Kanya Pujan
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The worship of young girls performed on Navratri's Navami (or Ashtami), typically alongside the closing Havan.
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What is the daily recitation routine over the 8 days leading up to Navami?
If doing 9 recitations daily, complete them in a single sitting; if doing 108, one may rise between sessions and simply perform purification (Aachaman) before resuming, without re-offering the flowers unless the lamp went out.
What is the Durga Ashtottara Shatanam Stotra, and what does reciting it grant?
For anyone with limited time who seeks a single hymn that fulfills all desires and grants liberation, the Durga Ashtottara Shatanam Stotra — composed by Lord Sadashiva in the Vishwasara Tantra — is the simplest and most accessible procedure, granting all four Purusharthas along with wealth, family, and influence.
What follows the Havan: Tarpan, Marjan, and Kanya Pujan?
Following the Havan, perform Tarpan and Marjan once for each of the 108 names, then worship nine young maiden girls (Kanya Pujan) while continuously reciting the memorized 108 Names Stotra — completing the Stotra's full consecration.
Should Havan or Kanya Pujan be performed first?
Havan always comes first and Kanya Pujan after it — on Ashtami if the recitation completed on Saptami, and on Navami if it completed on Ashtami.
On which day should the Navratri fast be broken (Paran)?
Paran is performed only once Dashami begins — never on Ashtami or Navami just because Kanya Pujan is done, since Shailputri's worship and the whole Dashami procedure remain and breaking early breaks the vow.
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