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Ashada Navratri, also known as Gupt Navratri or Varahi Navratri, is a 9-day festival dedicated to Goddess Varahi Devi. In 2025, Ashada Navratri begins on June 26 and ends on July 4.
It is observed in Shukla paksha of Ashad month (June – July). This Navratri festival is also known as Guhya Navratri in Himachal Pradesh. Gupt or Guhya means the hidden or not much popular.
Ashada Navratri is celebrated as Shakambari Utsavam or Shakambari festival in Vijayawada Kanakadurga temple. It is celebrated for three days during when Goddess Kanakadurga is decorated and worshipped as Shakambari Mata. It is also celebrated as Varahi Navratri in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and some parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Goddess Varahi Devi is one of the Saptamatrukas mentioned in Devi Mahatyam.
In Ashada masam, Shakambari Navratri or Bhadrakali Navratri is also held in Bhadrakali temple, Hanamkonda, Warangal in Andhra Pradesh.
Auspicious Days in Ashada Navratri 2025
26 June 2025 – Chandra Darshan, Mahakavi Kalidas Diwas, Manorath Dwitiya Vrat
27 June 2025 – Jagannath Rathyatra in Puri
28 June 2025 – Tritiya Navratri
29 June 2025 – Vinayak Chaturthi | Bhauma Chaturthi
30 June 2025 – Hera Panchami, Dwarkadhish Patotsav, Skanda Panchami,
1 July 2025 – Skanda Shashti, Kumara Shashti, Kumar Shashti, Kasumba Shashti
2 July 2025 – Vivaswat Saptami, Surya Pujan, Sai Teuram Jayanti, Saptami Navratri
3 July 2025 – Durgashtami, Parashuram Ashtami in Odisha, Kharchi Puja in Tripura
4 July 2025 – Bhadli Navami, Mela Sharif Bhawani – Kashmir, Bahuda Yatra, Punaryatra
Navratri 2024, 2025, 2026 | Sharad Navratri, Chaitra Navratri, Gupt Navratri, Ashada Navratri
Shakambari Navaratri Utsavalu 2024 in Bhadrakali Temple, Hanamkonda
when is varahi navarathiri and how it is celebrated
Ashada Navratri also known as GuptNavratri or Varahi Navratri
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