Navratri 2025 is a celebration dedicated to the many forms of Shakti, the divine feminine energy, and is one of the most anticipated Hindu festivals in the country.
Navratri 2025 is set to be observed from September 22, 2025 to October 1, 2025 and concluded with Vijayadashmi on October 2, 2025.
During these ten days, the atmosphere in many parts of India, especially West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and many parts of North India is a must-have experience for devotees, travelers, and commoners alike.
So, team unstumbled’s here to guide you about Navratri 2025, a festival that celebrates the divine feminine energy in Hinduism.
Navratri 2025: Significance, Dates, Colors, Devi Forms, And Popular Rituals
Significance Of Navratri 2025
Also called as Sharadiya Navratri, this festival is dedicated to honoring and worshipping the divine feminine energy called ‘Shakti’ in Hinduism.
This ‘Shakti’ manifests itself in different forms of the ultimate ‘Devi’ – from Durga and Parvati and Saraswati and Lakshmi, the Hindu pantheon has multiple goddesses that are essentially born from the same divine feminine energy of Shakti.
Navratri 2025 is a festival that honors and celebrates this energy, mainly manifested in the 9 avatars of Goddess Durga.
Each of the nine days of Navratri are meant to worship a different form of Goddess Durga, with the tenth day celebrated as a day of truth triumphing over evil – Vijayadashmi.
Sharadiya Navratri also celebrates the harvest season, becoming symbolic of a festival of prosperity and abundance. It focuses on spiritual purification and rejuvenation and finding your inner strength.
The tenth day, i.e. Vijayadashmi, is also celebrated as a day that symbolizes Lord Rama’s victory over the demon king Ravana.
Navratri 2025 Dates
Sharadiya Navratri will begin from Monday, September 22, 2025 and conclude on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Following the nine days, Vijayadashmi will take place on the tenth day, i.e. on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
Each day of the nine-day festival pays tribute to the nine different forms of Goddess Durga.
Similarly, each of these days signifies different human virtues and qualities that devotees seek to embody. Hindu astrology also associates a particular color to each of these days, and it is believed that wearing this color on that particular day will benefit devotees.
Navratri Day-Wise Breakdown: Navratri Colours 2025 And Forms Of Goddess Durga
Day 1
Associated Goddess: Shailputri – a goddess clad in white with a trident in her right hand and a lotus in her left hand. She’s often shown riding a Nandi, the holy ride of Lord Shiva.
Values Associated: Strength, purity, and new beginnings
Associated Color: White – symbolic of peace, devotion, purity, and spiritual awakening.
Day 2
Associated Goddess: Brahmacharini – a goddess with a rosary in her right hand and a water pot in her left hand. She’s often shown without any divine vehicle or ride.
Values Associated: Penance, spiritual growth, and devotion
Associated Color: Red– symbolic of bravery, passion, determination, and action to fight against evil.
Day 3
Associated Goddess: Chandraghanta – a ten-armed goddess with a bell-shaped half-moon on her forehead. She’s shown riding a tiger or a lion and symbolizes bravery.
Values Associated: Courage and prosperity
Associated Color: Royal Blue – symbolic of calmness, wisdom, and deep knowledge.
Day 4
Associated Goddess: Kushmanda – an eight-handed goddess riding a lion or a tiger. She’s also associated with the power of creation and dispelling darkness.
Values Associated: Abundance, health, and material wealth
Associated Color: Yellow – symbolic of warmth, joy, and optimism.
Day 5
Associated Goddess: Skandamata – a four-handed goddess holding her child, Skanda in her arms and shown riding a lion.
Values Associated: Motherhood, wellness, and protection
Associated Color: Green – symbolic of fertility, growth, and nature. It represents a balance and harmony of life.
Day 6
Associated Goddess: Katyayani – a four-handed goddess with a sword and a lotus in two of her hands, with her other two hands blessing devotees.
Values Associated: Bravery, victory over obstacles, and devotion
Associated Color: Grey – symbolic of strength, determination, and resilience
Day 7
Associated Goddess: Kalaratri – a four-handed warrior goddess shown riding a donkey and wearing a tiger skin. She holds a sword and an iron hook in two hands and blesses devotees with her other two hands.
Values Associated: Destruction of enemies, courage, and protection
Associated Color: Orange – symbolic of warmth, enthusiasm, and energy.
Day 8
Associated Goddess: Mahagauri – a goddess riding a white bull and clad in a white saree. She carries a trident and a dumroo in her hands and blesses devotees with her other two hands.
Values Associated: Purity, peace, courage, and motherhood
Associated Color: Peacock green – symbolic of royalty, prosperity, and abundance
Day 9
Associated Goddess: Siddhidatri – a goddess that has four hands and is shown sitting atop a lotus. She carries a conch, a mace, a lotus, and a discus in four of her hands.
Values Associated: Spiritual awakening and fulfillment of desires
Associated Color: Pink – symbolic of love, desire, affection, and care
Popular Rituals Of Navratri In India
Ghatasthapana
Ghatasthapana occurs on the first day of Navratri and is the most important ritual without which the festival cannot be started. It is essentially a ritualistic installation of a kalash or a ghat (sacred pot) that is filled with seeds and watered each day.
Fasting
Navratri is the time when devotees of Goddess Durga observe fasting. Some devotees observe a strict fasting for all the nine days whereas some observe it only on the first and the last day. Fasting is associated with spiritual cleansing and also is beneficial for the gut and the body.
Dandiya And Garba
Dandiya and Garba are important dance forms associated with Navratri celebrations. These dances are traditionally part of the Gujarati Navratri celebrations however, these dances are popular in many parts of India. Devotees dance in circles and perform elaborate dance routines in these dance forms.
Dhunuchi Dance
Dhunuchi Dance is a popular dance ritual during Durga Pujo in Kolkata. Both men and women dress up in traditional costumes and dance with a special earthen dhunachi – a clay pot inside which coal is burned – leading to a slow-burning smoke.
Kanya Puja
On the eighth or ninth day of Navratri 2025, devotees invite young girls (and often a boy as well) at their homes. These girls are worshipped as manifestations of Goddess Durga and are worshipped with utmost devotion. They are offered food, gifts, and offerings – symbolic of worshipping the Goddess herself.
Navami Havan
On the ninth day, devotees perform a special havan (fire offering ritual). They offer different offerings into the fire ritual and pray to the fire god Agni. The Navami Havan is considered to bring peace, prosperity, and spiritual growth.
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Summing Up
Navratri 2025 is a vibrant celebration that celebrates the power of the divine feminine energy, worshipping Goddess Durga for nine days.
It is celebrated in many parts of India – be it West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka among others.
This is a festival when devotees unite to celebrate femininity and womanhood and engage in spiritual cleansing.
How excited are you for this grand celebration? Happy Navratri 2025!
