Saraswati Puja, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, Kanya Puja 2025: Dates & Rituals

Saraswati Puja, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, Kanya Puja 2025: Dates & Rituals

Durga Puja 2025 is filled with several important rituals that hold deep spiritual significance. Among the most sacred are Saraswati Puja, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, and Kanya Puja, which are observed with devotion and grandeur. These rituals are not only part of Navratri celebrations but also mark key highlights of Durga Puja across India.

Saraswati Puja 2025 Date and Significance

Saraswati Avahan will be observed on Monday, September 29, 2025. This day is dedicated to invoking Goddess Saraswati, the deity of wisdom, learning, and knowledge. Devotees place books, musical instruments, and sacred texts before the Goddess to seek blessings for wisdom and enlightenment.

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Durga Ashtami 2025 Date and Rituals

Durga Ashtami is also called Maha Ashtami, will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. It is one of the most significant days of Navratri and Durga Puja, when devotees worship Goddess Durga in her most powerful form. Special pujas, fasting, and chanting of mantras are performed to seek strength, courage, and protection from negative forces.

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Sandhi Puja 2025 

On the same day, September 30, 2025, devotees will perform Sandhi Puja, which marks the transition period between Ashtami and Navami Tithi. According to tradition, it was during this sacred moment that Goddess Durga transformed into Chamunda to destroy the demons Chanda and Munda. The ritual is performed with 108 oil lamps, offering great spiritual energy.

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Kanya Puja 2025

Kanya Puja in 2025 will also be observed on September 30, 2025. This ritual involves worshipping nine young girls, symbolizing the Navadurga forms of Goddess Durga. Devotees wash their feet, offer flowers, prasad, and gifts, considering them as manifestations of the Divine Mother. It is believed that performing Kanya Puja brings blessings of prosperity, happiness, and protection.

The combination of Saraswati Puja, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, and Kanya Puja in 2025 makes September 29–30 highly auspicious. These rituals not only strengthen faith and devotion but also highlight the cultural richness of Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations across India.

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