Shardiya Navratri 2025, Remedies, Significance, Start Date & End Date

Latta Verma Jain
Sep 30, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Sep 22

Image shows face of maa durga — Navratri 2025

Navratri 2025

India is known for its diverse cultures and festivals, and Navratri is among the most important. Dedicated to Maa Durga and her nine forms, Navratri means “nine nights” of devotion and celebration. Four Navratris are observed each year—two visible and two hidden. Learn when Chaitra Navratri 2025 begins and ends, along with simple, easy remedies to follow.

Shardiy Navratri 2025 – Start date & End Date

Shardiya Navratri in 2025 begins on September 22 and ends on October 2, with Vijayadashami. In India, many perform tantra-mantra, tonay-totke, etc., during big festivals. There are Navratri-totke (remedies) that are simple but powerful. They only work if you do them with full faith. Scroll down for them.

Shardiya Navratri 2025– Significance

Navratri Story: Demon Mahisasur Vadh

The nine-day festival of Shardiya, also known as Shrad Navratri, takes place in the lunar month of Ashwin during the Sharad Ritu and concludes on the tenth day with Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami. This festival celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura after a nine-day battle, culminating in Vijayadashami. This is why she is famously known as Mahishasuramardini or the slayer of Mahishasura.

Kalash Sthapna time

Here are the corrected Kalash Sthapana (Ghatasthapana) timings for Navratri 2024:

Ghatasthapana Muhurat: 06:30 AM to 08:00 AM
Abhijit Muhurat (alternate auspicious slot): 11:46 AM to 12:33 PM( best for kalsh sthapna and poojan.

Navratri 2025: Dates

Shardiya Navratri 2025-Start Date - 1st Day - Maa Shailputri pooja - Kalash Sthapna – Prathma - 22nd September, Monday

Maa Brahamcharini pooja - 23rd September Tuesday

Maa Chandraghanta pooja - 24th September, Wednesday

Maa Kushmanda pooja - Chaturthi -25th September, Thursday

Maa Skandmata pooja - Panchmi - 26th September, Friday

Maa Katyayini pooja - Shasthi - 27th September, Saturday

Maa Kaalratri pooja – Saptami - 28th September Sunday

Maa Maha Guri pooja – - 29/30th September, Monday, astmi will start on 29th and will be end on 30th

Maa Siddhidaatri pooja - Navmi– 1st October, Tuesday, Navmi(Navmi will start on 30th late evening and will continue to 1st October.

Vijaydashmi-Ravan Dahan-2nd October 2025, Saturday

Navratri 2025: Totke/Upaye

Some festivals are auspicious to perform tonay totke and upay like Holi, Chaitra Navratri, Shardiya Navratri, Diwali etc.

On any Saturday during Navratri, bring 11 peepal leaves before sunrise and write Ram on it with vermilion, make a garland of them and offer it to Lord Rama to remove obstacles.
Chant Shri Ram Raksha strotra, Durga Shaptashati, and Shri Sookat path for 9 days during Navratri to gain money, achieve success, and remove obstacles.
During Navratri, offer a beetal leaf with 7 rose petals at the Temple of the Goddess on all 9 days to remove obstacles and get prosperity.
Take two strands of a broom and tie them in the reverse position with a blue thread and place it in the southwest corner of the house to enhance love and affection between the husband and the wife.
Take a jute coconut, put vermilion tikka on it, tie a red thread (Kalava) around it seven times, and offer rice grain on it and offer this coconut to Hanuman ji in any temple.
Recite Hanuman Chalisa and Sunderkand Path every day during Navratri to remove the obstacles. Recite Hanuman Chalisa 21, 51, 108 times to fulfil your wish.
During Navratri, offer the clay lion to Maa Durga on Wednesday. All the work is completed.
During Navratri, offer a red flag at the Temple of the Goddess on any day.
Offer the pan to Hanuman Ji for 9 days in Navratri.
During Navratri, write the name of Lord Ram on a Peepal leaf, and along with it, offer something sweet in front of Lord Hanuman's idol. This remedy is to be performed continuously for nine days. Soon, you will receive financial gains.
To please Goddess Lakshmi during Navratri, every day for 9 days, offer a pair of cloves along with a rose to Goddess Durga. This clove remedy is considered highly effective for attracting wealth during Navratri. Performing this ritual brings prosperity to your home and fills your mind with positive thoughts.
To please Lord Hanuman during Navratri, you can also perform a clove remedy. On Tuesday or Saturday during Navratri, light a mustard oil lamp in front of Lord Hanuman and add a pair of cloves to the lamp. Then, recite the Hanuman Chalisa. After that, in a conversational tone, express your problem or wish to Lord Hanuman. It is believed that your plea will soon be heard in the court of Lord Hanuman.
During the nine days of Navratri, every morning, you should burn cloves and camphor and spread the smoke throughout your house. Doing this removes negativity from your home and increases the flow of positive energy. It also brings peace to the household.