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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 2026, Ashada Navratri begins on July 15 and ends on July 23.
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 2026
15 July 2026 – Chandra Darshan, Mahakavi Kalidas Diwas
16 July 2026 – Jagannath Rathyatra in Puri, Manorath Dwitiya Vrat
17 July 2026 – Tritiya Navratri, Vinayak Chaturthi
18 July 2026 – Hera Panchami, Dwarkadhish Patotsav, Skanda Panchami
19 July 2026 – Skanda Shashti, Kumara Shashti, Kumar Shashti, Kasumba Shashti, Sai Teuram Jayanti
20 July 2026 – Vivaswat Saptami, Surya Pujan, Sai Teuram Jayanti, Saptami Navratri
21 July 2026 – Durgashtami, Parashuram Ashtami in Odisha, Kharchi Puja in Tripura
22 July 2026 – Ashtami Navaratri
23 July 2026 – Bhadli Navami, Navaratri ends
Navratri 2026, 2027, 2028 | Sharad Navratri, Chaitra Navratri, Gupt Navratri, Ashada Navratri
Shakambari Navaratri Utsavalu 2026 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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