Ashadha Gupta Navaratri

The 10 Mahavidyas — worshipped in monsoon retreat

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Ashadha Gupta Navaratri — the second hidden nine nights of Devi, observed in Ashadha (the monsoon month, mid-June to mid-July). The companion to Magha Gupta Navaratri. Reserved for Tantric Shakta sadhakas at Kamakhya (Assam), Tarapith (Bengal), Vindhyachal (UP), and the Shakti peethas of Kashmir. Worshipping the 10 Mahavidyas during the monsoon retreat is held to be especially transformative.

Dates 2026–2027

July 15, 2026July 16, 2026July 17, 2026July 18, 2026July 19, 2026July 20, 2026July 21, 2026July 22, 2026July 23, 2026July 3, 2027July 4, 2027July 5, 2027July 6, 2027July 7, 2027July 8, 2027July 9, 2027July 10, 2027July 11, 2027

Mantra

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे · दशमहाविद्या नमो नमः

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche · Dasha-Mahavidya namo namah

The Navakshari mantra of Devi (Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche) plus salutations to the 10 Mahavidyas. The central mantra of monsoon Tantric sadhana.

How to recite

Set up ghatasthapana on Ashadha Shukla Pratipada with kalash and sown barley. The 9 days follow the same Mahavidya sequence as Magha Gupta Navaratri (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi/Kamala). Maintain strict fast on Ashtami and Navami. Ashadha Gupta Navaratri is the monsoon retreat — silent inner sadhana through 9 days of Devi-meditation.

Benefits

Ashadha Gupta Navaratri is the second hidden (gupta) Navaratri — held in the Tantric Shakta tradition as the most powerful Navaratri for monsoon-season Devi sadhana. The 10 Mahavidyas appear most accessibly during the rains. Sadhana during this Navaratri is held to grant: dissolution of past karma (the rains wash everything away), Mahavidya-siddhi, and the inner darshan of Devi.

✦ Special Note

In 2026 (Adhik Jyeshtha year), Ashadha Gupta Navaratri is observed in Nija Ashadha (15-23 Jul 2026), not the Adhik month. The 2027 observance is 3-11 Jul 2027. Dates per Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com, Bengal/Amavasyanta reckoning), cross-checked against astronomical tithi computation.

Foods Allowed

Strict phalahar on Pratipada, Ashtami, NavamiSabudana khichdi and kheer on milder daysKuttu puri with aloo sabzi (sendha namak) as paranaSinghara halwa and rajgira ladooBengali niramish khichuri-labra for noon bhogCoconut, narikel-naru, sandesh as Devi prasadMango (peak in Ashadha) — Devi's special seasonal offeringSendha namak only

Foods to Avoid

Onion, garlic, brinjal — strictly through 9 daysAll grains on Ashtami and Navami strict-fastRegular saltMeat, fish, eggs, alcoholTamasic / leftover food

Meal Idea

Phalahar through the day on strict-fast days; bhog of khichuri-labra-payesh as the single noon meal on milder days; kuttu puri with sendha-aloo as parana; mango and coconut as evening Devi prasad.

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