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Durga Ashtami August 2025: Date Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Durga Ashtami falls every month on eighth day or Ashtami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Shravan. In this month Durga Ashtami is going to be observed on the first day of August i.e. , on August 1, 2025. Durga Ashtami is dedicated to honor the Goddess Durga devotees offer their prayers to Maa Durga on this sacred day and show their gratitude to the Goddess. Durga Ashtami August 2025 : Date and Time Ashtami Titi Begins - August 1, 2025 - 04:58 Ashtami Tithi Ends - August 2, 2025 - 07:23 Durga Ashtami August 2025: Significance Durga Ashtami holds a great religious and spiritual importance as this day is purely dedicated to worship Goddess Durga. On this sacred day, devotees offer their sincere prayers to Maa Durga and seek blessings. As per Hindu Scriptures, Maa Durga is the divine feminine energy and the mother of this universe. She is the power, creation, preserver and destroyer of the universe. Maa Durga is known as a Hindu warrior Goddess, who takes birth to defeat all the demons and to establish the righteousness in the universe. The ten armed Goddess possess all the divine super powers to protect her devotees from the evil energy and black magic. This is the great time to worship Maa Durga as the Shravan month is going and devotees can invoke both the deities - Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga during this time period and utilize the time in a best way they can. They can visit the temple, offer prayers to them, chanting mantras and reciting the Shiva Chalisa and Durga Saptashati Path. August 2025 Durga Ashtami: Puja Rituals Wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath before starting puja rituals. Do offer Arghya to Lord Surya and after that place an altar where you can place an idol of Maa Durga and light a diya in front of that. Invoke the idol by chanting mantras and reciting Durga Saptashati Path. After this, you can offer some bhog prasad to Maa Durga and in the evening you can visit temple where you can offer shhringar and garland and sweets to Mata Rani and seek blessings. Mantra Om Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadra Kali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shivadhatri Swaha Swadha Namostute..!! Sarva Mangal Mangalyaye Shive Sarvrtha Sadhike Sharanyaye Triyambike Gauri Narayani Namostute..!!