Durva Ashtami in 2025 is on Sunday, 31 August. The sacred puja window known as Purva Viddha, starts at 05:59 am and runs until 06:44 pm in New Delhi. The Ashtami tithi itself spans from 10:46 pm on 30 August through 12:57 am on 1 September.
TIMING ESSENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Puja window (Purva Viddha): 05:59 am–06:44 pm on 31 August.
Ashtami tithi: Begins 10:46 pm on 30 August, ends 12:57 am on 1 September.
These are the key moments for offering Durva Grass to Lord Ganesha.
WHAT IS DURVA ASHTAMI
Durva Ashtami is a festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha, where offering him Durva grass (three-bladed sacred grass) brings peace, prosperity, and clears obstacles. This day falls on the Shukla Paksha Ashtami of Bhadrapada and usually lands during Ganeshotsava, making the energy of devotion especially potent.
HOW TO OBSERVE DURVA ASHTAMI?
1. Begin early, wake before sunrise, have a clean altar ready.
2. Offer Durva grass present three blades with rice, flowers, sweets.
3. Follow the puja window perform your rituals between 5:59 am and 6:44 pm.
4. Optional fast some observe a fast, others do half-day offerings.
5. Charity matters share food or clothes; giving adds merit to your prayers.
You can chant simple Ganesha mantras or sing bhajans too.
WHY THIS DAY MATTERS
This isn’t just ritual, it’s a moment to connect with calm and clarity. Durva may seem small, but offering it with faith is believed to cool inner fires and ease life’s pressures. Plus, since it coincides with Radha Ashtami and Mahalakshmi Vrat start, there’s a layered spiritual depth to the day in 2025.
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