Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the very first day of Hindu Luni-Solar calendar and falls within the month of March or April. Chaitra may be the first month of Hindu lunar calendar and due to it, this Navratri is called Chaitra Navratri. Chaitra Navratri is also referred to as Vasanta Navratri. Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama usually falls around the ninth day of Navratri festivity. Hence Chaitra Navratri is also referred to as Rama Navratri.
All nine days during Navratri focus on nine types of Goddess Shakti. Most customs and rituals adopted during Shardiya Navratri, which falls within the month of September or October, will also be adopted during Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi for Shardiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri is same.
Chaitra Navratri is much more famous in northern India. In Maharashtra Chaitra Navratri starts with Gudi Padwa as well as in Andhra Pradesh it starts with Ugadi.
March 18 2018 – Royal Blue colour – Navratri Pratipada – Shailputri Puja
March 19, 2018 – Yellow Colour – Navratri Dwitiya – Brahmacharini Puja
March 20, 2018 – Green colour – Navratri Tritiya – Chandraghanta Puja
March 21, 2018 – Grey colour – Navratri Chaturthi – Kushmanda Puja
March 22, 2018 – Orange Colour – Navratri Panchami – Skandamata Puja
March 23, 2018 – White Colour – Navratri Shashti – Katyayani Puja
March 24, 2018 – Red colour – Navratri Saptami – Kalratri Puja
March 25, 2018 – Sky Blue Color – Navratri Ashtami – Mahagauri Puja
March 26, 2018 – Pink Color – Navratri Navami – Siddhidhatri Puja
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