Chaitra Navratri is the spring nine-night festival of Goddess Durga, marking the start of the Hindu lunar new year. Devotees install the kalash, recite Durga Saptashati and observe Kanya Pujan, with the nine days culminating in Rama Navami. In Bengal and Odisha it is observed as Basanti (Chaitra) Durga Puja.
Chaitra Navratri is the spring nine-night festival of Goddess Durga, marking the start of the Hindu lunar new year. Devotees install the kalash, recite Durga Saptashati and observe Kanya Pujan, with the nine days culminating in Rama Navami. In Bengal and Odisha it is observed as Basanti (Chaitra) Durga Puja.
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Timings in local time of Bengaluru, India. In Panchang, the day begins and ends with sunrise.
Chaitra Navratri 2026 is on Thursday, 19 March 2026.
Chaitra Navratri 2026 falls on the Amavasya tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the Chaitra masa.
The auspicious muhurat on Chaitra Navratri 2026 include Nishita Muhurta (12:03 AM–12:51 AM), Brahma Muhurta (4:49 AM–5:37 AM), Pratah Sandhya (5:36 AM–6:24 AM). Timings are for Bengaluru, India and vary slightly by city.
For Chaitra Navratri you can book Navratri Puja, Durga Puja, Durga saptshati path, Mata ki Chowki. Prices start from £231. All pujas are performed by verified pandits with samagri arranged.
Book a verified pandit for Chaitra Navratri on PujaPurohit in about 2 minutes — choose a puja and package, pick your muhurat, and the pandit arrives with the samagri. Free WhatsApp consultation is available.
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