Krishna Navami
Tithi 24 of 30 · presiding deity: Durga (Ambika)
Devi's tithi. Chaitra Shukla Navami = Ram Navami. Ashwin Shukla Navami = Maha Navami (the 9th day of Sharadiya Navratri). Powerful tithi for Devi worship.
Good for
- ✓Devi worship
- ✓Ram Navami (Chaitra Shukla 9)
- ✓Maha Navami (Ashwin Shukla 9)
Avoid
- ×Beginning a journey south (folk tradition)
Traditional foods
Kheer (rice pudding) · Halwa (Maha Navami prasad)
Notable observances on this tithi
- • Ram Navami
- • Maha Navami
Sources
Devi Mahatmya; Valmiki Ramayana
See also: festival calendar · glossary· methodology