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Chaitra Navratri 2080 Date — Friday, March 22, 2080

When is Chaitra Navratri in 2080? Chaitra Navratri 2080 falls on Friday, March 22, 2080.

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

Chaitra Navratri 2080 calendar — nine days, Devi forms & colours

Chaitra Navratri 2080: date, day, Devi worshipped, and traditional colour
NightDate & dayDeviColour
Day 1Fri, 22 March 2080ShailputriGreen
Day 2Sat, 23 March 2080BrahmachariniGrey
Day 3Sun, 24 March 2080ChandraghantaOrange
Day 4Mon, 25 March 2080KushmandaWhite
Day 5Tue, 26 March 2080SkandamataRed
Day 6Wed, 27 March 2080KatyayaniRoyal Blue
Day 7Thu, 28 March 2080KaalratriYellow
Day 8Fri, 29 March 2080MahagauriGreen
Day 9Fri, 29 March 2080SiddhidatriGreen

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 2080 — full list of dates

Chaitra Navratri 2080 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Ghatasthapana (Day 1)Fri, 22 March 2080
Durga Ashtami (Day 8)Fri, 29 March 2080
Ram Navami (Day 9)Fri, 29 March 2080Concludes 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 — 2079 to 2083
YearDate & day
2079Sun, 2 April 2079
2080Fri, 22 March 2080
2081Thu, 10 April 2081
2082Mon, 30 March 2082
2083Fri, 19 March 2083

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