Navratri is more than just nine nights of devotion — it’s a time to open our hearts in prayer, gratitude, and giving. Each day we worship the Divine Mother, and each day is also an opportunity to bring a smile to someone in need.

This year, Sharad Navratri begins on 22nd September 2025 (Monday) and ends on 1st October 2025 (Wednesday). Along with fasting, puja, and rituals, offering charity (daan) during these sacred days is believed to bring multiplied blessings (punya).

At Akshaya Chaitanya, we invite you to join us in celebrating Navratri with compassion — by feeding children in schools, patients in hospitals, and families who struggle for a daily meal. Together with you, we can make devotion more meaningful through seva.

Why Donation (Daan) in Navratri Matters?

Navratri means nine nights dedicated to Goddess Durga, each day honoring a form of Shakti. Worship is not complete without compassion. Scriptures say that daan during these days — especially feeding the hungry — brings peace, prosperity, and the blessings of the Divine Mother.

When you give food (annadaan), you not only honor the Goddess, but also ensure no child or patient sleeps hungry during these holy days.

Navratri 2025 – Day Wise Rituals & Charity Ideas

Day 1 – Monday, 22 September 2025 (Shailaputri)

Significance: First form of Goddess Durga, symbol of strength and grounding.
Rituals: Kalash Sthapana, offering white flowers, lighting a ghee lamp.
Charity Idea: Begin Navratri with generosity — donate grains or essentials to the poor, or sponsor a simple meal to the needy.

Day 2 – Tuesday, 23 September 2025 (Brahmacharini)

Significance: Goddess of penance, devotion, and perseverance.
Rituals: Fasting, chanting Durga Saptashati, offering white flowers.
Charity Idea: Support nutritious meals for children in government schools, especially for those who might miss meals while observing your fasts.

Day 3 – Wednesday, 24 September 2025 (Chandraghanta)

Significance: Warrior goddess bringing peace and protection.
Rituals: Offering red flowers, lighting lamps, performing early morning puja.
Charity Idea: Sponsor food for families of patients in government hospitals.

Day 4 – Thursday, 25 September 2025 (Kushmanda)

Significance: Creator of life, symbol of energy and health.
Rituals: Offer yellow flowers, fruits, and sweets as prasad.
Charity Idea: Donate fruits and sweets to children in orphanages, or sponsor a midday meal for school children.

Day 5 – Friday, 26 September 2025 (Skandamata)

Significance: Motherly form of Durga, protector of children.
Rituals: Offer lotus, bananas, and tender coconut.
Charity Idea: Sponsor milk, fruits, or other nutritious meals for underprivileged children.

Day 6 – Saturday, 27 September 2025 (Katyayani)

Significance: Fierce warrior goddess, remover of obstacles.
Rituals: Offer orange-colored flowers and observe vrat with devotion.
Charity Idea: Support clothing and food distribution to daily wage families and patients’ families.

Day 7 – Sunday, 28 September 2025 (Kalaratri)

Significance: Fierce form of Durga, remover of darkness and fear.
Rituals: Lighting lamps at night, chanting mantras for protection.
Charity Idea: Sponsor warm meals for people fasting or distribute food late in the evening to the needy.

Day 8 – Monday, 29 September 2025 (Mahagauri – Ashtami)

Significance: Symbol of purity, observed with Kanya Puja & Sandhi Puja.
Rituals: Worship of young girls (Kanya Pujan), prepare sattvic food.
Charity Idea: Perform a grand food donation — sponsor large-scale feeding for children, patients, and poor communities.

Day 9 – Tuesday, 30 September 2025 (Siddhidatri – Navami)

Significance: Final form of Durga, giver of siddhis (divine blessings).
Rituals: Ayudha Puja, worship of tools/books, concluding aarti.
Charity Idea: Donate school kits or sponsor full-day meals for children in schools and orphanages.

Day 10 – Wednesday, 1 October 2025 (Vijayadashami / Dussehra)

Significance: Celebration of victory of good over evil.
Rituals: Immersion of Durga idol, community prayers, exchange of good wishes.
Charity Idea: Continue your seva beyond Navratri — support community kitchens or donate in memory of loved ones.

Every single day is a chance to turn devotion into kindness.

How You Can Donate with Akshaya Chaitanya

1. Visit Our Navratri Campaign Page
   
2. Choose Your Seva – school meals, hospital meals, orphanage meals.
   
3. Dedicate Your Donation – in memory of loved ones, on your birthday, anniversary, or simply as Navratri seva.
   
4. Make a Secure Online Donation – through UPI, cards, or net banking.
   

5. Receive 80G Tax Benefit – your donation is not only spiritual, but also financially rewarding.

6. See the Impact – we share updates, photos, and reports of the meals you supported.
   

Why Donate This Navratri?

1. To make your prayers more powerful with seva.
2. To bring hope and food to children, patients, and families in need.
3. To dedicate your devotion in memory of loved ones.
4. To earn Akshay Punya (everlasting blessings).