- By Kashish Rai
- Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Shardiya Navratri 2025 is celebrated during the Ashwin Shukla Paksha in Hinduism. This sacred period is dedicated to celebrating the energy of the divine feminine and honouring Goddess Durga in her nine forms. Devotees observe this period for worshipping Devi Durga. They fast, pray, and join in rituals, hoping for blessings of strength and protection from the Goddess. The festival is a symbol of good winning over evil. It reminds everyone to stay strong when things get tough. This year, Shardiya Navratri begins on 22nd September 2025 and ends on 2nd October 2025 with Vijayadashami.
During this sacred period, the devotees can purchase some lucky things to invite success and good fortune. Below, we have curated a list of 7 items that devotees must buy during Navratri festivities:
Shardiya Navratri 2025: 7 Lucky Things You Must Purchase To Invite Success And Good Fortune
1. Durga Yantra: The Durga Yantra is a special geometric design that links to the goddess Durga's power. During Navratri, having or worshipping this yantra can help centre your spiritual energy and bring protection, strength, and success into your life. People often keep a Durga Yantra at home or work to keep away bad vibes and draw in good ones. Regular worship of the yantra while praying is thought to sharpen your mind, boost your confidence, and bring you luck.
2. Kalash: During Shardiya Navratri, a Kalash, a pot filled with water, mango leaves, and a coconut, is a must-have. It stands for abundance, cleanliness, and spiritual strength. Putting the Kalash in the worship area is thought to bring wealth and spiritual progress. Praying around it may call on Goddess Durga's favour, bringing peace, joy, and health to the home.
3. Red Clothes: It is considered lucky to wear or donate red clothes during Shardiya Navratri. Red is a colour that stands for strength, strong feelings, and wealth and people. This colour is believed to bring good luck from Goddess Durga.
Shardiya Navratri is dedicated to the worship of Maa Durga and her sacred nine forms. (Image Source: Canva)
4. Fruits And Dry Fruits: Offering sweets and dry fruits to Goddess Durga during Navratri is a way to show thanks and ask for blessings. These gifts stand for nourishment, sweetness and wealth. People think that by sharing these items, they bring generosity, joy and peace into their lives. It is an easy but strong way to get good luck and do well at work and in life.
5. Fresh Flowers: During Shardiya Navratri, the devotees must offer fresh flowers like marigolds, lotuses and roses to Goddess Durga as a sign of love and respect. Flowers are seen as pure and a way to bring good things into life. Using flowers to decorate or offering them during prayers can help devotees receive the blessings of Maa Durga.
6. Sindoor And Kumkum: The use of Kumkum and Sindoor is an important symbol of strength and protection in Shardiya Navratri rituals. Offering these powders to the goddess and applying them to the forehead is said to bring her blessings. Married women wear sindoor to show they are married and wish for a happy marriage. Keeping these items in the Puja area is believed to bring good luck, peace and spiritual progress to the home.
7. Ghee Lamp: Lighting ghee lamps during Navratri is a tradition to remove darkness and bring light, knowledge and spiritual awakening. The flame stands for purity and divine presence, helping create peace. Offering ghee deepak to Goddess Durga while praying is a way to seek her blessings for wealth, health and success. It is auspicious to light lamps in the morning and evening to boost the spiritual energy at home.
(Disclaimer: This content includes advice providing generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified spiritual or astrological opinion. Always consult a specialist for more information before adopting any measures.)