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Chaitra Navratri 2019 Date — Saturday, April 6, 2019

When is Chaitra Navratri in 2019? Chaitra Navratri 2019 falls on Saturday, April 6, 2019.

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

Chaitra Navratri 2019 calendar — nine days, Devi forms & colours

Chaitra Navratri 2019: date, day, Devi worshipped, and traditional colour
NightDate & dayDeviColour
Day 1Sat, 6 April 2019ShailputriGrey
Day 2Sun, 7 April 2019BrahmachariniOrange
Day 3Mon, 8 April 2019ChandraghantaWhite
Day 4Tue, 9 April 2019KushmandaRed
Day 5Wed, 10 April 2019SkandamataRoyal Blue
Day 6Thu, 11 April 2019KatyayaniYellow
Day 7Fri, 12 April 2019KaalratriGreen
Day 8Sat, 13 April 2019MahagauriGrey
Day 9Sun, 14 April 2019SiddhidatriOrange

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 2019 — full list of dates

Chaitra Navratri 2019 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Ghatasthapana (Day 1)Sat, 6 April 2019
Durga Ashtami (Day 8)Sat, 13 April 2019
Ram Navami (Day 9)Sun, 14 April 2019Concludes 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 — 2018 to 2022
YearDate & day
2018Sun, 18 March 2018
2019Sat, 6 April 2019
2020Wed, 25 March 2020
2021Tue, 13 April 2021
2022Sat, 2 April 2022

Hindu festivals around Chaitra Navratri 2019