Shakambari Jayanti 2026 | Last day of Shakambari Navaratri

Shakambari Jayanti or Sakambari Jayanthi is the birthday of Goddess Shakambari especially observed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In 2026, Shakambari Jayanti date is January 3.

Shakambari Devi is the Goddess who wears vegetables and green leaves as her dress or clothes and gives green leafy food and fruits to the world. Shakambari Jayanthi is a grand festival celebrated at Shakambaripuram Sakambari temple in Chennai.

The major festival dedicated to Goddess Shakambari is Shakambari Navratras, also known as Paush Navaratri, which is observed from the eighth day of Poush month (Paush Shukla Ashtami) to the Full Moon day of Poush masam (Paush Purnima). Another important festival during which Shakambari Devi worshipped is Shakambari Purnima.

Shakambari Jayanthi is the last day of Shakambari Navratri or Paush Navratri or Banashankari Navaratras. The first day of Banashankari Navaratri is known as Banadashtami in Badami Banashankari temple, Karnataka.

In 2026, Shakambari Jayanti will be observed on January 3, with the purnima tithi beginning at 6:53 PM on January 2 and ending at 3:32 PM on January 3.​

Significance

• Shakambari Jayanti is regarded as the divine appearance day of Goddess Shakambari, an incarnation of Devi Bhagwati and a manifestation of Mother Durga.​

• According to Hindu mythology, she appeared during a severe famine to nourish humanity and restore life by creating a bounty of fruits, vegetables, and herbs.​

• Devotees express gratitude for her life-sustaining blessings, seek relief from hunger and hardships, and pray for health, prosperity, and harmony.​

Rituals

• Devotees fast, worship the goddess with special prayers, offer her a rich variety of fruits, green vegetables, grains, flowers, and sweets.​

• Recitations of sacred texts such as Durga Saptashati, Shakambari Stotram, and devotional songs are common.

• Temples dedicated to Shakambari Devi are decorated elaborately, and community feasts or food distribution to the needy are organized as acts of charity and gratitude.​

Shakambari Jayanti, therefore, is both a spiritual celebration of the goddess’s compassion and a vibrant thanksgiving for nature’s abundance, especially cherished by communities dependent on agriculture.