Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi: Muhurat, Time / Tithi (Date) – 2018 Navratri Day 1

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Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Timings / Tithi – 2018 Navratri Day 1: The most important rituals that is being practice from years during Navratri festival. Ghatasthapna is simply the beginning mark of nine days festival, Navratri. The Ghatasthapana includes preparation of Kalash. This ritual is dedicated to Goddess Shakti and we must do it on right time. If not done then the goddess may get upset. check: Navratri Colours 2018.

The Ghatasthapana must not be done  during night and Amavasya. The most fortune time of Ghatasthapna is the first one-third of the Day 1 followed by Pratipada. Simply, Ghatasthapana must be done before Hindu mid-day. Here in this post we will be sharing the items needed and steps for Kalassh preparation. share: Navratri Wishes.

Ghatasthapana Muhurta & Time

  1. Ghatasthapana Muhurta = 07:29 to 11:12
    Duration = 3 Hours 43 Mins
  2. Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls on Pratipada Tithi
    Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls during Chitra Nakshatra which cannot be avoided
    Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls during Vaidhriti Yoga which cannot be avoided
  3. Pratipada Tithi Begins = 23:46 on 8/Oct/2018
    Pratipada Tithi Ends = 21:55 on 9/Oct/2018

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Ghatasthapana Items

  1. Wide and open Clay pot
  2. Clean Soil
  3. Sapta Dhanya or simply seeds of seven different grains
  4. Small clay
  5. Ganga Jal
  6. Kalaya
  7. Scent
  8. Supari
  9. Coins
  10. 5 leaves of Mango or Ashoka tree
  11. A lid for covering Kalashh
  12. Raw Rice
  13. Unpeeled Coconut
  14. Red Cloth
  15. Flowers
  16. Durva grass

Ghatasthapana is also known as Kalash Sthapana or Kalashsthapana. It’s one of the significant rituals during Navratri. As per our scriptures, there are certain and well-defined rules and guidelines to perfom this ritual. It’s the invocation of Goddess Shakti. So, it should be done at the proper time. It shouldn’t be done during Amavasya and night time.

The most auspicious time or Shubh muhurat for Ghatasthapana is the first one-third of the day. If it’s not possible, then next best time is Abhijit Muhurat. But, Nakshatra Chitra nd Vaidhriti Yoga should be avoided. Some may advise you to perform the ritual during Choghadiya Muhurta, but our scriptures don’t allow the same.

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Kalash Preparation

Steps for the preparation of Kalash before doing Ghatasthapana are as follows:

  1. Take the wide clay pot and spread first the layer of clean soil and then sow the grains then the second layer of soil near the periphery of the pot. The final layer of soil onto the pot. You can also use little water to settle down the soil.
  2. Tie the kalaya thread on the neck of the Kalash and fill the same with Ganga Jal. Then drop Supari, Scent, Akshat, coins, and Durva grass. Before covering the lid of Kallash, set 5 leaves of Ashoka at the edge of Kalash.
  3. The last step is the covering of un-peeled coconut with red cloth. Tie kalaya around the coconut for fastening. This coc0nut prepared has to place on the top of Kalash which is made in step 2. Now, put the kalash in the center of clay pot prepared in step 1. This whole arrangement is the kalash.

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Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi

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