– Favorite Flower: Night-blooming jasmine, mogra
– Color of the Day: Purple
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Mahagauryai Namah'
9th Day of Navratri (Maha Navami)
– Sunday, 25 October 2020
– Navratri Parana, Siddhidatri Puja
– Favorite Flower: Champa
– Color of the Day: Peacock Green
– Mantra: 'Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah'
Last Day of Navratri (Vijaya Dashami)
– Monday, 26 October 2020
– Dussehra, Durga Visarjan
In
West Bengal, the festival is known as Durgotsava or Durga Puja.
Elaborate idols of Goddess Durga and other deities are set up in
extravagant pandals and these are immersed in water on the tenth day.
Kinds of delicacies are prepared on the occasion of Durga Puja. Sharada
Navratri is celebrated to mark Goddess Durga's victory over a demon.
Durga Puja begins on 29 September this year and the day will be on 7
October 2019. The day finishes Navratri with Dussehra/Vijayadashami.
Dwitiya
(Day 2): Goddess Brahmacharini is worshipped on the next day. Tritiya
(Day 3): Goddess Chandraghanta is worshipped on the next day. Shashthi
(Day 6): Goddess Katyayani is worshipped on this day. Saptami (Day 7):
Goddess Kalratri is worshipped on this day. Ashtami (Day 8): Goddess
Mahagauri is worshipped on this day. Navami (Day 9): Goddess Siddhidatri
is worshipped on the last day. A Havan is done to complete the
festival. Dashami (Day 10): This day is celebrated as
Dussehra/Vijayadashami
Navratri holds great significance in the Hindu faith. Each day is devoted to worshipping a manifestation of the Goddess.
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