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Gupta Navratri 2025: Date, significance, rituals — all you need to know about Ashadha Gayatri Navratri

Gupta Navratri 2025 Date, Puja Vidhi, Rituals And Significance: Ashadh Navratri Parana in 2025 will be observed on Friday, July 4, 2025, marking the conclusion of the nine-day Navratri festival.

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Gupta Navratri 2025 Date: This year, in 2025, it will be starting from June 26, Thursday. (Souce: Unsplash)

Gupta Navratri 2025 Date, Puja Vidhi, Rituals And Significance: Gupta Navratri, Ashadha Navratri or Gayatri Navratri, is a religious nine-day festival that honours the nine forms of Goddess Durga, also known as Navadurga.

It falls in the Hindu month of Ashadha, which corresponds to June-July on the Gregorian calendar. In 2025, it will be starting from June 26, Thursday, as mentioned in Drik Panchang.

Enlisted below is a full 9-day calendar for Ashadha Gayatri Navratri in 2025:

Navratri Day	Date, Weekday	Weekday	Tithi	Puja
Day 1	26th June, Thursday	Thursday	Pratipada	Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja
Day 2	27th June, Friday	Friday	Dwitiya	Brahmacharini Puja
Day 3	28th June, Saturday	Saturday	Tritiya	Chandraghanta Puja
Day 4	29th June, Sunday	Sunday	Chaturthi	Kushmanda Puja
Day 5	30th June, Monday	Monday	Panchami	Skandamata Puja
Day 6	1st July, Tuesday	Tuesday	Shashthi	Katyayani Puja
Day 7	2nd July, Wednesday	Wednesday	Saptami	Kalaratri Puja
Day 8	3rd July, Thursday	Thursday	Ashtami	Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja
Day 9	4th July, Friday	Friday	Navami	Siddhidatri Puja (inferred)

Source: Drik Panchang

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Ashadh Navratri Parana in 2025 will be observed on Friday, July 4, 2025, marking the conclusion of the nine-day Navratri festival. According to Drik Panchang, it should be performed after 16:31 on this day; the Navami Tithi will begin on July 3, 2025, at 14:06 and end on July 4, 2025, at 16:31.

Unlike the more popularly renowned Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratri, Gupta Navratri is held quietly and meditatively, largely by those seeking spirituality and Tantric practitioners desiring deep sadhana and divine blessings.

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The name “Gupta” means hidden or secret, indicating that this Navratri is about interior spiritual practice, intense meditation, and personal devotion to the goddess.

During these nine days, devotees, yogis, and tantriks perform particular sadhanas and reciting religious scriptures such as the ‘Durga Saptshati,’ ‘Devi Mahatmya,’ and ‘Shrimad-Devi Bhagwat to receive the Divine Mother’s blessings and spiritual growth.

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The nine days of Gupta Navratri commemorate Maa Durga’s nine incarnations, each of which stands for a unique quality of strength, kindness, wisdom, and defence, and by worshipping and marking the festival, one can gain peace, prosperity, and blessings from Goddess Durga while also removing negative energy and obstacles.

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