- By Kashish Rai
- Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:00 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Ghatasthapana Shubh Muhurat: The festival of Navratri begins with the sacred ritual of Ghatasthapana, or Kalash Sthapana. This ritualistic process of bringing a Kalash or Ghat is undertaken to symbolise a formal request to Goddess Durga to provide blessings to the house. The Kalash itself symbolises good luck, energy and strength. Being a major aspect of Navratri, Ghatasthapana marks the beginning of the nine-day celebration, paving the way for the festivities. This ceremony is a warm welcome to the goddess, calling in her divine presence into the home and ushering in a time of reverence, prayer, and joyful celebration.
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Ghatasthapana Date And Time
- Shardiya Navratri 2025 Ghatsthapana Date: 22nd September 2025, Monday
- Pratipada Tithi Begins: 01:23 AM, 22nd September, 2025
- Pratipada Tithi Ends: 02:55 AM, 23rd September, 2025
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Ghatsthapana Shubh Muhurat
This year, Ghatasthapana Muhurat falls during Dvi-Svabhava Kanya Lagna this year during Shardiya Navratri 2025.
According to the Panchang, the Ghatasthapana falls between 06:11 AM to 07:52 AM on 22nd September 2025. The Abhijit Muhurat for Ghatasthapana falls between 11:51 AM to 12:39 PM.
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Samagri List For Ghatasthapana And Puja
Ghatasthapana puja calls for a multitude of items to invite Goddess Durga into the house. The items start with an idol or photo of Maa Durga, vermilion, saffron, camphor, barley, fragrance sticks and new garments. Some more necessary items are mirrors, combs, bangles, bracelets, perfume oil, and mango leaf torans. Red flowers, durva grass, and rosemary provide an elegant touch to the puja.
The list goes on to encompass several other substances such as betel nuts, turmeric, roli, mauli, flowerpots, bel leaves and kamalgatta. A cotton wick lamp, Naividhya, honey, sugar, nutmeg, panchmeva, mace, coconut, and asana are also crucial elements. Sand, clay betel, cloves, cardamom, and a clay or brass urn are the other essential materials needed. All these ingredients are of great importance in the Ghatasthapana ritual, representing purity, prosperity, and devotion.
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Ghatashtapana and Kalash Sthapana for Navratri take place on the first day of Navratri festivities. (Image Source: Canva)
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Ghatasthapana
When doing the Ghatasthapana ritual, make sure the place is clean. Fill a clay or copper pot with soil and seven kinds of grains, like wheat and jowar. As you do this, chant prayers to Lord Varun. Make a layered square or rectangle in the prayer room, then plant the grains. This stands for growth and good fortune.
Next, get a pot ready with sacred water, sandalwood, flowers, Durva grass, turmeric and rice. Put a coconut or garland on top and decorate the pot with flowers and drawings. Light Akhand lamps every morning and evening and do aarti. Follow this ritual every day. Additionally, make sure to offer fresh flowers and garlands during the nine days.
The rituals culminate on the tenth day. Cut the grown grains and share them as prasad with family, friends and neighbours. Some devotees also perform the visarjan of the grains to a river or pond.
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Shardiya Navratri 2025: Kalash Sthapana Vidhi
To prepare the Kalash, put a tilak of turmeric on the external part of the kalash and coins in the water. Put mango leaves encircling the neck, with the end resting on the water and the head facing upwards. Next, put a coconut facing upwards towards the sky on the mouth of the Kalash. Put sandalwood, turmeric and kumkum tilak on the Kalash. Then put the Kalash inside an earthen pot filled with soil, sowing Navadhanya seeds over it. Top the seeds with a thin layer of earth and sprinkle water for sprouting. Put the unit on a wooden takta lined with fresh cloth. Offer new cloth and flower garland to the Kalash and conduct Panchopchar Puja in the presence of lamp, incense sticks and offerings. Lastly, present Bhog or Naivedya to Maa Durga and finish the puja with Jay Ambe Aarti by distributing the Prasad amongst devotees.