In 2021, the Sharada Navratri festival starts on October 07, Thursday, and ends on October 15, Friday.
Ghatasthapana – The Ceremonial Beginning of Navratri Celebrations
Ghatasthapana or Kalashsthapana is an important ritual observed on the first day of the Navratri festival. Ghata or Kalash is a ritual pot, and ‘sthapana’ means ‘to place or install’. Ghatasthapana is the ritualistic placing of the Kalash filled with holy water, and its purpose is to invoke the Goddess Shakti or Durga. For this, the Kalash or pot is coated with cow dung and sown in barley seeds. This is then placed in a sandpit, which itself is sown with seeds. While doing so, the devotees chant the mantra of Goddess Shakti and remember her nine forms. They will pray to her and request her to reside in the holy Kalash for nine days until the end of the Navratri festival. Since Ghatasthapana, this Kalash has to be worshipped two times on each day of the festival. Devotees add more holy water to the Kalash each day and keep it out of the light. These result in the growth of long, yellowish grass called ‘jamara’.Ghatasthapana Time for Sharad Navratri 2021
Ghatasthapana Date: October 7, 2021 (Thursday) Ghatasthapana Muhurat: 06:30 AM to 10:28 AM, Duration – 03 Hours 57 Mins Ghatasthapana Abhijit Muhurat: 12:02 PM to 12:50 PM, Duration – 00 Hours 47 Mins Pratipada Tithi Begins: 04:34 PM on October 06, 2021 Pratipada Tithi Ends : 01:46 PM on October 07, 2021 Chitra Nakshatra Begins: 11:20 PM on October 06, 2021 Chitra Nakshatra Ends: 09:13 PM on October 07, 2021 Vaidhriti Yoga Begins: 05:12 AM on October 07, 2021 Vaidhriti Yoga Ends: 01:40 AM on Oct 08, 2021 Ghatasthapana Rules Ghatasthapana marks the beginning of the nine to ten-day-long Navratri festival with the invocation of Goddess Shakti. Our scriptures have some well-defined rules and guidelines to perform Ghatasthapana at the beginning of Navratri. Ghatasthapana Muhurat Rules- Ghatasthapana should happen on the same day, even if there is only one muhurta under pratipada after the sunrise.
- The Amayukta Pratipada or the Pratipada prevailing on the day of the Amavasya will be considered the first day in case the pratipada is not occurring on any day. In any other case, Sharad Navaratri must not be celebrated on Amayukta Pratipada.
- If Pratipada goes on for two sunrises, then the first one would be the only one considered.
- The first one – the third part of the day is considered as the Shubh or the most auspicious time for Ghatsthapana.
- Abhijit Muhurat is also considered as Shubh time to initiate Kalashsthapana.
- The Dwi-Swabhava Lagan Meen prevailing during the Pratipada of the Sharad Navratri is also an auspicious time for Kalashsthapana.
- Chitra Nakshatra and Vaidhriti Yoga are considered not good for Ghatsthapana, but these occasions are not prohibited.
- Ghatsthapana must be done within 16 Ghatis or before midday while Pratipada is prevailing.
- Afternoon, nighttime, and any time beyond sixteen Ghatis after sunrise are prohibited for Ghatasthapana.
- Afternoon, nighttime, and any time beyond sixteen Ghatis after sunrise are prohibited for Ghatasthapana.
Ghatasthapana Puja Items
1 Kalash or small clay pot 2 Clean soil 3 A wide clay pot for Sapta Dhanya 4 Sapta Dhanya or Seeds of seven different grains 5 Sacred thread or Moli or Kalava 6 Supari (Betel nuts) 7 Perfume 8 Flowers and garland 9 Sacred water or Ganga Jal 10 5 leaves of Ashoka or Mango tree 11 Raw and unbroken Rice for putting in the lid 12 Grass (Durva) 13 Lamp or Diya for aarti 14 Coconut with its husk 15 Red Cloth for wrapping coconut 16 CoinsGhatasthapana Puja Vidhi
The Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi is as follows.- Place the wide clay pot near the chowki (wooden seat) of the goddess.
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