🪷 महानवमी · Mahā-Navamī

📅 When is Mahā-Navamī?

YearDateDay
20252025-10-01Wednesday
2026 (this year)2026-10-19Monday
20272027-10-09Saturday
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.
Associated deity: Devī Durgā

Tradition

Tradition: Shakta

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 9,
  "tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
  "lunar_month": "Āśvina"
}
Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Mahā-Navamīlocal festival mūrti-page · Shakta/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceMahā-Navamī computed on Wednesday, 2025-10-012026 occurrenceMahā-Navamī computed on Monday, 2026-10-192027 occurrenceMahā-Navamī computed on Saturday, 2027-10-09BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation