Navaratri 2024: It is a festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Shakti, also known as Devi Durga. During the nine days of Navratri, nine different forms of Goddess Shakti are worshipped. This festival begins on the 3rd of October and ends on the 12th of October, 2024. In this sacred festival, which lasts for nine days, the nine forms of Mother Durga are venerated. To receive the blessings of the Mother Goddess, people observe a nine-day fast. According to the rules of the Navratri fast, certain things should not be done during these days, even by mistake.
How to Worship the Nine Forms of Devi Durga in Navaratri 2024?
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Day 1: 3rd October 2024 (Thursday)
Shailputri (Srisailam) / Shree Bala Tripura Sundari (Vijayawada) Puja:
This is the first form of the nine forms of Goddess Durga. Devi Shailputri represents the moon, and by worshipping her, problems related to the moon are resolved.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 5:06 AM to 9:48 AM
Evening: 4:59 PM to 6:35 PM - Offerings: Gingerbread, lemon pulihora, pesarappu payasam, pink saree
- Flowers: Red marigolds, roses
- Mantras: Lalita Trishakti Stotram, Lalita Sahasranama
Day 2: 4th October 2024 (Friday)
Brahmacharani (Srisailam) / Gayatri Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Brahmacharani governs malefic planets. Worshipping her reduces their harmful effects. It is believed that when Devi Parvati was unmarried, she was called Brahmacharani. The Goddess symbolizes peace and positivity.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 5:06 AM to 8:15 AM
Alternate: 9:03 AM to 10:30 AM
Evening: 4:59 PM to 6:35 PM - Offerings: Saffron, jasmine, Pulihora (tamarind rice)
- Flowers: Lotus flowers, weed flowers
- Mantras: Gayatri Kavacham, Gayatri Stotra
Day 3: 5th October 2024 (Saturday)
Chandraghanta (Srisailam) / Sri Annapurna Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Chandraghanta controls the planet Venus. Worshipping her lessens the ill effects of Venus. She received this name during the marriage of Devi Parvati and Lord Shiva.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 7:30 AM to 9 AM
Alternate: 10:31 AM to 12 PM
Evening: 4:59 PM to 6:35 PM - Offerings: Coconut rice, Pongal
- Flowers: Jasmine flowers
- Mantras: Annapurna Stotram, Annapurna Ashoka
Day 4: 6th October 2024 (Sunday)
Kushmanda (Srisailam) / Shri Mahalakshmi Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Kushmanda Devi represents the Sun, and worshipping her can protect one from the Sun’s negative effects. Devi Kushmanda rides a lion and has eight arms. It is believed that the greenery on Earth exists because of this form of the Mother Goddess.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 5:06 AM to 12:35 PM
Evening: After 6:00 PM - Offerings: Purnam, jaggery, pink saree
- Flowers: White lotus
- Mantras: Sree Suktam, Lakshmi Stotras
Day 5: 7th October 2024 (Monday)
Skandamata (Srisailam) / Sri Mahachandi Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Skandamata controls the planet Mercury. Worshipping her reduces Mercury’s harmful effects. Devi Skandamata has four arms and rides a lion with her son. It is believed that wearing grey clothes on this day brings blessings.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 9:01 AM to 12:00 PM
Evening: 5:49 PM to 6:35 PM - Offerings: Yellow/gold saree
- Flowers: Yellow flowers
- Mantras: Shree Mahachandi Stotram, Shree Mangala Chandika Stotram
Day 6: 8th October 2024 (Tuesday)
Katyayani (Srisailam) / Shri Saraswati Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Katyayani governs the enemy planets, and worshipping her reduces Jupiter’s malefic effects. Mother Katyayani symbolizes courage. She rides a lion and has four arms.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 7:16 AM to 8:17 AM
Alternate: 9:05 AM to 12 PM
Evening: 4:52 PM to 6:28 PM - Offerings: Saffron rice, white saree
- Flowers: White flowers
- Mantras: Saraswati Stotra, Saraswati Chalisa
Day 7: 9th October 2024 (Wednesday)
Kalaratri (Srisailam) / Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Kalaratri controls enemy planets, and worshipping her reduces their ill effects. It is said that Devi Parvati killed the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha in this form.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 5:06 AM to 9:10 AM
Alternate: 10:50 AM to 11:23 AM
Evening: 4:52 PM to 6:28 PM - Offerings: Jaggery paramannam, red saree
- Flowers: Red hibiscus or red flowers
- Mantras: Lalita Ashtottaram, Lalita Sahasranama
Day 8: 10th October 2024 (Thursday)
Maha Gowri (Srisailam) / Sri Durga Devi (Vijayawada) Puja
Devi Maha Gowri controls the planet Rahu. Worshipping her reduces Rahu’s malefic effects. This form symbolizes peace and knowledge.
