Durga Ashtami
Durga Ashtami Pooja at your home in Bengaluru by Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma. Ashtami or Navami home puja. Ask on WhatsApp for the visit area within about 100 km.
Durga Ashtami
दुर्गा अष्टमी पूजा
The rite
Durga Ashtami is the eighth day of Navratri when many families do kanya puja, sandhi puja moment, and Devi aradhana with red flowers. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma guides the Bengaluru household through sankalp, young girls' feet washing if your parampara includes it, and havan when space allows.
Time at the house: About 2 to 3 hours with kanya and havan
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma performs this as a home visit in Bengaluru. Share your area and preferred slot on WhatsApp; the samagri list is sent before the day. This page does not list fees or promise worldly results.
Why families book it
Parents book when they want correct sandhi timing explained, not guessed from YouTube.
Apartment dwellers need a pandit who keeps havan smoke manageable with windows open.
When families ask
- On Ashwin Shukla Ashtami during Navratri
- When inviting nine young girls for kanya bhoj
- If sandhi puja junction with Navami must be watched on clock
- Before keeping annual Navratri fast break on Ashtami
- When Devi photo was installed on day one and needs mid-festival renewal
- Joint celebration with society Navratri committee at one flat
Before the day
Cook halwa, puri, and chana for kanya prasad early. Seat girls on clean mats with plates ready. Keep red chunri for Devi. Assign aunt to manage kitchen while pandit leads mantra.
Short vidhi
- Sankalp for Navratri vow
- Ganesh and kalash from day one if continuing
- Devi puja with red flowers
- Recitation of Durga stuti or saptashati chapter if time
- Sandhi puja at prescribed minutes when applicable
- Kanya puja with tilak and gifts
- Feeding girls satvik meal
- Havan with navagraha samidha optional
- Aarti and dandiya pause for respect
- Prasad for neighbours
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Devi image or kalash garland
- Red flowers and cloth
- Kalash, coconut
- Roli, haldi, rice
- Halwa, puri, black chana
- Gifts for kanya girls
- Havan kund and samagri
- Ghee and camphor
- Incense
- Fruits and coconut
- Bell and conch if used
- New plates for girls
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit, and it does not say the materials are included in a fee.
Questions
Fewer than nine girls?
Use available girls; pandit adjusts sankalp.
Boys in kanya puja?
Tradition is girls; some families add young boys as siblings—ask elders.
Working parents miss sandhi?
Share office leave plan when booking for tight timing.
Society noise during havan?
Inform guards; finish before late hours.
Same as Maha Ashtami?
Yes in many calendars for Shardiya Navratri.
Non-vegetarian kitchen during Navratri?
Family rule; pandit does not police diet beyond ritual day.