Happy Navratri 2020.

              Chaitra Navratri 2020: Date, day, significance and criticalness 

Navaratri is a nine evenings (and ten days) Hindu celebration that is praised each year. Navaratri is an amalgamation of two words, where Nav implies Nine and Ratri implies Nights so it is nine evenings of festivity. Hypothetically, there are four occasional Navaratri that fall each year. In any case, just two of them - Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri - are praised with enthusiasm. The other two are 'Gupt Navratri'.

The post-storm pre-winter celebration called Sharada Navaratri, it is seen in the respect of the perfect female Devi (Durga), celebrated in the month Ashvin, ordinarily falls in the Gregorian long stretches of September and October.

As indicated by the Gregorian schedule, Chaitra Navratri commonly falls around March or April. Chaitra is the main month of Hindu lunar schedule and as a result of it, this Navratri is known as Chaitra Navratri. Every one of the nine days during Navratri are committed to nine types of Goddess Shakti. Most traditions and customs which are followed during Shardiya Navratri, are additionally followed during Chaitra Navratri. 

Chaitra Navratri 2020: Day and date 

This year Chaitra Navratri would begin from March 25, 2020 (Wednesday) and would end on April 2, 2020 (Thursday). The Ashtami falls on April 1, 2020, while Ram Navami would be praised on April 2, 2020. 

Day 1, March 25, 2020 (Pratipada)- Ghatasthapana, Chandra Darshana Shailputri Puja 

Day 2, March 26, 2020 (Dwitiya)- Sindhara Dooj, Brahmacharini Puja 

Day 3, March 27, 2020 (Tritiya)- Gauri Puja, Saubhagya Teej Chandraghanta Puja 

Day 4, March 28, 2020 (Chaturthi)- Kushmanda Puja, Vinayaka Chaturthi 

Day 5, March 29, 2020 (Panchami)- Naag Puja, Lakshmi Panchami Skandamata Puja 

Day 6, March 30, 2020 (Shasthi)- Skanda Sashti, Yamuna Chhath Katyayani Puja 

Day 7, March 31, 2020 (Saptami)- Maha Saptami, Kalaratri Puja 

Day 8, April 1, 2020 (Asthami)- Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja Annapurna Ashtami, Sandhi Puja 

Day 9, April 2, 2020 (Navami)- Rama Navami 

Day 10, April 3, 2020 (Dashami)- Navratri Parana 

Chaitra Navratri is increasingly well known in northern India. In Maharashtra Chaitra Navratri starts with Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh Chaitra Navratri starts with Ugadi.