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 5:06 AM to 9:48 AM
Alternate: 10:36 AM to 11:19 AM
Evening: 4:52 PM to 6:28 PM - Offerings: Pulagam, Pongal, dung-colored saree
- Flowers: Red flowers
- Mantras: Durga Sahasranama, Durga Suktam
Day 9: 11th October 2024 (Friday)
Siddhidhatri (Srisailam) / Mahishasura Mardini (Vijayawada) Puja:
Goddess Siddhidhatri controls the planets, and worshipping her reduces their negative effects. It is believed that anyone who worships with true devotion on this day attains divine power. Mother Siddhidhatri sits on a lotus flower and has four arms.
- Puja Timings:
- Morning: 9:43 AM
- Evening: 4:52 PM to 6:28 PM
- Offerings: Red saree
- Flowers: Perfumed flowers
- Mantras: Mahishasuramardini stotram
Day 10: 12th October 2024 (Saturday – Vijayadashami)
Navadurga (Srisailam) / Sri Rajarajeshwari Devi (Vijayawada):
- Puja Timings:
Morning: 7:30 AM to 9 AM
Alternate: 10:31 AM to 12 PM - Offerings: Sakha Anna, colorful saree
- Flowers: Red flowers
- Mantras: Lalita Sahasranama, Saptami Stotra
Navaratri 2024: Story
A Brahmin lived in a village and was a great devotee of Devi Durga. He had a daughter named Sumitra. Every day, the Brahmin performed rituals and Yagya for Devi Durga, following all the rules. Sumitra, his daughter, would also participate in this worship daily. One day, Sumitra became busy playing and did not join the worship. Her father, angered by this, told her that he would marry her to a poor man. Sumitra accepted his words in sorrow. True to his promise, her father married her to a poor, harsh man. Sumitra, having no home, spent the night in the forest with great difficulty.
Seeing her plight, Devi Durga appeared before her and said, “Girl, I am pleased with you. Ask for anything.” Sumitra replied, “Mother, why are you pleased with me?” Devi Durga explained that in her previous life, she was the wife of a Bhil (tribal). Due to her devotion to the Goddess, she was born in a Brahmin family. Blessed by the Goddess, Sumitra asked, “What should I do to be free from poverty?” Durga answered, “You should worship the nine forms of Goddess Durga with full devotion and chant the nine names.”
Following these instructions, Sumitra performed the Navratri fast and was blessed with immense wealth and happiness.
Durga Aarti
Jai ambฤ gaurฤซ maiyฤ, jai ลyฤmฤ gaurฤซ
niแนฃฤdina tumakล dhyฤvata, hari brahma ลivajฤซ,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||1||
Mฤแน
g sindลซr virฤjฤt, แนญikล mrฬฅga maแธakล
ujvalasฤ dhล nainฤ, candravadฤnikล
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||2||
Kanaka saman kaแธทฤvar, raktฤmbar rฤjฤ,
raktapuแนฃpa galamฤlฤ, kฤntan par sฤjฤ,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||3||
Kฤharฤซ vฤhana rฤjata, khaแธaga khappara dhฤrฤซ,
sura nara muni jana sฤvฤta, tinakฤ dukha hฤrฤซ,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||4||
Kฤnana kuแนแธala ลลbhitฤ, nฤsฤgrฤ mลtฤซ
kลแนญika candra divฤkara, saแน rฤjata jyลti,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||5||
ลumbha niลumbha vidฤrฤ, mahiแนฃฤsura ghฤtฤซ
dhลซmra vilลcana nainฤ, niแนฃidina madamฤti
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||6 ||
Caแนแธa muแนแธa sanhฤrล sลnita bhฤซja harฤ,
madhu kaidabha dhau mฤrฤ, sura bhaya hฤซn karฤ,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||7||
Brฤhmaแนi rudrฤแนฤซ, tumฤ kamalฤ rฤแนi
ฤgama-nigama bakhฤnฤซ, tumฤ ลiva paแนญarฤแนi,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||8||
Causata yลgini gฤvat, nrฬฅtya karatฤ bhairลn,
bฤjฤta tฤแธทa mrฬฅdaแน
ga, aura bฤjฤta แธamaru,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||9||
Tumฤ hล jaga kiyฤซ mฤtฤ, tumฤ hi hล bhartฤ,
bhaktan kฤซ dukhฤ hartฤ, sukha sampati kartฤ,
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||10||
Bhujฤ cฤra ati ลลbhitฤ, vara mudrฤ dhฤrฤซ
mana vฤรฑcita phala pฤvat, sฤvฤta nara nฤrฤซ
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||11||
Kฤnฬcana tฤแธทa vฤซrajฤta, agaru kฤpura bฤtฤซ
mฤla kฤtu mฤ rฤjat, kลแนญiratana jyลti
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||12||
Mฤ ambฤ ki ฤrtฤซ jล kลyi nฤr gฤvฤ,
kahaแนญha ลivฤnanda svฤmฤซ, sukha sampati pฤvฤเฅฅ
bhลlล jai ambฤ gaurฤซ. ||13||