The nine-day festival of Navratri sees nine different avatars of Goddess Durga being worshipped. Nine different colours are allocated to each day of Navratri. Each year, the colours change as they are decided on the weekday. Let's check out. (All Images By Pexels, Pixabay; REPRESENTATIONAL purposes only)
The first day of Navratri is dedicated to Shailaputri - daughter (putri) of the mountain (Shaila). It's on October 15. Wear orange today.
Wear white on the second day of Navratri, October 16, 2023. Devi Brahmacharini - who stands for austerity and penance - is worshipped today.
Goddess Chandraghanta is worshipped on the third day on tritiya. It's on October 17, 2023. Wear red today.
Kushmanda Mata is worshipped on Chaturthi, which is on October 18. Wear royal blue today.
On October 19, Panchami, you should wear yellow. Ma Skandamata is worshipped today.
The sixth form of Maa Durga is Katyayani, who is also revered as Maha Laxmi. This year, the day falls on October 20. Green should be worn today.
On Saptami - October 21, 2023 - Kalaratri puja is performed. Wear grey today.
On Ashtami - October 22, 2023 - Devi Mahagauri is worshipped. On this day, wear purple.
This year, it falls on October 23. Devi Siddhidharti is worshipped on this day of Navami. Wear peacock green colour today.