Navpatrika Puja 2025 Date: Check Muhurat Time, Rituals, Kolabou Puja Significance in Durga Puja

Navpatrika Puja 2025: Date, Muhurat, Rituals, Kolabou Puja Significance in Durga Puja

Navpatrika Puja 2025: Navpatrika Puja is also known as Nabapatrika Puja or Kolabou Puja, it will be celebrated on Monday, September 29, 2025. This sacred ritual falls on Maha Saptami, the seventh day of Durga Puja and marks the formal beginning of worshipping Goddess Durga with great devotion and rituals.

Navpatrika Puja 2025 Date and Time

Navpatrika Puja 2025: Rituals

Navpatrika Puja is performed by invoking Goddess Durga into a sacred group of nine plants, bundled together as a living medium of the Divine. These plants represent different forms of Goddess Durga and include the Bilva branch from the previous day’s Bilva Nimantran ritual.

• Ceremonial Bath (Mahasnan): The nine plants, tied together, are bathed in a river or water body, then draped in a red or orange cloth.
• Installation: The Navpatrika is placed on a wooden seat beside the main idol of Goddess Durga.
• Mirror Ritual: A mirror is positioned to reflect Goddess Durga, and the reflection is bathed as part of the sacred Mahasnan ritual.
• Prana Pratishtha: The divine energy of Goddess Durga is invoked into the idol.
• Shodashopachar Puja: The elaborate sixteen-step worship of the Goddess is performed.
• Devi Bhog and Aarti: The day concludes with offerings and Aarti, spreading spiritual energy and devotion.

Significance of Navpatrika Puja

Navpatrika Puja symbolizes the embodiment of Goddess Durga in nature. The nine sacred plants represent fertility, prosperity, and the divine feminine power. In West Bengal, this ritual is also fondly known as Kolabou Puja, where Kolabou is worshipped as the symbolic bride of Lord Ganesha.

The ceremony highlights the importance of worshipping nature and connects devotees with the living energy of the Goddess.

Navpatrika Puja during Durga Puja 2025 is not only a ritual of invocation but also a reminder of the eternal bond between humans, nature, and divinity. The celebrations on Maha Saptami, through Navpatrika and Kolabou Puja, bring communities together in devotion, joy, and cultural heritage.

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