Festivals

Dates, the mantras for each day, and how to chant them.

• Navratri 2026: dates, the nine goddesses and the colour of each day

  Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from Sunday 11 October to Tuesday 20 October. Here is every day's goddess, tithi and colour, with Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja and Dussehra.

• Which day of Navratri is today?

  Today's day of Sharad Navratri 2026, the goddess worshipped today, her mantra and the colour of the day. Updates every day from 11 to 20 October.

• Navratri mantras for all nine days

  The mantra for each of the nine goddesses of Navratri, in Devanagari with transliteration and meaning, plus the Navarna mantra, Ya Devi and Sarvamangala. How and when to chant them.

• Navratri havan mantra: a simple havan at home, step by step

  The mantras for a Navratri havan at home, in order: Ganesha, Agni, the Navagraha, the nine goddesses, the Navarna mantra and the purnahuti. With the 2026 dates for Ashtami and Navami.

• Lakshmi mantra for Diwali: what to chant at Lakshmi Puja

  The Lakshmi mantras for Diwali 2026 (Sun 8 Nov) in Devanagari with transliteration and meaning, plus the order of a simple Lakshmi Puja at home.

• Mantra for Dhanteras: Dhanvantari, Lakshmi and Kubera

  The Dhanteras 2026 mantras (Fri 6 Nov): Dhanvantari for health, Lakshmi and Kubera for prosperity. Devanagari, meaning, and how to chant them in the evening.

• Karva Chauth mantra: what to chant at the puja and moonrise

  Karva Chauth 2026 is Thu 29 Oct (puja 5:38–6:56 pm, moonrise 8:17 pm, Delhi). The Shiva-Parvati, Ganesha and Chandra mantras, with meaning and puja steps.

• Mantra for tarpan: remembering ancestors in Pitru Paksha

  The Pitru Gayatri and other mantras for tarpan during Pitru Paksha 2026 (26 Sep to 10 Oct), with a gentle step-by-step way to offer water to your ancestors.

• Is today Ekadashi? Today's tithi and the next Ekadashi dates

  Check if today is Ekadashi, see the next Ekadashi dates, and learn what to chant and how to keep a simple, kind Ekadashi fast for Lord Vishnu.

• Nirjala Ekadashi 2027: date, story, mantra and a safe fast

  Nirjala Ekadashi 2027 is on Monday 14 June. Why it is kept, the story of Bhima, the Vishnu mantras to chant, and how to keep the waterless fast safely.

• Mantra for raksha sutra: Yena Baddho Bali Raja, with meaning

  The raksha sutra mantra "Yena Baddho Bali Raja" in Devanagari with meaning, how to tie a rakhi or kalava, and protection mantras. Raksha Bandhan: 17 Aug 2027.

• Maha Shivratri mantra: what to chant through the night

  The Maha Shivratri mantras, Om Namah Shivaya, Mahamrityunjaya and Rudra Gayatri, with meaning, plus a simple plan for the four prahars of the night.

• Holika Dahan mantra: puja, meaning and fire safety

  The Holika Dahan mantra with meaning, the story of Prahlad, a simple puja for the bonfire and how to keep it safe. Holika Dahan is on Sunday 21 March 2027.

• Janmashtami mantra: Krishna mantras for the midnight puja

  Janmashtami mantras for Krishna's birthday, from Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya to the Hare Krishna maha mantra, with meaning and a simple midnight puja.

• Ganesh Chaturthi mantra: for sthapana, puja and visarjan

  The Ganesh Chaturthi mantras for welcoming Ganpati home, daily puja and visarjan: Vakratunda, Om Gan Ganapataye Namah and the Ganesha Gayatri, with meaning.

• Makar Sankranti mantra: Surya mantras for the sunrise arghya

  Makar Sankranti mantras for offering water to the Sun, with meaning: Surya Gayatri, the Surya beej mantra and Japa Kusuma. Sankranti is on 15 January 2027.

• Guru Purnima mantra: verses to honour your teacher

  Guru Purnima mantras with meaning: Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu, Akhanda Mandalakaram, Om Gum Gurubhyo Namah and the Guru Gayatri. On Sunday 18 July 2027.