Navratri 2020: Full schedule, puja timings, date and day-wise puja chart

New Delhi: The auspicious occasion of Navratri will begin this year from October 17 and will be on till the 25th of this month, with Vijayadashami on October 25/26 (depending upon timings). The nine-day long festival is dedicated to the different forms of Maa Durga, who is worshipped by the devotees in 9 avatars. 

The festival of Navratri is celebrated twice a year—Chaitra Navratri during the springtime and Sharad or Sharadiya Navratri, which takes place ahead of the autumn. 

The Ghatasthapana will be on Day 1 of the Navratri puja i.e on October 17, 2020, and Goddess Shailputri will be worshipped on this day. 

Ashwina Ghatasthapana on Saturday, October 17, 2020
Ghatasthapana Muhurat – 06:23 AM to 10:12 AM
Duration – 03 Hours 49 Mins
Ghatasthapana Abhijit Muhurat – 11:43 AM to 12:29 PM
Duration – 00 Hours 46 Mins

Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls on Pratipada Tithi
Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls during prohibited Chitra Nakshatra
Pratipada Tithi Begins – 01:00 AM on Oct 17, 2020
Pratipada Tithi Ends – 09:08 PM on Oct 17, 2020
Chitra Nakshatra Begins – 02:58 PM on Oct 16, 2020
Chitra Nakshatra Ends – 11:52 AM on Oct 17, 2020

(as per drikpanchang.com)

October 17, Day 1 – Pratipada, Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja

October 18, Day 2 – Dwitiya, Chandra Darshana, Brahmacharini Puja

October 19, Day 3 – Tritiya, Sindoor Tritiya, Chandraghanta Puja

October 20, Day 4 – Chaturthi, Kushmanda Puja, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Upang Lalita Vrat

October 21, Day 5 – Panchami, Skandamata Puja, Saraswati Avahan

October 22, Day 6 – Shashthi, Katyayani Puja, Saraswati Puja

October 23, Day 7 – Saptami, Kalaratri Puja

October 24, Day 8 – Ashtami, Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, Sandhi Puja, Maha Navami

Sandhi Puja begins at 06:34 AM
Sandhi Puja ends at 07:22 AM

October 25, Day 9 – Navami, Ayudha Puja, Navami Homa, Navratri Parana, Vijayadashami

October 26, Day 10 – Dashami, Durga Visarjan

(according to drikpanchang.com)

Along with Navratri, the 5-day long Durga Puja festivity which is widely celebrated across the globe, and is a major festival of Bengalis is celebrated in autumn. This year it begins from October 22 to 26 respectively. 

Here’s wishing all our readers a very happy Navratri and Durga Puja!