Navratri 2013 Dates - Navaratri Calendar 2013

The nine-day festival of Navratri, or Navaratri, in Hindu religion dedicated to the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga. Navratri 2013 dates are from October 5 to October 13, 2013. The most important Navratri in a year is the Sharadiya Navratra which begins on the first day of the bright half of Ashvin or Ashwayuja (September-October) as per traditional Hindu calendar.

Apart from the Navratri in September – October, there are three other Navratris in a year. The most important among the three is the Chaitra Navratri or the Navaratri in March-April. This is also known as Vasant Navratri or Ram Navaratri.

The other two Navratris are Magh Navratri (January – February) and Ashad Navratri (June – July). These two Navratris are also known as Gupt Navratri and is mainly observed only in certain regions of North India.
Thus there are four important Navratris in a year in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar.

Navratri in 2013 October dates
Navratri Day 1 – October 5, 2013 – Ghatsthapana
Navratri Day 2 – October 6, 2013 – Chandra Darshan
Navratri Day 3 – October 7, 2013 – Sindoor Tritiya
Navratri Day 4 – October 8, 2013 – Varad Vinayak Chaturthi and Lalit Panchami
Navratri Day 5 – October 9, 2013 – Upang Lalita Vrat - Lalitha Panchami
Navratri Day 6 – October 10, 2013 – Saraswati Awahan in some regions
Navratri Day 7 – October 11, 2013 – Saraswathi Puja - Maha Lakshmi Puja
Navratri Day 8 – October 12, 2013 – Saraswathi Puja ends – Mahashtami - Annapoorna Parikrama
Navratri Day 9 – October 13, 2013 – Saraswati Visarjan - Mahanavami
October 13, 2013 - The tenth day is celebrated as Dasara or Vijaya Dashami. Vidyarambham in Kerala.

Note - Navratri day 9 and 10 are marked on same date in in most calendars.

South India
In South India, Goddess Durga is worshipped during the first three days.
Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped during the next three days
Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped during the last three days.

Vasant or Chaitra Navratri March 2013 dates
Ghatsthapana – Navratri Day 1 – April 11, 2013
Sindhara Dooj, Dwitiya - April 12, 2013
Gaur Teej, Saubhagya Teej, Tritiya - April 13, 2013
Varadvinayak Chaturthi - April 14, 2013
Sri Laxmi Panchami Vrat, Naag Vrat Pujan - April 15, 2013
Skand Shashthi, Yamuna Jayanti - April 16, 2013
Mahasaptami Vrat, Chaiti Chath, Vijaya Saptami - April 17, 2013
Sri Durga Mahaashtami, Annapurna Ashtami - April 18, 2013
Chaitra Navratri ends – Ram Navratri Day 9 –  April 19, 2013. The day is also observed as Ram Navami

Magh Navratri or Gupt Navratra (January – February)
Magh Navratri begins on February 11, 2013 and ends on February 19, 2013.

Ashad Navratri or Gupt Navaratri (June – July)
Ashad Navratri begins on July 9, 2013 and ends on July 13, 2013

Another important Navratri is the Shakambari Navratri observed in Poush month which is exclusively dedicated to Goddess Shakambari Mata.


96 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for this wonderful effort of making available the 2010 Navratri dates. i used to miss the magh and ashad as i don't live in India

Neelam Kheer said...

Thanks a lot. Good work .

Anonymous said...

such a great help.thanks

Shilpa Mahna Bhatnagar said...

excellent ... Thanks a bunch for the info

Anonymous said...

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T.N.kapoor said...

thanks for giving this important information about the navratras. I am not aware of gupt navratras. maa durga bless you.

Savi said...

THank You so Much...

Rajiv Srivastava said...

God bless you . Thanks for info.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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God bless the informator

Rajesh said...

thank you very much for posting such an important information.

Navin said...

Very precise and in a summarized format. Thanks a ton

Anonymous said...

Refer more for calander in Shree Utsav published from Mumbai, India. It is really authentic and right.

Nitu said...

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gautam

Anonymous said...

thank you so much Maa Bhawani bless you

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POSTING THE DATES AND DETAILS. MAY ALL THE GODDESS BLESS YOU WITH HAPPINESS, HEALTH AND WEALTH

sangeeta said...

Thanks a lot for the information.
But a small confusion. July 12th to July 19th are only eight days. is it okay. your information also matches many other sources but no explanation given for eight instead of nine days.

Abhilash said...

@ Sangeeta...This is because Shasti and Saptami occurs on the same day July 17, 2010.

Abhilash

hari said...

hi thank u for navratri dates it is very useful

Sandeep said...

Thanks a lot...!
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ameit said...

hi thanks for lettin us know about gupt navratri......ameit s verma

Mital said...

Jai Maa Ambe ....thank u so much for posting the dates.

Anonymous said...

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Huge parking area very near to the ground

Hi class security with most modern equipments

Food court offering multiple cuisines within the premises

Transportation facilities

The event aims to make this festival more “NAVRANG”.

Thats Aroma Restaurant said...

