Overview

• Chaitra Navratri 2025 starts on March 30 and concludes on April 7, marking the Hindu lunar new year and honoring Goddess Durga's nine forms.
• The festival begins with the Ghatasthapana ritual, symbolizing the goddess through the installation of a sacred Kalash.
• Each day is dedicated to a specific form of Goddess Durga, with corresponding auspicious colors symbolizing spiritual themes like purity, energy, and wisdom.
• Devotees observe fasting with specific dietary restrictions, focusing on satvik foods and avoiding grains, non-vegetarian items, and alcohol.
• The festival concludes with Ram Navami on April 7, celebrating the birth of Lord Ram and the culmination of nine days of devotion.