Navaratri 2026 Day 5: Which Goddess Is Worshipped on Day 5 of Navaratri? Check Date, Timings, Puja Vidhi, Significance & More

By Nimakshi Chanotra

55 minutes ago 4 views

Navaratri 2026 Day 5: Which Goddess Is Worshipped on Day 5 of Navaratri? Check Date, Timings, Puja Vidhi, Significance & More — Photo credit: Sunday Guardian

Navaratri 2026 Day 5: Navaratri is one of the most important and spiritually significant festivals of Hinduism. This festival is dedicated to Goddess Durga along with her nine forms, making each of these nine days special in its own way. Celebrations continue, but the fifth day is very special for devotees. Let us now look into the date, auspicious timings, significance, and worship practices to be followed during Navaratri Day 5 in 2026.

Which Goddess Is Worshipped on Day 5 of Navaratri 2026?

The fifth day of Shardiya Navaratri will be observed on Thursday, October 15, 2026, and is dedicated to Maa Skandamata, the fifth manifestation of Goddess Durga. She is revered as the mother of Lord Skanda, also known as Kartikeya, the god of war. Maa Skandamata is commonly depicted holding her son in her lap and seated on a lotus, symbolising maternal love, compassion, wisdom, and divine protection. The traditional colour associated with Day 5 in 2026 is yellow, which represents happiness, positivity, and prosperity.

What Are the Shubh Timings and Tithi for Navaratri Day 5 in 2026?

Originally published by Sunday Guardian on Oct 14, 2026 Read the full article at sundayguardianlive.com

Read original

About this page. The Ditible is an aggregator. This article was imported from a publisher feed and may have been reformatted. Copyright remains with the original publisher, and the headline, image and any quoted text are used for attribution and indexing purposes. Source links are preserved on every item in the archive.