Maha Navami

What Maha Navami is

Maha Navami is Ashwin Shukla Navami, the last of the nine nights of Durga. She is worshipped as Siddhidatri, the giver of success. Tools, vehicles and machines are worshipped too, so that they serve safely through the year. In Kathmandu the Taleju temple opens to the public on this one day of the year.

How families keep it

Families complete the Navaratri puja and the Chandi path, worship their vehicles and tools and prepare for the tika of the next day.

The days of Dashain

• Ghatasthapana

  Friday, October 1, 2027 · Ashwin 14, 2084

  The first day of Dashain: the kalash is set up and the jamara is sown.

• Fulpati

  Wednesday, October 6, 2027 · Ashwin 19, 2084

  The seventh day of Dashain, when the fulpati is brought into the house.

• Maha Ashtami

  Thursday, October 7, 2027 · Ashwin 20, 2084

  The eighth day of Dashain, given to Goddess Durga in her fiercest form.

• Maha Navami

  Saturday, October 9, 2027 · Ashwin 22, 2084

  The ninth day of Dashain and the last of Navaratri.

• Vijaya Dashami

  Sunday, October 10, 2027 · Ashwin 23, 2084

  The tenth and greatest day of Dashain, when elders give tika, jamara and their blessing.

• Kojagrat Purnima

  Thursday, October 14, 2027 · Ashwin 27, 2084

  The full moon that closes Dashain, a night of wakefulness for Goddess Laxmi.

Maha Navami in the coming years

• 2026Tuesday, October 20, 2026Kartik 3, 2083
• 2027Saturday, October 9, 2027Ashwin 22, 2084
• 2028Wednesday, September 27, 2028Ashwin 11, 2085
• 2029Tuesday, October 16, 2029Ashwin 30, 2086
• 2030Saturday, October 5, 2030Ashwin 18, 2087
• 2031Friday, October 24, 2031Kartik 7, 2088

Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.