Kanjak Puja 2019 Date and Muhurat on Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami: Significance of Kanya Pujan, Auspicious Time and Rituals During Sharad Navratri

The festive celebrations of Sharad Navratri 2019 are ongoing in the country.  Navaratri or the celebration of "nine nights" has begun from September, 29 in the Pratipada tithi of Ashwin Shukla Paksha and will last till October 8, 2019. It is a festival which sees the worship of nine different forms of the Goddess Durga. An important part of these celebrations is the Kanya Pujan, worshipping little girls as nine forms of Durga. Kanya Pujan takes place on the day of Durga Ashtami. So Kanya Pujan 2019 will be marked on October 6 this year. Navratri, also known as Navaratri, is extravagantly celebrated as Durga Puja in West Bengal and other eastern states in India. Navratri 2019 Colours List for Nine Days: Complete Colour Chart to Celebrate a Sharad Navratri With Dates and Day-Wise Navdurga Puja. 

A vital part of Sharad Navratri is Kanya Pujan, a ritual that includes worshipping little girls as nine forms of Durga. The nine forms of Goddess Shakti are: Maa Shailputri, Maa Brahmacharini, Maa Chandrakanta, Maa Kushmanda, Maa Skandmata, Maa Katyayani, Maa Kaalratri, Maa Mahagauri, and Maa Siddhidatri.

Kanya Pujan Shubh Muhurat

Durga Ashtami: October 6, 2019

Significance of Kanya Pujan

After doing sthapana of goddess Durga, the deity is worshipped for nine days, however on a ninth day (in some cases, eighth day), nine little girls worshipped as the incarnation of all the forms of goddess Durga. The girls who represent the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga are worshipped just like the deity. The worship begins with the devotees washing the feet of the little girls and then offer them new clothes, sweets and money. The devotees only eat once the little girls have finished eating. Traditional Ashtami Prasad including puri, chana and halwa, is offered to Goddess Durga and then to all the girls. Red dupatta (mata ki chunari) and bangles are also given to the girls. The puja ends with taking blessings from these girls by touching their feet.

As per Hindu beliefs, more the number of kanyas or girls one worships, more the blessings one will get. They say that worshipping one girl child will give you good fortune whereas two will give you better perception and salvation. Similarly, worshipping three girls will give you merit, four authority and five will bless you with knowledge.  When you invite and worship six girls you are said to receive six types of siddhis or fulfillments; whereas seven girls will give you power, eight will give you wealth and finally, nine little girls will bless you with supremacy.

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