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Navratri 2025: Ghatasthapana Muhurat: Navratri begins with Ghatasthapana, a ritual invoking Goddess Durga to bless the nine-day festival.
Navratri will be celebrated from September 22 to October 2. (Image: Shutterstock)
Navratri 2025 Ghatasthapana Muhurat: Navratri, one of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, marks nine nights of devotion to Goddess Durga. This year, it will be celebrated from September 22 to October 2. The festivities begin with Ghatasthapana, a ritual that invokes the goddess and sets the spiritual tone for the coming days.
Performing Ghatasthapana at the right time is believed to bring blessings, while doing it at the wrong time can invite displeasure.
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According to scriptures, the ritual should not be conducted during Amavasya or at night. For devotees, Ghatasthapana is an opportunity to focus on purity, devotion, and the energy of Maa Durga. It involves placing a sacred pot, or Kalash, filled with symbolic materials, and performing prayers in the right direction and time.
This ritual is considered vital to ensure the positive energies of Navratri flow throughout the festival.
Navratri 2025: Ghatasthapana Time, Kalash Sthapana, Shub Muhurat
This year, the Ghatasthapana Muhurat falls on Monday, September 22. The most auspicious period is from 6:09 AM to 8:06 AM, during the first third of the day, while Pratipada Tithi prevails.
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If this time is missed, devotees can perform Ghatasthapana during Abhijit Muhurat, from 11:49 AM to 12:38 PM.
Pratipada Tithi begins at 1:23 AM on September 22 and ends at 2:55 AM on September 23, while Kanya Lagna lasts from 6:09 AM to 8:06 AM on September 22.
Navratri 2025: Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi
The ritual should ideally be completed before one-third of the day passes. Ghatasthapana should be performed in the north-east direction of the home or temple.
If necessary, Abhijit Muhurat can also be used. Favourable constellations include Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Uttarashadha, Uttarabhadrapad, Hasta, Revati, Rohini, Ashwini, Mool, Shravan, Dhanishtha, and Punarvasu.
Navratri 2025: Ghatasthapana Puja Samagri
Devotees prepare a large earthen bowl, sieved fertile soil, barley grains, a copper, clay, or brass pot, a coconut with husk, red chunari, mauli, mango or Ashoka leaves, roli, flowers, rice grains, yajnopavit or janeu, fruits, and nuts.
Items placed inside the Kalash include whole rice grains, turmeric, kumkum, Gangajal, pure water, a few coins, durva, betel nut, turmeric lump, and sweet batasha or sugar.
Navratri 2025: Ghatasthapana Aarti Lyrics
शैलपुत्री माँ बैल असवार। करें देवता जय जय कार॥
शिव-शंकर की प्रिय भवानी। तेरी महिमा किसी ने न जानी॥
पार्वती तू उमा कहलावें। जो तुझे सुमिरे सो सुख पावें॥
रिद्धि सिद्धि प्रदान करे तू। दया करें धनवान करें तू॥
सोमवार को शिव संग प्यारी। आरती जिसने तेरी उतारी॥
उसकी सगरी आस पुजा दो। सगरे दुःख तकलीफ मिटा दो॥
घी का सुन्दर दीप जला के। गोला गरी का भोग लगा के॥
श्रद्धा भाव से मन्त्र जपायें। प्रेम सहित फिर शीश झुकायें॥
जय गिरराज किशोरी अम्बे। शिव मुख चन्द्र चकोरी अम्बे॥
मनोकामना पूर्ण कर दो। चमन सदा सुख सम्पत्ति भर दो॥
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