Navratri at Home: A Simple Nine-Day Plan

Episodes and lessons

1. Navratri at home: a simple nine-day plan Episode 1 · 3 min

   Sharad Navratri begins on Sunday 11 October 2026. What the nine nights remember, and how India keeps them in many different ways.

2. What Navratri is: nine nights of the Goddess Episode 2 · 6 min

   Where Sharad Navratri sits in the year, the text at its heart, the Devi Mahatmya, and a first look at the many ways India keeps these nine nights.

3. The nine forms: Navadurga, one for each day Episode 3 · 5 min

   Shailaputri to Siddhidatri. A short, plain introduction to each of the nine forms of Durga as widely worshipped during Navratri, with one small practice for each day.

4. Ghatasthapana and a simple home plan Episode 4 · 5 min

   What the kalash on the first day means, the simple things many homes use to set it up, and an easy nine-day plan you can keep. Your family pandit or an elder can guide the full rite.

5. Fasting with care: vrat choices and food Episode 5 · 5 min

   The many ways families keep a Navratri vrat, the foods commonly eaten, and a clear, gentle word on health. Please follow your doctor's advice first.

6. Ashtami, Navami and Vijayadashami: many ways across India Episode 6 · 5 min

   How the last days of Navratri are kept, from kanya pujan and garba to Durga Puja, golu, Vidyarambham and Dussehra, side by side, with none ranked above another.

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