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Chaitra Navratri 2017 Date — Tuesday, March 28, 2017

When is Chaitra Navratri in 2017? Chaitra Navratri 2017 falls on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

Observance: Chaitra Navratri Ghatasthapana. City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.

Chaitra Navratri 2017 calendar — nine days, Devi forms & colours

Chaitra Navratri 2017: date, day, Devi worshipped, and traditional colour
NightDate & dayDeviColour
Day 1Tue, 28 March 2017ShailputriRed
Day 2Wed, 29 March 2017BrahmachariniRoyal Blue
Day 3Thu, 30 March 2017ChandraghantaYellow
Day 4Fri, 31 March 2017KushmandaGreen
Day 5Sat, 1 April 2017SkandamataGrey
Day 6Sun, 2 April 2017KatyayaniOrange
Day 7Mon, 3 April 2017KaalratriWhite
Day 8Tue, 4 April 2017MahagauriRed
Day 9Wed, 5 April 2017SiddhidatriRoyal Blue

Navratri colours follow the weekday each night falls on, which is why the list changes every year. Some regional lists swap the last two colours for pink and purple — follow the one your community uses. When a tithi is doubled or dropped, two nights can share a date or a night can be skipped.

Chaitra Navratri 2017 — full list of dates

Chaitra Navratri 2017 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Ghatasthapana (Day 1)Tue, 28 March 2017
Durga Ashtami (Day 8)Tue, 4 April 2017
Ram Navami (Day 9)Wed, 5 April 2017Concludes Chaitra Navratri

Why we celebrate

Beginning of nine nights of Devi — installation of sacred kalash invoking Durga.

How it is celebrated

Daily Devi puja, golu/kolu display in South India, garba/dandiya in Gujarat, Durga puja in Bengal. Fasting or sattvic diet through nine days.

Puja timing

Morning and evening puja; Ghatasthapana on Day 1 during Shubh muhurta. Sandhya arati each night.

Foods & offerings

Fasting foods: sabudana, kuttu, fruits, milk. South India: sundal prasadam daily. Bengal: bhog to Ma Durga.

Rituals

  1. Ghatasthapana (Day 1): establish kalash, invoke Durga, sow barley/jowar.
  2. Daily: lamp, Devi stotram, offer flowers and naivedyam.
  3. Color-coded dress optional per day; visit temples for alankaram darshan.
  4. Kanya puja (invite young girls as Devi) on Ashtami or Navami in many homes.
  5. Ayudha puja / Saraswati puja on Mahanavami in several regions.
  6. Vijayadashami: visarjan, sindoor khela, and new beginnings.

Chaitra Navratri dates by year

When is Chaitra Navratri — 2016 to 2020
YearDate & day
2016Fri, 8 April 2016
2017Tue, 28 March 2017
2018Sun, 18 March 2018
2019Sat, 6 April 2019
2020Wed, 25 March 2020

Hindu festivals around Chaitra Navratri 2017