This year Sharad Navratri starts on 26th Sept 2022 and ends on 4th Oct 2022
Most people from Maharashtra and Gujarat are celebrating this 9 night, especially women who are most active these days. They wear different 9 colors of dresses mostly sarees and fancy jewelry to glamour more on this occasion.
Let us look at the colors of Navratri's days.
Day 1 - Sept 26 (Monday) - White
Day 2 - Sept 27(Tuesday) - Red
Day 3 - Sept 28(Wednesday) - Blue
Day 4 - Sept 29(Thursday) - Yellow
Day 5 - Sept 30(Friday) - Green
Day 6 - Oct 1 (Saturday) - Grey
Day 7 - Oct 2(Sunday) - Orange
Day 8 - Oct 3(Monday) - Peacock Green
Day 9 - Oct 4(Tuesday) - Pink
Let us see the Significance of these colors.
1. White - convey a sense of peacefulness, clarity, and purity. It belong to goddess Kalratri who chases the demons. Keep it white to spread calmness, purity and positivity.
5. Green - Symbolize Life and renewal. The color green refers to the different aspects of Mother Nature and its nourishing qualities. It also symbolizes fertility. This is the day of goddess Kushmanda - the ashtabhuja devi.
7. Orange - Symbolize joy, creativity, and success. Orange symbolizes tranquility, brightness, and knowledge. Keep it bright and happy with orange on the day of goddess Katyayani.
8. Peacock Green - Symbolizes belief to fulfill the desire of devotees. since it is the day of goddess Siddhidatri, it all about inspiration, wisdom and health and hence the color Peacock Green fits perfectly for the day.
9. Pink - Symbolize nurturing and playfulness. This is the day of goddess Mahagauri and the pink color fits so well with this day. It is all about spreading love and kindness and celebrating feminity.
While the belief to wear auspicious color on each day is a good idea, do not believe that any other color will not be good to wear on any of these days. It is only our efforts, devotion, and intent that Gods and Goddesses make note of. Different websites suggest a distinct list of colors for these days, we say, you should follow your heart and devotion above all. No such list is perfect.
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