Masik Durgashtami in November 2025: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Masik Durgashtami in November 2025: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Masik Durgashtami in November 2025: Masik Durgashtami in November 2025 is an important Hindu festival dedicated to Maa Durga, the supreme divine feminine and protector of the universe. This sacred vrat is observed every month on the Shukla Paksha Ashtami Tithi, when devotees worship Goddess Durga to seek protection, success, prosperity and freedom from negativity. Masik Durga Ashtami in Margashirsha month will be observed on Friday, 28 November 2025.

Masik Durgashtami 2025 Date and Ashtami Tithi

Devotees follow the timings of the Ashtami Tithi to perform puja rituals with devotion.

Key auspicious timings for puja and worship:

Masik Durga Ashtami holds immense spiritual importance. According to Hindu beliefs:

• Maa Durga blesses devotees with courage, strength and protection
• Persistent obstacles and negative influences are removed
• Financial growth, success and harmony in life are promoted
• Good health and mental peace are granted by the goddess
• Worshipping all nine forms of Durga brings fulfilment of desires
• This holy vrat is observed with full devotion seeking the divine grace of Maa Durga and Adi Shakti.

Rituals are performed with faith and purity:

• Wake up early, take a bath and wear clean red clothes
• Clean the puja space and sprinkle Ganga water for purification
• Spread a red cloth and place Maa Durga’s idol or picture
• Offer red chunri, vermillion, roli, akshat (rice) and kumkum
• Offer favourite flowers of Devi such as marigold, jasmine and mogra
• Prepare bhog like halwa, puri, chana and coconut
• Light a ghee diya and incense sticks
• Chant Maa Durga mantras, recite Durga Chalisa or Durga Saptashati
• Conclude with aarti seeking divine blessings