The ninth and final day of Sharadiya Navratri 2025 will be observed on October 1, 2025 (Wednesday). This year Navratri began on September 22, and after nine days of devotion, the festival will ...

Central to rituals are the aarti and mantras, which hold immense importance in invoking the divine presence of Goddess Durga. (Representational Image). Explore the significance of Durga Puja aarti and ...

Durga Puja 2025 ends with Durga Visarjan on October 2. It’s the day when people finally say goodbye to Maa Durga after nine days of prayer, colour, and celebration. The sound of drums rolls through ...

Every year, Maa Durga's arrival at her mortal abode brings happiness, prosperity, and boundless blessings to all her children. They await the auspicious arrival, and as Durga finally descends on earth ...

One of the biggest festivals in West Bengal, Nepal, Bihar, Assam, Tripura, and Bangladesh, the Durga Puja is celebrated during the Navratri festivity. Observed in honour of Goddess Durga, an ...

Members of the transgender community in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata celebrated Navratri by performing traditional rituals. In Bhubaneswar, they performed Durga Aarti and took out a 'kalash yatra', while ...

Every year during Sharad Navratri (Durga Puja / Mata Puja), devotees observe Mata Ki Sawari, the belief about the vehicle (vahan) on which Maa Durga will arrive and depart. This vehicle has symbolic ...

For Hindus all over the world, the festival of Navratri and Maa Durga, who the festival is dedicated to, are of great religious and spiritual importance. Maa Durga is respected and looked up to as the ...

Maa Durga's devotees celebrate the ninth day of Navratri as Maha Navami. It is one of the most important days of the auspicious festival. This year, Navami falls on October 23. It marks the victory of ...

The sixth avatar of Maa Durga is named as Katyana. She was born as a daughter of Rishi Katayan. Kaalratri is a Sanskrit word - Kaal means death or time, and ratri stands for night and darkness. Thus, ...

Durga Ashtami Vrat 2026 falls on February 24 and is dedicated to Goddess Durga’s Mahagauri form. Devotees will observe prayers, fasting and special rituals, including Kumari Puja and Astra Puja. This ...

Happy Durga Maha Ashtami 2025 wishes, images, quotes, status, messages, photos: Durga Puja festivities are underway and it’s that time of the year when people head to pandals to wash away their stress ...