Chaitra Navratri 2021: Know Puja timings, Kalash Sthapna, significance and other details

Nine days Chaitra Navratri began today, April 13, 2021. The 9-day celebration will end on April 22.  Navratri is celebrated to worship goddess Durga and her 9 forms. Also known as Vasant Navratri, Chaitra Navratri is falls during the spring and is considered auspicious for farming community. The other Navratri is known as Sharad Navratri as it is celebrated during the autumn season. Day 1 of Chaitra Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Shailputri. As the legend goes, Goddess Shailputri is the daughter of Himalaya born in the house of the king of mountains. 

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Chaitra Navratri timing for Ghatasthapna/ Kalash Sthapna 2021 as per DNA: 

April 13 (Tuesday) between 6:11 AM AND 10:22 AM  

Auspicious colours of the day on 9 days:  

Day 1- April 13, 2021 (Tuesday) PratipadaColour  - Red  

Day 2- April 14, 2021 (Wednesday) DwitiyaColour - Royal Blue  

Day 3- April 15, 2021 (Thursday) TritiyaColour - Yellow  

Day 4-April 16, 2021 (Friday) ChaturthiColor - Green  

Day 5-April 17, 2021 (Saturday) PanchamiColour - Grey  

Day 6-April 18, 2021 (Sunday) ShasthiColour  - Orange  

Day 7-April 19, 2021 (Monday) SaptamiColour - White  

Day 8-April 20, 2021 (Tuesday) AshtamiColour - Pink  

Day 9-April 21, 2021 (Wednesday) Rama NavamiColour  - Sky Blue  

Items required for Kalash Sthapna 

A clay pot to sow ‘Sapta Dhanya’ (seven kinds of grains)Sapta DhanyaSteel or brass pot (Kalash)Holy water or GangajalRed thread (Kautuka)Coins for Kalash5-leafed mango twigBowl of rice grainsA coconutFlowers, doob grass and beetle nuts 

Different states recognise the festival with different names, in Maharashtra, it is known as Gudi Padwa while in Kashmir it is known as Navreh. It coincides with different harvest festivals across several states in India. Devotees embark on this nine-day-long celebration with Ghatasthapna or Kalash Sthapna.