7th day of Navratri 2023 is March 28 (Chaitra Navratri | Vasant Navratri) & 21 October 2023 in Sharad Durga Sharan Navaratri. October 21 is also celebrated as Durga Saptami, Maha Saptami, Devi Saptami.
It also marks the second day of Durga Puja in Bengal, Assam, and other Eastern parts of India..
Today’s Goddess to worship in Navadurga Sampradaya is – Maa Kalratri
Today’s Goddess to worship in Navadevi Sampradaya is – Sri Durga Devi
Today’s Goddess to worship (Alankaram) in Vijayawada Kanakadurga Temple is – Sri LalitaTripura Sundari Devi
Today’s Goddess to worship in Dasha Mahavidya sampradaya is – Dhumavathi Mahavidya (Kalabhairavi)
Today’s Goddess to worship in Saptamatrika / Ashtamatrika Sampradaya is – Chamunda (Chamundi / Charchika)
Today’s Navratri colour is – Read this post for Navratri colours list for 2023
Today’s Naivedyam or food recipe to offer to Durga Mata is – read this post for Nine Naivedyams for Durga
In Nepal, Navratri is celebrated as Dashain. On the seventh day of Dashain, regular puja to Goddess Durga is observed along with the above said vratas. Most of the devotees are not aware about the sixth day of Vratas of Navratri.
यह बंगाल, असम और भारत के अन्य पूर्वी हिस्सों में दुर्गा पूजा के दूसरे दिन है।
नवदुर्गा सम्प्रदाय में पूजा करने के लिए आज की देवी है – माँ कालरात्रि
नवदेवी सम्प्रदाय में पूजा करने के लिए आज की देवी है – श्री दुर्गा देवी
विजयवाड़ा कनकदुर्गा मंदिर में आज की देवी की पूजा (अलंकारम) – श्री सरस्वती देवी
दशा महाविद्या संप्रदाय में पूजा करने की आज की देवी है – धुमवती महाविद्या (कालभैरवी)
सप्तमत्रिका अष्टमत्रिका सम्प्रदाय में पूजा करने की आज की देवी है – चामुंडा (चामुंडी चरचिका)
Panchang, 21 October 2023
Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 06:09 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 05:40 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 12:18 PM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 11:03 PM
Today’s Panchangam:
Tithi : Saptami upto 09:53 PMAshtami
Nakshatra : Purva Ashadha upto 07:54 PMUttara Ashadha
Karana : Garaja upto 10:42 AM, Vanija upto 09:53 PM, Vishti,
Yoga : Sukarma upto 12:37 AM, Oct 22, Dhriti,
Weekday : Shaniwara,
Paksha : Shukla Paksha
Samvat:
Shaka Samvat : 1945 Shobhakrit
Chandramasa : Ashwina – Purnimanta Ashwina – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2080 Nala
Gujarati Samvat : 2079 Aananda
Shubh Muhurat:
Abhijit : 11:32 AM to 12:18 PM
Amrit Kalam : 03:15 PM to 04:48 PM
Time to avoid:
Rahu Kalam : 09:02 AM to 10:28 AM
Yamaganda : 01:21 PM to 02:47 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 06:09 AM to 07:36 AM
Dur Muhurtam : 06:09 AM to 06:55 AM 06:55 AM to 07:41 AM
Varjyam : 03:30 AM, Oct 22 to 05:02 AM, Oct 22