Chaitra Navratri is a fasting festival where many devotees, especially in North India believe to keep fast for nine days and worship Goddess Durga. On this fasting season, they depend largely on fruits and satvik foods. To make Navratri 2019 more happening, we have come up with some fruit salad ideas to entertain your taste-bud and as well as provide energy in sweaty summer days.

Scroll down the page to learn about the mythological story of Maa Shailaputri, puja vidhi on the first day of Navratri, puja mantra and benefits of chanting the mantra.

During Navratri, one ideal food that becomes favorite for everyone is sweet Indian desserts made with milk, ghee, coconut and nuts. If you want to celebrate the festival with sweet tooth, then here are 5 special sweet food recipes you can prepare while you are fasting at the same time.

Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of a year for Marathi people across the globe. This year, Marathi New Year will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. Scroll down the page to know significance, date, time, muhurat and rituals in Gudi Padwa 2019.

Navratri in the month of April is a substitute for Chaitra Pratipada which is the first day of the Hindu calendar. As the name suggest, the worship of Goddess Durga for nine days marks the beginning of the year. Know puja timing, how to worship and tithi on the nine days of Navratri.

Chaitra Navratri, also carries importance in the life of devotees. This year, the festival will start from 18th March and will conclude on 26th March.

Talk about festivals and you’ll find each one hold its specific significance. Like most Hindu festivals, Chaitra Navratri, also carries importance in the life of devotees.