Durga Ashtami 2024 Live Updates: Navratri has great importance in Hindu religion. The festival of Shardiya Navratri lasts for nine days, in which 9 different forms of Maa Durga are worshipped. There is a lot of confusion among people regarding the date of Ashtami and Navami in the year 2024. When will the last Ashtami and Navami tithi last. Let us know the complete information related to this in detail.
When does Mahanavami Tithi 2024 start?
According to the Panchang, Ashtami Tithi will end today i.e. 11 October 2024, Friday at 12.07 minutes. After this, Navami Tithi will start which will end the next day i.e. on 12th October at 10.59 am. After this Dashami Tithi will start. Kanya Puja has special importance in Navratri. Know the importance of Kanya Puja.
Kanya Pujan
On the last day of Navratri fast, the fast is broken with Kanya Puja. The full results of Navratri fasting and worship of Mata Rani are achieved only when you consider small girls as goddesses and worship them. It is also called Kanya Puja or Kanjak.
Today is the last day of Shardiya Navratri 2024. Today, Friday, October 11, 2024, is both Ashtami Tithi and Navami Tithi (Ashtami -Navami Date). Ashtami-Navami Tithi is falling on this day. Therefore, it would be auspicious to perform Kanya Puja on Friday, 11th October, on the day of Ashtami and Navami.
During Kanya Puja, people respectfully call small girls of 2-10 years of age to their homes considering them to be the form of Maa Durga, wash their feet, feed them puri, gram, halwa and coconut, give gifts and bid farewell with her blessings. We do. It is believed that by worshiping Kanya, Mother Durga becomes very happy and there is happiness and prosperity at home.
On this day, the fast is broken after worshiping the girl.