How To Do Navratri Puja – Step-by-Step Navratri Puja Vidhi

Prerequisite for Navratri Puja :

Place the items of panchopchar at one place in Puja ki Thali (a plate).

Keep all the items required for Ghat Sthapana at the place of puja.

Keep all the items required for Chowki sthapana at the place of puja.

As you collected all the above things required for puja at the place of worship, you are ready
to start the puja.

Let us start easy Navratri puja step-by-step.

1. Ghata Sthapana : First step of Navratri Puja is Ghata Sthapana. At the time of Ghata
Sthapana, place a chowki where you want to put photo or idol of 9 forms of Mother Goddess
Durga. Sit peacefully near the chowki.

(Note : In year 2014, Ghat sthapana muhurta is from 6:22 am to 10:28 am on 31st March
2014. You can also do Ghata sthapana in Abhijit muhurta 12:07 pm to 12:56 pm.)

Near this chowki put the clay pot to sow barley seeds. Pour the clay pot with layers of barley
seeds and soil. Sprinkle water on it. Best, if you do Ghata Sthapana according to muhurat.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - How to do Ghata Sthapana2. Take the Kalash or Ghat.

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Pour it with sacred water of Holy River Ganga (or with pure water if sacred water is not
available). Put scent, flower and coins in it. Put five leaves of Mango or Ashoka tree on
mouth of Ghat.

Put lid on the mouth of Ghat. Fill the lid with raw rice. Take coconut and wrap it in a red
cloth. Tie Moli around it. Place it on the lid as shown in picture. Place the Ghata on clay pot.
You completed the Ghata Sthapana.
Note : There may be variations according to customs. Some people place the Ghata on the
clay pot. Whereas, some people place it near the clay pot. So, you may follow your custom of
placing Ghata.

You can see process of Ghata Sthapana in the Easy Navratri Puja Vidhi Video above.

3. Now the second step is pray and worship of Goddess and all Gods in Ghat. Lit the lamp,
because all kinds of puja starts with lighting a lamp. Now invoke (avahan, call) all Gods and
sacred rivers in Ghat and pray them to purify water and reside there for nine days, destroy all
obstacles of life and give wisdom.

Do worship of Kalash or Ghat with Panchopchar. Panchopchar means worship of deity with
five things, i.e. Scent, Flower, Dhoop, Deepak and Naivedya. Offer these five things to
deities present in Ghat. Don’t put these things inside the Ghat, put these five things near Ghat
instead.

Navtarti Puja Vidhi - How to do Chowki Sthapana4. Chowki Sthapana : Now the third step
is, installation and invoking of Goddess Durga. For this, spread the red cloth on chowki. Tie
Moli around it. Now place idol or picture of Goddess Durga on the chowki.

5. Durga Puja : Now invoke Goddess Durga in idol or photo. Pray Mother Goddess to come
and stay at your home for nine days of Navratri and give love in her lotus feet. After praying,
do panchopchar. Offer five things to Mother Goddess.

You can see process of Chowki Sthapana and Durga Puja in Easy Navratri Puja Vidhi Video
above.

6. Now Do Aarti of Mother Goddess. For Aarti, stand up at your place. Take Puja ki Thali
and bell in hand. Sing the aarti with jingle the bell. After you complete aarti, give aarti first to
Goddess Durga, Ghat (Kalash) and deities present in Ghat. At evening (sandhya) repeat the
aarti.

7. You done first day worship of Navratri. Do the aarti in morning and evening (sandhya) for
nine days. You should keep fast for 9 days. Many people eat only specific food known as
“Saagaar” one time (at night) for nine days.

8. On eighth day of Navratri, invite little girls of age group 5-12 for food on 9th day. You can
invite girls in number 1 to 9 as per your capacity.

Note : Don’t make a difference of caste or tribe or color etc. when inviting girls. Keep in
mind all girls are form of Mother Goddess Durga.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - How to do Kanya Pujan9. Kanya Puja : On 9th day of Navratri, prepare
delicious food for girls. Generally the menu for the ninth day is Halwa, Poori and Chana.
Many people make Kadhi with pakodi and Kheer also.

