Chaitra, Shukla Pratipada – Navami
Chaitra Navratri, also called Vasant Navratri, is nine days of worship of Goddess Durga in her different forms, beginning with Ghatasthapana on the Hindu New Year and concluding with Ram Navami.
Festival calendar
Other festivals in the calendar.
Ram Navami / Sri Rama Navami
Chaitra, Shukla Navami
Ram Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama at Ayodhya and closes Chaitra Navratri. It is observed with prayers at midday, readings of the Ramayana and processions.
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Mahavir Jayanti / Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Chaitra, Shukla Trayodashi
Mahavir Jayanti, also called Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, marks the birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of Jainism. It is observed with prayers at Jain temples, the ceremonial bathing of his idol, processions carrying his image in a chariot, and acts of charity.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Chaitra, Purnima
Hanuman Jayanti marks the birth of Lord Hanuman, observed with worship at sunrise and recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa. Several regions, including parts of South India, observe it on other dates in their own calendars.
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