Overview
- Ghatasthapana on January 19 is advised between 6:43 am and 10:24 am, with Abhijit Muhurat from 11:53 am to 12:36 pm, according to Times Now.
- Outlets differ on the festival’s conclusion, with Times Now listing January 27 and News18 presenting January 28 with Navratri Paran.
- Guides outline nine days of devotion beginning with Shailputri and culminating in Siddhidatri, followed by Dashami observance in some calendars.
- Puja vidhi includes installing a barley-grown Kalash with a coconut, lighting an aakhand jyot, performing Ganesh and Navagraha pujas, and reciting the Durga Saptashati.
- Fasting recommendations encourage kuttu, singhara, sama, milk, fruits, potatoes, and sabudana while avoiding alcohol, tobacco, non-vegetarian food, and processed salt, with children, pregnant women, and the ill advised to avoid strict fasting.