TyoharHindu Festival 2026
Sharad Navratri 2026
Nine nights of Durga worship in autumn, culminating in Dussehra.
Sharad Navratri 2026 kab hai?
Sharad Navratri 2026 mein 11 October, Ravivar se 19 October, Somvar tak hai — Ashwin maas mein Devi Durga ki nau raatron ki upasana. Gujarat mein garba-dandiya aur Bengal mein Durga Puja isi avadhi mein hoti hai; Dashami (20 October) ko Dussehra ke saath samaapan hota hai.
Katha aur parampara
Navratri ka matlab hai nau raatein — aur Sharad Navratri un nau raaton ka sabse lokpriya roop hai. Ashwin maas ke Shukla Paksha mein, jab barish khatam hoti hai aur hawa mein halki thandak utar aati hai, ghar-ghar mein Devi ki sthapana hoti hai. Kahani bahut purani hai: Mahishasura naam ka ek asur tha jise vardaan mila tha ki use koi dev ya manav nahi maar sakega. Usne devtaon ko yuddh mein hara diya aur swarg par kabza kar liya. Tab sab devtaon ke tej se ek mahashakti prakat hui — Devi Durga, jinke haathon mein har devta ne apna astra diya. Nau din tak bhayankar yuddh chala, aur dasvein din Devi ne Mahishasura ka vadh kar diya. Isiliye Navratri ki nau raatein burai se ladne wali shakti ki upasana hain, aur dasvaan din — Vijayadashami — jeet ka jashn hai.
Nau dinon mein Devi ke nau roopon ki puja hoti hai — Shailputri se lekar Siddhidatri tak. Har roop ka apna rang hai, apna swabhav hai, apni kahani hai. Pehle din, Pratipada ko, ghatasthapana hoti hai: mitti ke kalash mein jau boye jaate hain, Devi ka aahvaan hota hai, aur nau din tak akhand deep jalaya jaata hai. Jo log vrat rakhte hain, woh ya to ek samay satvik bhojan karte hain ya phalahar par rehte hain. Roz subah-shaam aarti hoti hai, Durga Saptashati ka paath hota hai, aur gharon mein bhatke hue mann ko shaanti milti hai.
Lekin Navratri sirf mandir ya ghar ke mandap tak seemit nahi — ye poore samaj ka tyohar hai. Gujarat mein raat ko garba aur dandiya ki dhun par hazaaron log ek saath gol ghoomte hain; kaha jaata hai garba ka gol ghumav samay ke chakra aur Devi ke anant swaroop ka prateek hai. Bengal, Assam aur Odisha mein yehi avadhi Durga Puja hai — pandalon mein Devi ki vishaal murtiyan, dhak ki thaap, pushpanjali, aur Dashami ko dhol-bajate hue visarjan. Maharashtra mein ghatasthapana ke din naye kaam ki shuruaat shubh maani jaati hai, aur kai vyapari isi din apne bahi-khate naye karte hain.
Aathvein ya nauvein din kanya pujan hota hai — nau chhoti ladkiyon ko Devi ka roop maankar bhojan karaya jaata hai, unke pair dhoye jaate hain, unhe chunri aur dakshina di jaati hai. Ye parampara kehti hai: shakti kisi door mandir mein nahi, aas-paas jeeti-jaagti hai. Navami ke baad Dashami ko ghat ka visarjan hota hai, jau ke ankur baante jaate hain, aur Dussehra manaya jaata hai — nau raaton ki tapasya ka phal, burai par achchai ki jeet ka din.
Kaise manayein
- Pratipada ko shubh muhurat mein ghatasthapana karein — kalash sthapit karke jau boyein aur akhand deep jalayein.
- Nau din tak roz subah-shaam Devi ki aarti karein; Durga Saptashati ya Devi ke stotron ka paath karein.
- Vrat ka sankalp lein — ek samay satvik bhojan ya phalahar, shareer ki shakti ke anusaar.
- Har din Devi ke us din ke roop ki katha sunein ya padhein; laal phool aur chunri arpit karein.
- Ashtami ya Navami ko kanya pujan karein — nau kanyaon ko bhojan karayein, pair dhoyein, dakshina dein.
- Navami ki raat jagran-bhajan karein; Dashami ko ghat visarjan karke jau ke ankur baantein.
- Dussehra ke din Vijayadashami manayein — buzurgon se vijay ka aashirvaad lein.
Sharad Navratri ke upay
- Navratri mein roz subah Devi ke samne deep jalakar Durga Saptashati ka ek adhyaay padhein — nau din mein poora paath ho jaata hai.
- Ashtami ke din kanya pujan zaroor karayein; parampara kehti hai isse ghar mein sukh-shaanti badhti hai.
- Nau din tak satvik bhojan rakhein aur jhooth-krodh se door rahein — vrat sirf pet ka nahi, mann ka bhi hota hai.
- Navami ko zarooratmand ko anna-daan karein; Devi ki kripa daan se prasann hoti hai, aisa maana jaata hai.
2026 ke anya tyohar
Dussehra / Vijayadashami
20 October 2026, Mangalvar
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over Ravana; marks the end of Navratri.
Pitru Paksha
27 September – 10 October
Fortnight for honouring ancestors; considered inauspicious for new beginnings and weddings.
Sharad Purnima
25 October 2026, Ravivar
Full moon night believed to have healing lunar rays; kheer is left out overnight.
Dhanteras
6 November 2026, Shukravar
First day of the Diwali festivities, auspicious for buying gold and utensils.
Aksar pooche jaane wale sawal
Sharad Navratri 2026 kab se kab tak hai?
Sharad Navratri 2026 mein 11 October, Ravivar (Pratipada, ghatasthapana) se 19 October, Somvar (Navami) tak hai. 20 October, Mangalvar ko Vijayadashami (Dussehra) ke saath parva ka samaapan hota hai.
Navratri mein ghatasthapana kaise karte hain?
Pratipada ko shubh muhurat mein mitti ke kalash mein jau boye jaate hain, kalash par nariyal rakha jaata hai aur Devi ka aahvaan karke akhand deep jalaya jaata hai. Ye nau dinon ki upasana ki shuruaat hoti hai.
Kanya pujan kab aur kaise hota hai?
Aam taur par Ashtami ya Navami ko nau chhoti ladkiyon ko Devi ka roop maankar bhojan karaya jaata hai, unke pair dhoye jaate hain aur chunri-dakshina di jaati hai.
Navratri mein kya khana chahiye, kya nahi?
Vrat rakhne wale aam taur par satvik bhojan karte hain — phal, doodh, singhade-kuttu ka aata, sendha namak. Tamasic bhojan jaise lahsun-pyaaz, maans-madira se parhej kiya jaata hai.
Sharad Navratri aur Chaitra Navratri mein kya farak hai?
Dono mein Devi ki nau raatron ki upasana hoti hai — Chaitra Navratri vasant mein (March-April) aur Sharad Navratri sharad ritu mein (September-October) padti hai. Sharad Navratri garba-dandiya aur Durga Puja ke kaaran zyaada lokpriya hai.