Sharadiya Navratri, beginning on Thursday, October 3, 2024, marks the start of the nine-day festival dedicated to Maa Durga.

Ghatasthapana, the invocation of Goddess Durga, is performed on the first day of Navratri by placing a sacred pot at the ...

Ghatasthapana, or keeping the Kalash, is the beginning of Navratri and is one of the most important rituals to be performed. Under guidance from an elder or a priest, people select a clean and ...

It is celebrated as Chaitra Navratri in the north, Ugadi in the southern regions, as Navreh in Kashmir, and as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. The auspicious time for Ghatasthapana is on the Pratipada ...