10. On 9th day of Navratri, when girls come to your house, feed them with full love and
devotion, considering that Mother Goddess Durga herself has come to get food on your
invitation with love. When they finish food, put tilak on their forehead and give some gifts to
them.
Navratri Puja Visarjan Vidhi

1. On 10th day of Navratri, go to your place of worship. Take some flower and raw rice in
your hand, and pray all Gods present in Ghat as follows :

“O Dear Gods! Thank you for coming. We surrender our devotional practice to you, which
we done for you for nine days of Navratri. I request you to go back to your homes and come
again when we pray.”

Offer flower and rice to them. Pick the Ghat and keep aside.

2. Similarly pray to Mother Goddess :

“O Mother Goddess! Thank you for coming. We surrender our devotional practice to you,
which we done for you for nine days of Navratri. I request you to go back to your home and
come again when we pray.”

Pick photo/idol of Goddess and put it at it’s permanent place.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - Kalash with Barley Sprouts3. Now collect the offerings on Chowki.
Take them as Prasad. Remove cloth from the chowki. Turn aside the chowki and leave. Take
the coconut on Ghat as Prasad, just eat it. Give raw rice on lid to birds to eat.

Sprinkle the sacred water of Ghat in your entire house and pray it will remove all negative
energies and bring prosperity. You can also drink it and can take a bath of this sacred water.

Take out coins and keep safe along with your money, they will bring prosperity.

4. Observe the growth of barley. If they are fresh and sparkling green and in abundance, then
it is sure sign of your prosperity.

Search for white Barley sprout. If you find one, it is very rare and very much fortunate. Dig it
carefully with root. Surrender it to Goddess Durga with some green sprouts and keep it at
place of puja forever. If you don’t have any white sprout, then pluck some green sprouts and
surrender to Goddess Durga.

Search Peepal Tree near your house and put rest of whole sprouts with pot there. Don’t put
Ghat there. Keep Ghat at your house. You can use it for any purpose.

Navratri Puja Vidhi Summary

You can celebrate Navratri puja at your home with your family. On first day, do Ghat
Sthapna at your home. Get the holy book Durga Saptshati and recite it’s chapters daily for
nine days. 8th day invite 1 to 9 girls as much as you can for ninth day. Feed them and give
some gifts. Do visarjan as described above.How To Do Navratri Puja – Step-by-Step Navratri
Puja Vidhi

Prerequisite for Navratri Puja :

Place the items of panchopchar at one place in Puja ki Thali (a plate).

Keep all the items required for Ghat Sthapana at the place of puja.

Keep all the items required for Chowki sthapana at the place of puja.

As you collected all the above things required for puja at the place of worship, you are ready
to start the puja.

Let us start easy Navratri puja step-by-step.

1. Ghata Sthapana : First step of Navratri Puja is Ghata Sthapana. At the time of Ghata
Sthapana, place a chowki where you want to put photo or idol of 9 forms of Mother Goddess
Durga. Sit peacefully near the chowki.

(Note : In year 2014, Ghat sthapana muhurta is from 6:22 am to 10:28 am on 31st March
2014. You can also do Ghata sthapana in Abhijit muhurta 12:07 pm to 12:56 pm.)

Near this chowki put the clay pot to sow barley seeds. Pour the clay pot with layers of barley
seeds and soil. Sprinkle water on it. Best, if you do Ghata Sthapana according to muhurat.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - How to do Ghata Sthapana2. Take the Kalash or Ghat. Pour it with
sacred water of Holy River Ganga (or with pure water if sacred water is not available). Put
scent, flower and coins in it. Put five leaves of Mango or Ashoka tree on mouth of Ghat.

Put lid on the mouth of Ghat. Fill the lid with raw rice. Take coconut and wrap it in a red
cloth. Tie Moli around it. Place it on the lid as shown in picture. Place the Ghata on clay pot.
You completed the Ghata Sthapana.

Note : There may be variations according to customs. Some people place the Ghata on the
clay pot. Whereas, some people place it near the clay pot. So, you may follow your custom of
placing Ghata.

You can see process of Ghata Sthapana in the Easy Navratri Puja Vidhi Video above.

3. Now the second step is pray and worship of Goddess and all Gods in Ghat. Lit the lamp,
because all kinds of puja starts with lighting a lamp. Now invoke (avahan, call) all Gods and
sacred rivers in Ghat and pray them to purify water and reside there for nine days, destroy all
obstacles of life and give wisdom.

