Navratri 2025 celebrations in New Zealand
न्यूजीलैंड मे नवरात्री उत्सव 2025
Navratri festival celebrations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Wellington and other cities – scroll down for programs
click for Navratri Aarti Prayers: Hindi & Gujarati
About Navratri
‘Nav’ नव means Nine and ‘Ratri’ रात्रि means nights. Navratri mean nine night. In various Indian languages it is mentioned as नवरात्री / નવરાત્રી / ਨਵਰਤੀ / நவராத்திரி / నవరాత్రి / ನವರಾತ್ರಿ / Navaratri / Nav-ratri / Navrathri / Navratram / Naurata / Naurati / Naboratri / Navarathiri.
The festival is celebrated by all the Indo Asian religions and communities. The festival is celebrated with Prayers and traditional dances. There are many temples (Mandir / मन्दिर / गुरुद्वारा) and associations in New Zealand organizing various programs during Navratri. Every temple Authorities and volunteers put in their heart and soul to celebrate every Indian Festive occasion with great pomp and make us feel at home. click here to see list of temples in New Zealand
Navaratri is the nine-day festival, during which we worship Goddess Durga with prayers. These prayers are in the form of Durgotsav, mata ki chowki (माता की चौकी), Durga Puja, Dashain, devotional songs and traditional Gujarati dance called “Raas Garba”. This is one of the most popular festivals across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Fiji, Mauritius and many other countries, with unique traditional celebrations, especially in Bengal and Gujarat states of India.
Navratri 2025 dates (Lunar day / Tithi as per New Zealand time)
- Tue, 23 Sep 2025: Ghat-sthapna, Navratri Begins. Ghat Sthapna घट स्थापना (As per India time, Navratri begins a day earlier on 22 Sep)
- Wed 24 Sep: Navratri second day, Brahmacharini Puja
- Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Saraswati Puja, Durga Astami, Maha gauri Puja, Sandhi Puja
- Wed, 1 Oct 2025: Maha Navmi, Saraswati Visarjan, Ayudha Puja
- Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Vijaya Dashmi, Dussera, Dasherra
- Thu, 17 Oct 2025: Sharad Purnima, Kojagari Puja, Brightest full moon day
Navratri color of the day:
- 1st day: 23 Sep: Red
- 2nd day: 24 Sep: Royal Blue
- 3rd day: 25 Sep: Yellow
- 4th day: 26 Sep: Green
- 5th day: 27 Sep: Grey
- 6th day: 28 Sep: Orange
- 7th day: 29 Sep: White
- 8th day: 30 Sep: Pink
- 9th day: 1 Oct: Sky Blue
DANDIYA AND GARBA:
“Raas” or “Dandiya Raas” (डान्डिया रास) or “Raas Garba” (रास गरभा) is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat & Rajasthan states of India. It is the featured dance of Navratri evening celebrations. It started from Gujarat and now one can see these dance in almost every city in India and entire world. click for Garba Nights across New Zealand
Raas Dandiya is organized in all major cities of New Zealand. There are many Dadiya Garba programs during Navratri, before and after navratri.
Garba dance, Mata ki chowki, Havan, and Prayers are organized every Navratri in almost all the temples and Indian community centers across New Zealand.
Enjoy and have a blessed festival. Jai Mata Di.
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