Mahanavami 2010, Maha Navami festival

Mahanavami 2010 date is on October 16 in this year. Mahanavami festival is celebrated on Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami, the ninth day of Durga Navratri.

As per Hindu beliefs, Durga puja on Maha Navami is equal to Durga pooja performed on all 9 days of Durga Navaratri. Goddess Siddhidatri puja is performed on Mahanavami day. On Mahanavami day Ayudha Pooja is performed. The next day of Mahanavami is observed as Vijaya Dashami. In some rural places, Janthu bali (animal sacrifices) are performed on Mahanavami day. On this Mahanavami day, in some north Indian states Kanya Puja is performed, when nine young virgins, symbolically representing the nine forms of the goddess, are worshipped.