Do worship of Kalash or Ghat with Panchopchar. Panchopchar means worship of deity with
five things, i.e. Scent, Flower, Dhoop, Deepak and Naivedya. Offer these five things to
deities present in Ghat. Don’t put these things inside the Ghat, put these five things near Ghat
instead.

Navtarti Puja Vidhi - How to do Chowki Sthapana4. Chowki Sthapana : Now the third step
is, installation and invoking of Goddess Durga. For this, spread the red cloth on chowki. Tie
Moli around it. Now place idol or picture of Goddess Durga on the chowki.

5. Durga Puja : Now invoke Goddess Durga in idol or photo. Pray Mother Goddess to come
and stay at your home for nine days of Navratri and give love in her lotus feet. After praying,
do panchopchar. Offer five things to Mother Goddess.
You can see process of Chowki Sthapana and Durga Puja in Easy Navratri Puja Vidhi Video
above.

6. Now Do Aarti of Mother Goddess. For Aarti, stand up at your place. Take Puja ki Thali
and bell in hand. Sing the aarti with jingle the bell. After you complete aarti, give aarti first to
Goddess Durga, Ghat (Kalash) and deities present in Ghat. At evening (sandhya) repeat the
aarti.

7. You done first day worship of Navratri. Do the aarti in morning and evening (sandhya) for
nine days. You should keep fast for 9 days. Many people eat only specific food known as
“Saagaar” one time (at night) for nine days.

8. On eighth day of Navratri, invite little girls of age group 5-12 for food on 9th day. You can
invite girls in number 1 to 9 as per your capacity.

Note : Don’t make a difference of caste or tribe or color etc. when inviting girls. Keep in
mind all girls are form of Mother Goddess Durga.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - How to do Kanya Pujan9. Kanya Puja : On 9th day of Navratri, prepare
delicious food for girls. Generally the menu for the ninth day is Halwa, Poori and Chana.
Many people make Kadhi with pakodi and Kheer also.

10. On 9th day of Navratri, when girls come to your house, feed them with full love and
devotion, considering that Mother Goddess Durga herself has come to get food on your
invitation with love. When they finish food, put tilak on their forehead and give some gifts to
them.

Navratri Puja Visarjan Vidhi

1. On 10th day of Navratri, go to your place of worship. Take some flower and raw rice in
your hand, and pray all Gods present in Ghat as follows :

“O Dear Gods! Thank you for coming. We surrender our devotional practice to you, which
we done for you for nine days of Navratri. I request you to go back to your homes and come
again when we pray.”

Offer flower and rice to them. Pick the Ghat and keep aside.

2. Similarly pray to Mother Goddess :

“O Mother Goddess! Thank you for coming. We surrender our devotional practice to you,
which we done for you for nine days of Navratri. I request you to go back to your home and
come again when we pray.”

Pick photo/idol of Goddess and put it at it’s permanent place.

Navratri Puja Vidhi - Kalash with Barley Sprouts3. Now collect the offerings on Chowki.
Take them as Prasad. Remove cloth from the chowki. Turn aside the chowki and leave. Take
the coconut on Ghat as Prasad, just eat it. Give raw rice on lid to birds to eat.
Sprinkle the sacred water of Ghat in your entire house and pray it will remove all negative
energies and bring prosperity. You can also drink it and can take a bath of this sacred water.

Take out coins and keep safe along with your money, they will bring prosperity.

4. Observe the growth of barley. If they are fresh and sparkling green and in abundance, then
it is sure sign of your prosperity.

Search for white Barley sprout. If you find one, it is very rare and very much fortunate. Dig it
carefully with root. Surrender it to Goddess Durga with some green sprouts and keep it at
place of puja forever. If you don’t have any white sprout, then pluck some green sprouts and
surrender to Goddess Durga.

Search Peepal Tree near your house and put rest of whole sprouts with pot there. Don’t put
Ghat there. Keep Ghat at your house. You can use it for any purpose.

Navratri Puja Vidhi Summary

You can celebrate Navratri puja at your home with your family. On first day, do Ghat
Sthapna at your home. Get the holy book Durga Saptshati and recite it’s chapters daily for
nine days. 8th day invite 1 to 9 girls as much as you can for ninth day. Feed them and give
some gifts. Do visarjan as described above.

