North Indian Traditions - Pratipada

Presiding Devi: Shailaputri

Presiding Graha: Chandra 

Bhog (sacred offering): Pure Ghee

Mantra: 

Om Devi Shailaputryai Namaha

Stotra:

vande vāñchitalābhāya candrārdhakṛtaśekharāṃ| 

vṛṣārūḍhāṃ śūladharāṃ śailaputrī yaśasvinīm || 

North Indian Traditions – Dwitiya

Presiding Devi: Brahmacharini

Presiding Graha: Mangal

Bhog (sacred offering): Sugar

Mantra:

Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namaha

Stotra:

dadhānā karapadmābhyāmakṣamālā kamaṇḍalū |

devī prasīdatu mayi brahmacāriṇyanuttamā ||

North Indian Traditions – Tritiya

Presiding Devi: Chandraghanta

Presiding Graha: Venus

Bhog (sacred offering): Milk

Mantra:

Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namaha

Stotra:

piṇḍajapravarārūḍhā candakopāstrakairyutā |

prasādaṃ tanute mahyaṃ candraghaṇṭeti viśrutā ||

North Indian Traditions - Chaturthi

Presiding Devi: Kushmanda

Presiding Graha: Surya

Bhog (sacred offering): Malpua

Mantra:

Om Devi Kushmandaayai Namaha

 Stotra:

surāsampūrṇakalaśaṃ rudhirāplutameva ca |

dadhānā hastapadmābhyāṃ kūṣmāṇḍā śubhadāstu me ||

North Indian Traditions - Panchami

Presiding Devi: Skanda Mata

Presiding Graha: Budha

Bhog (sacred offering): Banana

Mantra:

Om Devi Skandamatayai Namaha

Stotra:

siṃhāsanagatā nityaṃ padmāśritakaradvayā |
śubhadāstu sadā devī skandamātā yaśasvinī ||

North Indian Traditions - Shashti

Presiding Devi: Katyayani

Presiding Graha: Guru

Bhog (sacred offering): Honey

Mantra:

Om Devi Katyayanyai Namaha

Stotra:

candrahāsojjvalakarā śārdūlavaravāhanā |

kātyāyanī śubhaṃ dadyādevī dānavaghātinī ||

North Indian Traditions - Saptami

Presiding Devi: Kalaratri

Presiding Graha: Sani

Bhog (sacred offering): Jaggery

Mantra:

Om Devi Kaalaraatryai Namaha

Stotra:

ekaveṇī japākarṇapūra nagnā kharāsthitā |

lamboṣṭhī karṇikākarṇī tailābhyaktaśarīriṇī ||

vāmapādollasallohalatākaṇṭakabhūṣaṇā |
vardhanamūrdhvajā kṛṣṇā kālarātrirbhayaṅkarī ||

North Indian Traditions - Ashtami

Presiding Devi: MahaGauri

Presiding Graha: Rahu

Bhog (sacred offering): Coconut

Mantra:

Om Devi MahaaGauryai Namaha

Stotra:

śvete vṛṣe samārūḍhā śvetāmbaradharā śuciḥ |
mahāgaurī śubhaṃ dadyānmahādevapramodadā ||

North Indian Traditions - Navami

Presiding Devi: SiddhiDhathri

Presiding Graha: Ketu

Bhog (sacred offering): Sesame Seeds

Mantra:

Om Devi Siddhidhaathryai Namaha

Stotra:

siddhagandharvayakṣādyairasurairamarairapi |

sevyamānā sadā bhūyāt siddhidā siddhidāyinī ||

North Indian Traditions – Dassera/Bijoya Dashami

Presiding Devi: Maha Durga

Bhog (sacred offering): Jalebis, Rasgolla, Mishti Doi, Fafda with Chutney etc.

Mantra:

Om Jayanthi Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini,

Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Swaha Swadha Namostute

Stotra:

Devi Suktam

Namo devyai mahadevyai shivayai satatam namaha,
Namaha prakrityai bhadrayai niyataah pranataah sma taam. 1

Roudrayai namo nityayi gouryayai dhatrayai namo namaha,
Jyothsnayayai chendurupinyayai sukhayayai satatam namaha. 2

Kalyannyai pranatam vridhyayai sidhyayai kurmo namo namah,
Nairutyayai bhybritaam lakshmyai sharvanyayai tey namo namah. 3

Durgayai durgapaaraayai, saaraayai sarvakaarine,
Khyatyai tadhiva krishnayai dhumrayai satatam namaha. 4

Ati soumyati roudrayai, nataastastastyai namo namaha,
Namo jagatpratishtayai, devyayai krityayai namo namah. 5

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Vishnu mayeti shabdita,

Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 6

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Chetanetyabhidhiyate,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 7

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Buddhirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 8

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Nidrarupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 9

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Kshudhaarupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 10

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Chhayarupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 11

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Shaktirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 12

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Trushnarupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 13

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Kshaantirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 14

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Jaatirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 15

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Lajjaarupenasamstitha,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 16

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Shantirupenasamstitha,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 17

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Shraddharupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 18

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Kantirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 19

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Lakshmirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 20

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Vrittirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 21

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Smrutirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 22

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Dayarupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 23

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Tushtirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 24

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Matrurupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 25

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Bhrantirupenasamsthita,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 26

Indriyanaa madhishtatree, bhootaanaamchaakhileshuyaa,
Bhuteshu satatam tasyai, vyapthi devyai namo namah. 27

Chitirupena yakrithsna, meta dwapyasthitajagat,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha. 28

A Festival for All Seasons

The most famous of the five Navaratri festivals is the one that falls in Autumn – Sharad Navaratri/Maha Navaratri. Second in importance is Vasant Navaratri in Spring. But there are others that are less commonly known, each offering an opportunity for self-assessment and spiritual renewal.

Vasant Navaratri: March/April

Ashad Navaratri: June/July

Sharad Navaratri: September/October

Pausha Navaratri: November/December

Magha Navaratri: January/February

Significance of Navarati - 2

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev:

“Navaratri will be celebrated from the dates of October 13 to 21 in 2015, and will culminate with Vijayadashami on October 22. These nine nights celebrate the Divine Feminine, and are a time of great festivity in India. Sadhguru looks at the significance of the festival and the many ways in which it is celebrated in India.

Sadhguru: In the yogic culture, the summer solstice which falls in the month of June marks the beginning of Dakshinayana, which means in the Earth’s sky, the Sun begins to trace a southward movement in the northern hemisphere of the planet. Similarly, the winter solstice which falls in the month of December marks the beginning of Uttarayana or the northern run of the Sun. The half of the year from the beginning of Uttarayana in December to the beginning of Dakshinayana in June is known as gnana pada. The other half of the year from the beginning of Dakshinayana to the beginning of Uttarayana is known as the sadhana pada.

The southern run is the phase of intimacy or the feminine. The earth is acting out her role as a woman. Festivals concerned with the feminine energy are celebrated only in these six months. The whole culture of this land was attuned to this…The quarter from the Amavasya to the beginning of Uttarayana in December is known as the Devi pada. In this quarter, the northern hemisphere of the planet becomes “gentle” because it is the quarter where the northern hemisphere receives the least amount of sunlight in the year. So everything becomes subdued; it is not “on” in a big way…” 

Source: http://www.ishafoundation.org/blog/sadhguru/masters-words/navaratri-sadhana/