Chaitra Navratri 2024 Calendar: Ghatsthapana, Ashtami, Navami, Time, Rituals and SignificanceChaitra Navratri 2024 Calendar: Navratri started from April 9 and it will culminate with Ram Navami which is going to be celebrated on April 17, 2024. Navratri has a great religious significance among Hindus and Chaitra Navratri marks the beginning of the New Year according to Hindu Calendar. Navratri occurs four times in a year during Chaitra Navratri, Ashadha Gupt Navratri, Magha Gupt Navratri and Shardiya Navratri.This time, people are going to celebrate Chaitra Navratri and worship Maa Durga for nine consecutive days. Here, in this article people would get the information about the nine days and dates for the Navratri including Tithi so everything mentioned below and you need to scroll down the article:Chaitra Navratri 2024: 9 Days ScheduleDayDateTithiNavratri1April 9, 2024PratipadaShailputri2April 10, 2024DwitiyaBrahmacharini3April 11, 2024TritiyaChandraghanta4April 12, 2024ChaturthiKushmanda5April 13, 2024PanchamiSkandamata6April 14, 2024ShashtiKatyayani7April 15, 2024SaptamiKaalratri8April 16, 2024AshtamiMaha Gauri9April 17, 2024Ram NavamiSiddhidatri1. Chaitra Navratri 2024: GhatsthapanaGhatsthapana is one of the main ceremony which is being done one the first day of Chaitra Navratri. People perform Ghatsthapana on Pratipada Tithi of Shukla Paksha and on this auspicious day people worship Goddess Shailputri. Devotees keep the idol of Maa Durga and invoke her by performing various rituals and by chanting vedic mantras. They keep it at home till the last of Navartri. Here’s the Shubh Muhurat for the Ghatsthapan. Pratipada Tithi Begins – April 8, 2024 – 11:50 PMPratipada Tithi Ends – April 9, 2024 – 08:30 PMVaidhriti Yoga Begins – April 8, 2024 – 06:14 PMVaidhriti Yoga Ends – April 9, 2024 – 02:18 PMGhatasthapana Muhurat – 05:33 AM to 09:43 AMGhatasthapana Abhijit Muhurat – 11:23 AM to 12:13 PM2. AshtamiAshtami is the eighth day of the Navratri when people perform puja by conducting Kanya Pujan. On this auspicious day, people call nine small girls at home and offer them food – halwa poori chana and give them gifts also. This will be celbrated on April 16, 2024. 3. Ram NavamiRam Navami is the last day of Chaitra Navratri which is going to be celebrated on April 17, 2024. On this auspicious day, people perform puaj to Mata Siddhidatri and also this is the day when Lord Shri Ram was born so it holds an immense significance among Hindus. Chaitra NAvratri 2024: FAQsWhen is Chaitra Navratri 2024?Chaitra Navratri is starting from Pratipada Tithi of Shukla Paksha April 9, 2024 and it will end with Ram Navami i.e., April 17, 2024.How Chaitra Navratri is celebrated?Chaitra Navratri is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervor. People keep an idol of Goddess Durga at home and devotees observe fast and perform puja for nine consecutive days.