Step By Step Navratri Puja Visarjan Vidhi

1. After worship of kanya (the girl child), take flower and rice in right hand. Say, “O all
deities, thanks a lot to come to receive puja. Maa Durga and all deities, please receive my
puja, reside again in your divine adobes by giving desired fruits.”

2. Take the coconut placed on ghat as prasad. Eat this coconut as prasad and distribute in
your family.

3. Now you should put off the ghat. First, remove the lid of ghat. After that pick the ghat and
sprinkle this sacred water of ghat in entire house. Drink it with your family members as
prasad. All family member can take bath with rest of this sacred water of ghat.

4. Take out coins from ghat and keep them in your money locker.

5. Take out betel-nut from ghat and take it as prasad. Eat it and distribute it in your family.

6. Pick the throne (Sinhasan) from chawki. Place the throne again on it’s place in your puja
room.

7. Take the sari you offered to Maa Durga as prasad. Female members of your family can
then wear it.

8. Take ornaments and make-up stuff offered to maa Durga as prasad. Female members can
use them.
9. Place idol of Lord Ganesha on it’s place again in your puja room.

10. Take fruits, sweets etc. offered on chawki as prasad. Eat them with your family members.

11. Collect the rice from chawki. Mix it with rice placed on lid of ghat. Feed this rice to birds.

12. Place the picture of Maa Durga again on it’s place in your puja room.

13. Offer some barley sprouts to Maa Durga. Place rest of the sprouts under Peepal tree or
flow them in river or a pond.

14. 1 coconut, dakshina (money) and cloth of chawki should be given to a brahmin or pandit
of temple.

This way navratri puja is completed with visarjan. Celebrate this Navratri with joy. Wish you
all a very happy Navratri.

Shardiya Navratri in Year 2014 is from 25 September 2014 to 3 October 2014. Ghat Sthapana
Muhurta on 25 September 2014 will be from 6:31 am to 8:09 am in morning. Also abhijit
muhurta for Ghat Sthapna will be between 12:06 to 12:53 pm.

Subscribe Me to know more Puja Vidhi.Step By Step Navratri Puja Visarjan Vidhi

1. After worship of kanya (the girl child), take flower and rice in right hand. Say, “O all
deities, thanks a lot to come to receive puja. Maa Durga and all deities, please receive my
puja, reside again in your divine adobes by giving desired fruits.”

2. Take the coconut placed on ghat as prasad. Eat this coconut as prasad and distribute in
your family.

3. Now you should put off the ghat. First, remove the lid of ghat. After that pick the ghat and
sprinkle this sacred water of ghat in entire house. Drink it with your family members as
prasad. All family member can take bath with rest of this sacred water of ghat.

4. Take out coins from ghat and keep them in your money locker.

5. Take out betel-nut from ghat and take it as prasad. Eat it and distribute it in your family.

6. Pick the throne (Sinhasan) from chawki. Place the throne again on it’s place in your puja
room.

7. Take the sari you offered to Maa Durga as prasad. Female members of your family can
then wear it.

8. Take ornaments and make-up stuff offered to maa Durga as prasad. Female members can
use them.

9. Place idol of Lord Ganesha on it’s place again in your puja room.
10. Take fruits, sweets etc. offered on chawki as prasad. Eat them with your family members.

11. Collect the rice from chawki. Mix it with rice placed on lid of ghat. Feed this rice to birds.

12. Place the picture of Maa Durga again on it’s place in your puja room.

13. Offer some barley sprouts to Maa Durga. Place rest of the sprouts under Peepal tree or
flow them in river or a pond.

14. 1 coconut, dakshina (money) and cloth of chawki should be given to a brahmin or pandit
of temple.

This way navratri puja is completed with visarjan. Celebrate this Navratri with joy. Wish you
all a very happy Navratri.

Shardiya Navratri in Year 2014 is from 25 September 2014 to 3 October 2014. Ghat Sthapana
Muhurta on 25 September 2014 will be from 6:31 am to 8:09 am in morning. Also abhijit
muhurta for Ghat Sthapna will be between 12:06 to 12:53 pm.