Navratri at Karanjeshwari Devi Temple, at Gowalkot near
Chiplun in Ratnagiri District in Maharashtra, is observed in Ashwin month. It
is one of the most popular Shakti temples in Ratnagiri District. The 2023 Navratri festival at Karanjeshwari Devi Temple is from October 15 to October 23, 2023. The 9-day annual Navratri festival attracts thousands of
people to this popular Shakti Shrine in coastal Maharashtra.
Karanjeshwari Devi Temple is dedicated to Mother Goddess
Shakti and She is the family deity or Kuldaivat of numerous Konkanastha
Brahmins.
Rituals associated with Mother Goddess worship are performed
during the nine-day period at the temple. Ashtami and Navami during
Navratri are the most important dates here.
Navratri at Karanjeshwari Devi Temple is annually held from
Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi to Navami tithi or the first to ninth day
of waxing phase of moon in Ashwin month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar
followed in Maharashtra.