Chaitra Navratri 2021: When Is Chaitra Navratri? Here Are The Dates, Days

Navratri 2021: This year Chaitra Navratri starts on April 13. There are two major Navratri celebrations in our country: one in spring called the Chaitra Navratri and another in autumn known as the Sharad Navratri.

Chaitra Navratri starts on April 13. It is also called the Vasant Navratri as it takes place during the in spring season. For Hindu devotees, Chaitra Navratri is the time when they invoke the Goddess Durga or forms of Shakti for abundance, protection, happiness and victory in all walks of life. There are two main Navratri festivals in a year - one during the spring and another in autumn called the Sharad Navratri. Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri have great religious traditions and significance attached to it. Navratri is observed with great fervor and enthusiasm across the nation. Chaitra Navratri (nine nights), as the name suggests, usually falls in the month of March or April. Normally it marks the first day of the Hindu calendar. Chaitra Navratri is observed during the Shukla Paksha or Full Moon phase in the month of Chaitra, according to the Hindu calendar. In Kashmir, it is called Navreh and in Maharashtra, the first day of the Hindu New Year is called Gudi Padwa.