Chaitra Navratri 2023: When is Durga Ashtami and Ram Navami? Date, Shubh Muharat, Puja Vidhi, all details

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Ram Navami is an important Hindu festival to be celebrated on March 30th this year, which commemorates the birth of Lord Rama, and falls on the Navami Tithi during the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month..

According to the Drik Panchang, Chaitra Navratri's eighth day or Ashtami Tithi will be celebrated on March 29th, which also marks the observation of Durga Ashtami or Maha Gauri Puja..

The ninth day of Chaitra Navratri is dedicated to the worship of Maa Siddhidatri, and the essential ritual of 'Kanya Puja' is performed on either the eighth or ninth day of Navratri..

Navratri is a significant and revered Hindu festival that occurs four times a year, but is only celebrated twice, namely Chaitra Navratri and Shardiya Navratri..

What is the Kanya Puja?. A: The Kanya Puja is a ritual performed during Navratri where young girls are invited to homes, treated as incarnations of Goddess Durga, and worshipped with prayers, food, and gifts...

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