The nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped in Chaitra Navratri. Ashtami Tithi has special significance in this festival. Today, on 5 April 2025, special worship of Goddess Durga is being done on Ashtami. Special festivals are organized at many places on the occasion of Durgashtami. Here we are telling the auspicious time and worship method of Durgashtami
Durgashtami date today
Durga Ashtami will be celebrated on 5 April in Chaitra Navratri. According to Vedic Panchang, Ashtami Tithi will start on April 4 at 8:12 pm and end on April 5 at 7:26 pm. Therefore, according to the almanac, Durga Ashtami is being celebrated on 5 April according to Udayatithi.
Maa Mahagauri Puja Vidhi
Get up before sunrise and retire from bathing etc. and wear clean clothes. Clean the mother’s idol with Ganga water. After this, offer white clothes to the mother, because Mother Mahagauri loves white color. Apply mother roll, kumkum etc. to the mother. Offer black gram with punch nuts, fruits and sweets. After this, perform the Aarti of Mother. Worshiping Virgo on the day of Ashtami is considered auspicious.
Virgo worship
It is considered auspicious to invite nine girls on Ashtami or Navami Tithi. This year, Ashtami Tithi in Chaitra Navratri is April 5 and Navami Tithi is April 6, on this day a girl can be worshiped. On this occasion, give pudding, puri, gram and coconut offerings and wash the feet of the girls and get their blessings.
Peace of planets by worshiping Maa Durga in Chaitra Navratri
It is believed that by worshiping the mother, Mars dosha in the horoscope calms. Reciting Durga Saptashati reduces the inauspiciousness of Rahu-Ketu and keeping fast in nine days of Navratri reduces the effect of Saturn’s half-and-half and dhaiya. Apart from this, astrologers believe that worshiping the nine forms of Maa Durga ends Navagraha Dosha and reciting Durga Saptashati increases peace and good luck in life.
