Navratri Festival
Navratri is a festival celebrated every year with great devotion, joy, and enthusiasm. During this time, various religious, cultural, and social activities are organized to engage people—especially the younger generation.
Over the past two decades, the celebrations have included special programs like Shri Sukt and Atharvashirsha chanting, aimed at promoting spiritual and cultural values among school students. Around 15,000 students visit the Mandir during this period to chant mantras like Shri Sukta and Atharvashirsha in a peaceful, divine environment.
To encourage participation, the temple provides prasad and school supplies as gifts to all students. The electric lighting decorations are also inaugurated every year during Navratri, with a special guest invited by the temple trustees to mark the occasion.
One of the most sacred parts of the festival is the Kanya Pooja, where young girls are worshipped as symbolic forms of the Goddess. During this ritual, the girls are offered Prasad and school gifts as a sign of respect and blessings.
Navratri is celebrated every year with devotion and care, as the Mandir continues to support and inspire the community—especially children—through these thoughtful and meaningful traditions.
Navratri Events
During Navratri at Mahalaxmi Mandir Pune, devotees can take part in sacred rituals like Shri Sukta Abhishek, Havan Booking, Aarti Booking, and Prasad Booking. With options such as Mahalaxmi Mandir India Book Online Prasad, worshippers can easily participate and receive blessings of Goddess Mahalaxmi from anywhere.
Shri Sukta Abhishek
Shri Sukta Abhishek is a special ritual during which Goddess Mahalaxmi and Shri Ganesh are worshipped with Vedic mantras, including the Ganpati Atharvashirsha and Shri Suktam. During the ceremony, the Goddess is offered sixteen types of traditional items, including pancha-amrut, kumkum, fruits, dhoop, and more.
After the ritual, devotees receive prasad along with a photograph of Mahalaxmi Mata as a blessing. This is a form of devotional service performed during the sacred days of Navaratri to honor and worship the Goddess.
Havan Booking
Among the festivals, Navratri is one of the most important ones and during the period of Navratri, Mahalaxmi Mandir Pune will allow the prospective devotees to conduct a holy Havan (Yadnya) - the Vedic rite of offering to the divine source of fire. Individuals who want to attend the spiritual elevation ritual of Mahalaxmi Mandir Pune Havan can now do so online.
Aarti Booking
Every evening at 7:15 p.m., a daily aarti is performed at Mahalaxmi Mandir Pune for all three Matajis. This creates a peaceful and spiritual atmosphere.
Devotees can book the aarti to offer prayers personally during this sacred ritual. Aarti booking is open to everyone who wishes to take part and connect with the deities.