Thank you for all the information.
I wasn't aware of gupt navratri,I guess its the internet which is teaching me our hindu religion which is so vast.
I am proud to be an Indian

Anonymous said...

Whar was date and day of Navaratri(first day)in 1984 ?

Anonymous said...

thank you so much for posting this information. :)
Truly appreciate it!

Anonymous said...

thanks

Anonymous said...

Asante Sana, (thank you) as they say here in Kenya.

Anonymous said...

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Nanthini Maya said...

god bless u 4 sharing his pride n praise

Anonymous said...

thank you for all this information and effort..!

Anonymous said...

Does any body have any information as to what asthotra namavalli are read each day of navarathri

jas said...

Very Good work

Thanks

RAJI610 said...

Can i keep some of the full fasts and not others. If so are there any specific guidance to doing this. Otherwise thanks for all the info very useful!

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much for providing the very very important dates.

surjeet said...

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Pooja said...

Thanku ! Jai Mata Di

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Happy Navratri to all !
Jai Mata Di !!

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VVS VINOD MEENA
'I STHAPNAS VERY SPLENDID MATTER FOR ANY GUYS USES OF NAVRATRI BUT THESE ARE ALL POINTS DEDICATE FOR ALL INDIAN & I WISH ALL OF INDIANS HAPPY NAVRATRI

v.V.S.
JAI SARASWATI MAA & JAI MAA AMBEJI

Anonymous said...

thanks for this .. very informative & most impressive . -Tom

abhinesh sharma said...

Thank you for all the information.
I wasn't aware of gupt navratri,I guess its the internet which is teaching me our hindu religion which is so vast.
I am proud to be an Indian

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot. God beless you for keeping everyone in touch with god. its hard for NRI's like us to know navrati's for the year

Anonymous said...

thank you for keeping navaratri calender. may our goddess BHAVANI BLESSES EVERYONE

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shipra bansal said...

I Would like to add one more Navratris that is Sawan Navratri that is mainly celebrated in north india and people generally visit Devi peeths : Naina devi, vaishno devi, chamanda devi, Chintapurni, Kalka ji, Jwala Ji, Mansa devi. "Sawan ka chala " is the famous name given to this period of navaratri adn many devotees go even bare footed to worship Devis fron their home to fulfil their Mannats.....

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Vijendra Choudhary said...

Thanks a lot for the information.

Anonymous said...

The Pooja Schedule of Chaitra Navaratri is useful
for the devotees a lot.

Rohit said...

thanks a lot for providing all these information ... Hindutav Jaytaa

Anonymous said...

I want to ask that i m doing navrati fast & my manseuration period started on forth day of navrati now how can i complete my fasts ritiuals? please explain the proper way of navratri katha & kanya pujan.

Shreshta said...

Yes you can complete the fasts. You cannot do puja as per most traditions during menustration periods. For Navratri Katha read Devi Mahatmyam. Kanya puja rituals varies from region to region. So talk with elders in your community.

Anonymous said...

Thanks :)

Anonymous said...

we are planning a wedding on 21st oct during Navratri as all ten days are auspicious please advice....

Anonymous said...

when is the subh mahurat to start a new business between 18th aug 2012 to 31st aug2012 please advice...

senthil kumar said...

Thank you

sheetal shinde said...

Which are the 9 colors for 2012

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for this year info.

Anonymous said...

Not sure if those dates are correct for those living in the USA... The pratipat begins on October 15 and Navami and Dasami are both on October 23. The dates I have mentioned are for US only.

The dates in the article seem to apply only to Bharat.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for your time and great work!

Jitesh K Rath said...

thanks...for the excellent divine knowledge :)

mark fel said...

Only 8 days this year as well!!
It is an amazing that how our Hindu calendar can be constructed few months/year ago by observing the moon cycle.

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Anonymous said...

best news for all indian and who is living out of country.

Anonymous said...

How come Oct 18th is listed twice in the Navratri dates?

Anonymous said...

THANKS A LOT ..VERY INFORMATIVE POST.

Rakesh Arora said...

Thanks for the infromation. Keep it up!!

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hitesh sarang said...

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Anjani said...

Thanks for confirming Navratra dates, someone said to me that Navratra starting from today 17 Oct that is why i searched Google and found your blog. Keep doing good work :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much.

Jai Mata Di

satish said...

Great Job, Thank you so much...

Anonymous said...

Ugh! It was bugging me why there were only 8 days and today is vijaya dasmi and it's only the ninth day , not the tenth... thanks for explaining that.

Anonymous said...

God bless you. :)

Ritesh Vyas said...

thank you so much and god bless u i read most of all blog by you provide and such a nice information and u have a good knowledge thank you so much again.....

Joydeep Biswas said...

Thank you so much for giving us dates of navratra...
Jai Mata di...

Joydeep Biswas said...

Thank you so much for the dates of Navratra...
Jai Mata di....

Anonymous said...

Thanks for compiling the dates - is very helpful.

Anonymous said...

Great Job!!! Please tell us the puja vidhi also..How to start 1st navratra
puja. Thanks in advance.

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