Kanya Pujan, also known as Kumari Puja, is a highly auspicious and spiritual ritual celebrated during the Navratri festival, especially on the Ashtami (eighth day) or Navami (ninth day). In Navratri 2025, Kanya Pujan will be observed on Ashtami, April 05, 2025 (Satuday) and Navami on April 06, 2025 (Sunday). Devotees across India will worship young girls (aged 3 to 9 years) as a symbolic form of Goddess Durga. Let’s explore the significance, procedure, and blessings of Kanya Pujan in 2025 in detail.

What is Kanya Pujan and Why is it Celebrated?

As per Hindu mythology, Kanya Puja holds immense spiritual significance. Although every child is considered divine in Hinduism, young girls (kanyas) are especially regarded as the purest and most powerful embodiment of Goddess Durga.

During Navratri, it is believed that the divine feminine power (Shakti) manifests itself in nine forms of Durga, known as Navdurga. On the eighth and ninth day of Navratri, people perform Kanya Puja to honor these nine forms through the worship of nine little girls. These girls represent:

• Innocence
• Purity
• Strength
• Divine energy

This sacred ritual signifies that the ultimate creative energy in the universe is feminine, referred to as Mahamaya—the force behind creation, protection, and destruction.

Kanya Pujan in Chaitra Navratri 2025 Dates

Ashtami / Kanya Pujan April 05, 2025, Saturday

Maha Navami / Kanya Pujan (Alternate) April 06, 2025, Sunday Devotees may perform Kanya Puja on either Ashtami or Navami based on family traditions and regional customs.

Significance of Worshipping Young Girls

Each girl represents a form of Navdurga, and depending on how many girls you invite and worship, different types of blessings are believed to be bestowed upon you:

Number of Girls Worshipped Associated Blessing 1 Girl: Brings Good Fortune 2 Girls: Gives Perception and Salvation 3 Girls: Bestows Spiritual Merit (Punya) 4 Girls: Brings Authority and Respect 5 Girls: Grants Knowledge and Wisdom 6 Girls: Blesses with Six Siddhis (fulfillments) 7 Girls: Gives Power and Kingdom 8 Girls: Brings Wealth and Prosperity 9 Girls: Bestows Complete Supremacy and Shakti

Kanya Pujan 2025 Rituals – Step-by-Step Puja Vidhi

Here is a simple and traditional Kanya Pujan procedure you can follow in 2025:

1. Preparation

• Invite 3 to 9 young girls aged between 3 to 9 years.
• Clean your home and set up a clean puja area with a pedestal or chowki for the girls.
• Prepare the Ashtami bhog/prasad – Puri, Black Chana, and Suji Halwa.

2. Welcoming the Kanyas

• Wash their feet with clean water as a mark of respect and purity.
• Apply Tilak on their forehead.
• Tie Moli (sacred red-yellow thread) on their right wrist.

3. Offer Bhog to the Goddess First

• Before serving the girls, offer the prasad to Goddess Durga with devotion and prayer.

4. Feeding the Girls

• Serve the Ashtami Prasad to the girls with love and gratitude.

5. Gifts and Blessings

Offer gifts like:

1. Red dupattas
2. Bangles
3. Stationery or toys
4. Money (Dakshina)

Touch their feet and seek their blessings as a symbol of humility. This beautiful ritual teaches us to respect women and young girls as divine manifestations of Shakti.

Spiritual Message of Kanya Pujan

Kanya Puja is not just a religious custom, but a spiritual philosophy. It reaffirms the importance of the feminine principle in the universe. The celebration of young girls as goddesses reflects:

• Equality
• Inner divinity
• Power of purity and innocence

In today’s times, this tradition reminds us of the need to honor, respect, and empower women and girl children in every walk of life.

Final Thoughts on Kanya Pujan 2025

Kanya Pujan 2025 is a golden opportunity to connect with the divine feminine energy and receive blessings for health, wealth, power, and spiritual upliftment. As Navratri comes to a close, make this ritual a celebration of gratitude, reverence, and love.

Whether you worship one girl or nine, do it with full devotion and faith. After all, in every smile of a young girl, lies the grace of Goddess Durga herself.