Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara)
ನವರಾತ್ರಿ · ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ
Sep 30 – Oct 9, 2027 (Vijayadashami Oct 9)
ಒಂಬತ್ತು ರಾತ್ರಿ ದೇವಿಯ ಆರಾಧನೆ — ಮನೆಮನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗೊಂಬೆ ಹಬ್ಬ, ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಪೂಜೆ, ಆಯುಧ ಪೂಜೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ನಾಡಹಬ್ಬ ದಸರಾ.
Nine nights of Devi worship — gombe habba (doll displays), Saraswati pooja, Ayudha pooja and Vijayadashami. Dasara is Karnataka's nadahabba, celebrated grandly in Mysuru.
Auspicious muhurta · ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ
Ghatasthapana is done on the first morning; Saraswati, Ayudha and Vijayadashami rites follow in the daily forenoon.
How to prepare · ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆ
Get everything ready before the day — samagri to buy, home preparation and what to arrange in advance.
- 1Set up the gombe (doll) display steps (padi) and arrange your bombe collection
- 2Buy a kalasha, coconut, navadhanya and a new saree for Devi
- 3Keep a Lalitha Sahasranama / Devi Mahatmya text ready for daily parayana
- 4Prepare bagina items — haldi-kumkum, bangles, mirror and comb — for sumangalis
- 5Arrange books / instruments for Saraswati pooja and tools / vehicles for Ayudha pooja
Pooja vidhi · ಪೂಜಾ ವಿಧಿ
- Kalasha sthapana on day one and daily Devi pooja
- Lalitha Sahasranama or Devi Mahatmya parayana
- Saraswati pooja (Moola nakshatra) and Ayudha pooja (Navami)
- Vijayadashami — shami pooja and new beginnings (vidyarambha)
Stotras for this festival · ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಗಳು
ಗುಂಪು ಪಾರಾಯಣ
Mark Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) with a group parayana
A group parayana of Lalitha Sahasranama is a beautiful way to observe Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) at home or a temple.
Frequently asked · ಪ್ರಶ್ನೋತ್ತರ
When is Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) in 2027?
Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) falls on Sep 30 – Oct 9, 2027 (Vijayadashami Oct 9).
Which parayana is done during Navaratri?
Lalitha Sahasranama and Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya) are the principal parayanas; many also perform Chandi homa.
What is Ayudha Pooja?
On Mahanavami, tools, vehicles and instruments of livelihood are cleaned and worshipped — a purohith performs the sankalpa and pooja at homes and offices.
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