Ghatasthapana Shubh Muhurat 2021: Chaitra month has started. In this month, the festival of Chaitra Navratri (Chaitra Navratri 2021) is celebrated. This year, Chaitra Navratri starts from April 13. 9 forms of Maa Durga are worshiped in Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana is done on the first day of Navratri. With this, the festival of Navratri begins. Ghatasthapana has special significance in Navratri. The worship of Navratri starts from Ghatasthapana. The Muhurta of Ghatasthapana will be from 05.28 am to 10: 14 in the morning. Seven types of cereals are sown in ceramics for Ghatasthapana. After this, set the Kalash on top of this vessel. Fill water in the urn. Add Ganga water to it as well. Tie Kalava on the Kalash. Put mango or ashoka leaves on the mouth of the urn. Then tie the coarse coconut to the kalava. Wrap the coconut in a red cloth and keep it on top of the urn.
How long till Chaitra Navratri?
According to the Hindi Panchang, the festival of Navaratri will begin on Tuesday, April 13 from the date of Pratipada of the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. The date of Navami will fall on 21 April. In addition, Navratri fasting will be on 22 April, the date of Dashami.
This time, Mata Rani is riding on horseback. Mata Rani’s vehicle has special significance in Navratri. In Medini astrology, happiness and prosperity are known from the vehicle of the mother. Horse riding means natural calamities, disasters like turmoil in power. At the same time, the mother’s farewell will be on the male vehicle. Fasting and worshiping have special significance with the worship of the mother on Navratri festival.
Worship of Mother Adishakti
It is one of the major festivals of Hindu religion in which mother Adishakti is worshiped. Devotees of the mother worship their nine different forms in Chaitra Navratri by observing a fast. According to Hindu Panchang, Chaitra Navratri starts from Chaitra Shukla Pratipada Tithi and continues till Navami Tithi.
Auspicious time for establishment of urn
Common auspicious
05:43 AM to 08:43 AM
Abhijeet Muhurta
11:36 pm to 12:24 pm
Gully and Amrit Muhurta
11:50 pm to 01:25 pm
How to install an urn
On this day, wake up early in the morning and bathe in a clean cloth. After this clean the temple thoroughly and make a wooden plinth. Spread a cloth of red or white color on the floor. Put rice on the cloth and sow the barley in a clay pot. Place the urn of water on this vessel. Make a swastika and tie Kalava on this Kalash. Do add spadi, coin and Akshat in the Kalash. Place Ashoka leaves on the Kalash. Also wrap a coconut wrapped with chunari and tie it to Kalava. Then invoke Maa Durga and worship the Kalash by lighting a lamp.
Chaitra Navratri dates and names of mother’s forms
April 13, Tuesday: Chaitra Navratri begins, Ghatasthapana
April 14, Wednesday: Second day of Chaitra Navratri – Mother Brahmacharini Puja
April 15, Thursday: Third day of Chaitra Navratri – Mother Chandraghanta Puja
April 16, Friday: Fourth day of Chaitra Navratri – Mother Kushmanda Puja
April 17, Saturday: The fifth day of Chaitra Navratri – Mother Skandmata Puja
April 18, Sunday: Sixth day of Chaitra Navratri – Mother Katyayani Puja
April 19, Monday: Seventh day of Chaitra Navratri – Maa Kalratri Puja
April 20, Tuesday: Eighth day of Chaitra Navratri – Worship of Mother Mahagauri, Durga Ashtami, Mahashtami
April 21, Wednesday: Ram Navami, Lord Ram’s birthday
April 22, Thursday: Chaitra Navratri Paran
The person who performs the entire Navratri worships all the forms of the mother methodically. The sufferings of his life cease. There is happiness, peace and wealth in the house.
