सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके । 

                                                                                   शरन्ये त्रयम्बिके गौरी नारायणी नमोस्तुते ।।

Chaitra Navratri the beginning of Hindu New year is a full nine days worship ceremony of Shakti. In this year 2021 Navratri (nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights) will begin on April 13, Tuesday, 2021 and conclude on April 21, Wednesday 2021. The nine nights of Navaratri are the most auspicious and unique period for devotional sadhanas and worship of Godess Shakti. The nine-days festival of Navratri are dedicated to the nine Shakti avatars of Maa . These nine manifestations of Godess Shakti, are worshipped as "Nava-Durga". The all nine incarnation of Shakti are

                 Maa Shailputri                                                         Maa Brahmcharni                                          Maa Chandraghanta 

             Maa Kushmanda                                                   Maa Skandamata                                                  Maa Katyayani 

                  Maa Kaalratri                                                      Maa Mahagauri                                                   Maa Siddhidatri

Worshipping Mother Durga in Navratri starts with the kalash installation, barley sowing, reciting Durga Saptashati is pleased, Havan and Kanya Pujan. The Kalash installation time is from 5:45 am to 9:59 am on April 13, 2021. Navratri begins from the pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra Month. During Chaitra Navratri devotees of Goddess Durga observe a vrat for nine consecutive days and follow a set of colour codes.

Navaratri Puja Samagri (items)

Items which are required to perform the Navratri pooja, may include:

i). The picture or clay statue of Goddess Shakti (Durga) 

ii). Red Chunari for pooja

iii). Durga Sapthashati Book (Holy Book)

iv). Fresh Water in Kalash (pitcher)

v). Fresh mango leaves (washed by Water)    

vi). One coconut ( For Kalash Sthapana)

vii). Roil or Kumkum(red color for tilak) 

viii). Kalawaa/Mauli (red sacred thread) 

ix). Chawal (rice)

x). Honey 

xii). Barely seeds 

xiii). Paan (betel leaves)

xiv).Supari (beetle nuts)

xv). Cloves

xvi). Cardamom

xvii). Kumkum (vermilion) 

xviii). Gulal 

xiv). Dhoop and matchstick.

xx). Red flowers include rose, lotus and hibiscus 

xxi) Fresh Fruits 

xxii). Sweets like Halwa or peda for prasad

xxiii). Panchpatra containing spoon and water 

xxiv). Take a mat (aasan) as well, to sit for the pooja

xxv). Hawan Samagri

Simple Pooja Vidhi 

1). Before performing the puja, take bath in the morning and wear laundered clothes.

2). Place the picture or clay statue of Goddess Shakti (Durga) at your puja room.

3). Light the Deepak (lamp) and Dhoop.

4). Then, fill the kalash with water and put a coin and a Supari (beetle nuts) inside it.

5). Place mango leaves on the mouth of kalash and then place a coconut (rapped with the red colour chunri) over on the mango leaves.

6). Put some rice (chawal) on flower and now the Kalash put on it in northeast direction. 

7). Now, tie moli on the neck of the Kalash (pitcher).

8). Now put some mud in a container and sowing the Barely seeds in it.

9). Now worship the deity with Kumkum (vermilion), rice, flowers, kumkum and gulal.

10). Dedicate Paan (betel leaves), Supari (beetle nuts), Cloves, Cardamom, Flowers include rose, lotus and red hibiscus, Fresh Fruits and Sweets like peda as prasad to the deity. 

Chant Durga Saptashati or Devi Kavach or ask a pundit to do it, to conclude the puja with kanya or kanjak pujan.

Once the Durga Saptashati paath completed, Light the incense sticks and dhoop and perform the aarti. The one among the sacred Durga mantras to chant during Navratri.

                                            Ya devi sarva bhutesu, shanti rupena sansitha 

                                            Ya devi sarva bhutesu, shakti rupena sansthita 

                                            Ya devi sarva bhutesu, matra rupena sansthita

                                            Namastasyai, namastasyai, namastasyai, namo namaha

This mantra means that:

The goddess shakti who is omnipresent as the personification of universal mother, the goddess shakti who is omnipresent as the embodiment of power, the goddess shakti who is omnipresent as the symbol of peace, I greet to her, I greet to her, I greet to her again & again.