India, Sept. 21 -- The nine-day festival of Navratri will be celebrated from September 22 to October 2 this year, concluding with Vijayadashami or Dussehra. The festivities begin with the worship of Maa Shailputri, the mountain goddess, on the first day, symbolising the start of the sacred nine nights. Here's a look at the shubh muhurat, puja vidhi, auspicious colours, and more.

Maa Shailputri, the first of the nine divine forms of Maa Durga, is worshipped on the first day of Navratri. Revered as the goddess of prosperity and hailed as Mother Nature herself, devotees seek her blessings for spiritual awakening. She rules over the Moon, believed to be the source of all fortunes. According to Drik Panchang, after Goddess Sati's self-immolat...