Shaardiya Navratri starts from 7th October to 15th October 2021 – Muhurt and Pujan 

Shaardiya Navratri October 2021 –

Muhurt and Pujan 

The beautiful powerful phase of the Divine Shakti – the supreme energy will start from the 7th of October 2021, also popularly known as Shaardiya Navratri …

The festival begins in the Lunar month of Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada and runs till Navami . During these nine days different Avatars of Goddess Durga are invoked and worshipped. It is believed that during these nine days Goddess Shakti decends on Earth and blesses anyone who invokes her and worships her.

This year the 9 day Navratri period will start from 7th of October and culminate on the 15th of October with Dussehra or Vijay Dashmi…

This period is also a very powerful period for energizing and activating one’s chakras ( energy vortex ) and activating Kundalini … Each day is dedicated to energize a certain chakra and there is a whole process to it…

On the first day of the Navratri many devotees Worship Goddess Durga by invoking her on an Urn popularly called as ‘Kalash’ / ‘Ghat’ .

Important Days and Muhurt for Navratri :

7th October : Pratipada ( First Navratri ) Maa Shailaputri , Color – Orange ,

Ghat Sthapana

8th October : Dwitiya ( 2nd Navratri ) Maa Brahmacharini , Color – White

9th October : Tritiya ( 3rd Navratri) Maa Chandraghanta  , Color – Red

9th October : Chaturthi ( 4th Navratri ) , Maa Kushmanda , Color – Dark Blue

10th October : Panchami ( 5th Navratri ) Maa Skandmata , Color – Yellow

11th October : Shashthi ( 6th Navratri) Maa Katyayani , Color – Green

Sarswati Pujan

12th October : Saptami ( 7th Navratri)  Maa  Kaalratri , Color – Grey

13th October : Ashtami ( 8TH navratri) , Maa Mahagauri , Color – Purple

14th October : Navami ( 9th Navratri) , Maa Siddhidatri , Color – Peacock Green

15th October : Vijay Dashmi ( Dussehra) , Durga Visarjan ,

Vijay Muhurt : 2:02 pm – 2:48 pm

One can do Kanya pujan on the Ashtami or on the Navami

In Kanya Pujan , 9 little girls and a boy are invited to home and are offered prayers and gifts are given to them as they represent 9 forms of Goddess and Bhairav.)

Other Important Muhurats in Navratri :

7th October : Ghat Sthapana muhurt : 6:17 am – 7:07 am

Abhijit Muhurt : 11:45 am – 12:32 pm

11th October : Goddess Saraswati invocation  ( Shashti Tithi)

12th October : Goddess Saraswati Pujan

13th October :Sandhi Pujan – 7:43 pm – 8:31 pm

( Goddess Chamunda is invoked during this time)

14th October : Navami Hom: 6:21 am – 5:52 pm

14th October : Aayudh Pujan ( Shastra Pujan / prayers offered to weapons )

Aayudh Pujan Time: 2:02 pm – 2:48 pm

15th October : Vijay Dashmi is celebrated as the day of the victory of good over evil as Lord Ram had killed Ravan on this day… 

Wishing you all a beautiful Navratri … Stay enlightened , stay blessed…!!

Nandita Pandey – Astro – Tarotloger , Spiritual Guide.