Navratri to Diwali 2025: Complete Festival Season Guide

The period from Navratri to Diwali represents the most spiritually charged time of the Hindu calendar. This 25-day festival season in 2025 offers unprecedented opportunities for spiritual growth, prosperity, and divine blessings through the worship of Divine Mother and Goddess Lakshmi.

Festival Timeline 2025

Shardiya Navratri: October 2-11, 2025

Dussehra: October 12, 2025

Karva Chauth: October 20, 2025

Dhanteras: October 29, 2025

Diwali: October 31, 2025

Govardhan Puja: November 1, 2025

Bhai Dooj: November 2, 2025

Navratri 2025: Nine Nights of Divine Power

Navratri Dates and Muhurat

Start Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025

End Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Ghatasthapana Muhurat: 6:15 AM to 7:23 AM (October 2)

Sandhi Puja: October 10, 11:47 PM to 12:35 AM (October 11)

Nine Forms of Goddess Durga

Day 1 - Maa Shailputri (October 2)

Color: Red | Offering: Ghee

Daughter of mountains, represents stability and strength. Worship for grounding and material security.

Day 2 - Maa Brahmacharini (October 3)

Color: Royal Blue | Offering: Sugar

Goddess of penance and devotion. Worship for spiritual discipline and knowledge.

Day 3 - Maa Chandraghanta (October 4)

Color: Yellow | Offering: Milk and Sweets

Warrior goddess with moon on forehead. Worship for courage and protection.

Day 4 - Maa Kushmanda (October 5)

Color: Green | Offering: Malpua

Creator of universe, radiates solar energy. Worship for health and vitality.

Day 5 - Maa Skandamata (October 6)

Color: Grey | Offering: Bananas

Mother of Lord Kartikeya. Worship for children's welfare and motherly blessings.

Day 6 - Maa Katyayani (October 7)

Color: Orange | Offering: Honey

Fierce form destroying evil. Worship for marriage and relationship harmony.

Day 7 - Maa Kalaratri (October 8)

Color: White | Offering: Jaggery

Destroyer of darkness and ignorance. Worship for removing obstacles and fears.

Day 8 - Maa Mahagauri (October 9)

Color: Pink | Offering: Coconut

Goddess of purity and peace. Worship for purification and spiritual cleansing.

Day 9 - Maa Siddhidatri (October 10)

Color: Sky Blue | Offering: Sesame Seeds

Granter of supernatural powers. Worship for spiritual attainment and success.

Daily Navratri Rituals

Morning Routine (5:00 AM - 8:00 AM)

1. Purification: Bath and clean clothes
2. Kalash Setup: Fresh water, mango leaves, coconut
3. Goddess Invocation: Specific mantras for each day
4. Offerings: Flowers, incense, specific food items
5. Aarti: Morning prayers and devotional songs

Evening Routine (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

1. Lamp Lighting: Ghee lamps and incense
2. Bhajan-Kirtan: Devotional singing
3. Prasad Distribution: Sharing blessed food
4. Community Gathering: Group prayers and celebrations
5. Fasting Rules: Appropriate food consumption

Navratri Fasting Guidelines

Allowed Foods

• Fruits and fruit juices
• Milk and dairy products
• Nuts and dry fruits
• Sabudana (tapioca) preparations
• Kuttu (buckwheat) flour items
• Singhara (water chestnut) flour
• Rock salt (sendha namak)
• Potatoes and sweet potatoes

Foods to Avoid

• Regular salt and spices
• Grains like wheat, rice, pulses
• Onion, garlic, and non-vegetarian food
• Alcohol and tobacco
• Processed and packaged foods

Dussehra 2025: Victory of Good Over Evil

Dussehra Details

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025

Vijaya Muhurat: 2:15 PM to 3:02 PM

Aparahna Puja Time: 1:28 PM to 3:55 PM

Dussehra Rituals

• Shami Tree Worship: Collect leaves for prosperity
• Weapon Worship: Bless tools and instruments
• Ravana Dahan: Symbolic burning of evil
• New Ventures: Auspicious time for beginnings
• Victory Prayers: Seek success in endeavors

Diwali 2025: Festival of Lights

Five Days of Diwali

Dhanteras - October 29, 2025

Puja Time: 6:30 PM to 8:15 PM

Significance: Wealth and health worship

Rituals: Purchase gold/silver, light 13 diyas, worship Dhanvantari

Naraka Chaturdashi - October 30, 2025

Abhyang Snan Time: Before sunrise

Significance: Victory over demon Narakasura

Rituals: Oil bath, early morning prayers, light diyas

Lakshmi Puja (Main Diwali) - October 31, 2025

Puja Muhurat: 6:52 PM to 8:16 PM

Pradosh Kaal: 6:15 PM to 8:52 PM

Significance: Goddess Lakshmi worship for prosperity

Govardhan Puja - November 1, 2025

Puja Time: Morning after sunrise

Significance: Krishna's victory over Indra

Rituals: Govardhan hill worship, Annakut offering

Bhai Dooj - November 2, 2025

Tilak Time: 1:15 PM to 3:27 PM

Significance: Brother-sister bond celebration

Rituals: Sister applies tilak, prayers for brother's well-being