Maha Navami 2025: Durga Navami today; know date, timings, shubh muhurat, rituals, tithi, puja vidhi, significance
Maha Navami 2025: Durga Navami is today, on October 1. Learn everything about the timings, shubh muhurat, rituals, tithi, puja vidhi, and more.
Maha Navami 2025: Maha Navami, also known as Durga Navami, is the third day of Durga Puja and the final day of Navratri. On this sacred day, devotees start their morning with Mahasnan and Shodashopachar Puja. Maha Navami also holds great significance, as it is believed to be the day Goddess Durga defeated the demon Mahishasura.
If you and your loved ones are celebrating this auspicious occasion, here's everything you need to learn about the shubh muhurat, rituals, tithi, puja vidhi, significance, and more.
Maha Navami 2025 date and timings: Shubh muhurat, tithi
This year, the auspicious occasion of Maha Navami falls on Wednesday, October 1. According to Drik Panchang, here are the important timings to remember:
| Event | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Ashwina Navratri Parana | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| Navratri Pratah Homa Muhurta | 6:14 AM to 6:07 PM |
| Ayudha Puja Vijaya Muhurat | 2:09 PM to 2:57 PM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 4:37 AM to 5:26 AM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 2:09 PM to 2:57 PM |
| Nishita Muhurta | 11:46 PM to 12:35 AM, October 2 |
| Ravi Yoga | 8:06 AM to 6:15 AM, October 2 |
On Maha Navami, devotees of Maa Durga also perform the auspicious Navami Kanya Pujan. Know the correct time to perform Kanjak Puja on this day:
| Event | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Navami Tithi Begins | 6:06 PM on September 30, 2025 |
| Navami Tithi Ends | 7:01 PM on October 1, 2025 |
| Early Morning Muhurat | 4:37 AM to 5:26 AM |
| Pratah Sandhya Muhurat | 5:01 AM to 6:14 AM |
| Ravi Yoga | 8:06 AM to 6:15 AM, October 2 |
Maha Navami 2025 puja rituals and vidhi
- Devotees of Maa Durga should wake up early on Maha Navami, take a bath, wear new clothes, clean the worship area, dress Maa Durga in new clothes, adorn her idol or photo with a red chunri, light a diya, and perform Maha Navami puja.
- They should also perform the Maha Navami puja to celebrate the divine feminine energy of Maa Durga and her nine avatars.
- They should welcome nine girls into their home, as incarnations of Maa Durga, wash their feet as a mark of respect and tie a holy thread (Kalawa) on their wrists.
- Apply a tilak with kumkum on their foreheads and offer them bhog, containing halwa, puri, kala chana, and sweets.
- One can also offer bangles, clothes, and other gifts as a token of devotion.
Maha Navami 2025 significance
Performing Maha Navami rituals and worshipping Maa Durga on this day maximises blessings and showers one with spiritual benefits. It also signifies a celebration of Maa Durga's divine femininity and purity. This puja is also believed to:
- Cleanses past karma
- Brings positivity and prosperity to your and your loved ones' lives
- Enhances spiritual well-being.
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