Gandhinagar: Auspicious period of Chaitra Navratri will begin from 22nd March- Wednesday this year.

Chaitra Navratri will be observed from 22nd March to 30th March without any Kshaya tithi. There are four Navratri periods observed every year in the Hindu faith, including two Gupta Navratri, one Aaso Navratri and one Chaitra Navratri. Among them, Aaso and Chaitri Navratri are celebrated largely by the people.

There will be puja and anusthan during the Chaitra Navratri in the mandirs of Adhya Shakti across Gujarat. Ambaji, Pavagadh, Chotil are some of the top mandirs of Shakti in Gujarat.

Navratri will start from 22nd March with Ghatasthapana. There will be Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra till 3.32 pm and Shukla Yoga on Wednesday. There will be Raj Yoga and Ravi Yoga on 24th March. There will be Ravi Yoga till 1.19 pm and Sthir Yoga on 25th March. Ravi Yoga will start again on 26th March. There will be Amrut Siddhi Yoga from 3.37 pm on 27th March to 6.43 am on 28th March. There will be Kumar Yoga on the 28th of March, and Ravi Yoga on the 29th and 30th of March.

During Navratri, the festival of Ram Navmi will be celebrated on 30th March. Durgashtami will be celebrated on 29th March. DeshGujarat