Kalaratri Puja 2027
13th Apr 2027
Kalaratri Puja 2027 is on Tuesday, 13 April 2027. Saptami tithi begins at 07:35 PM IST on 12 Apr and ends at 05:29 PM IST on 13 Apr. Saptami is the tithi at sunrise on 13 Apr.
| Saptami tithi begins | 07:35 PM, Mon, 12 Apr |
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| Saptami tithi ends | 05:29 PM, Tue, 13 Apr |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:03 PM – 12:53 PM |
| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
On this page: prarthanas and mantras with audio · questions about Kalaratri Puja
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Kalaratri Puja in 2027?
Kalaratri Puja 2027 falls on Tuesday, 13 April 2027. Saptami tithi runs from 07:35 PM, 12 Apr to 05:29 PM, 13 Apr IST, as calculated for Ujjain. Times shift by a few minutes for other cities.
What is Kalaratri Puja?
Among the nine Durgas, only Kalaratri is shown riding a donkey — dark-skinned, three-eyed, with a sword and iron hook in her left hands and the abhaya–varada (fearlessness and boon) mudras on the right. She is worshipped on Saptami, the seventh night of Chaitra Navratri, with an offering of jaggery.
Why is Kalaratri Puja observed?
Chapter 8 of the Durga Saptashati tells why this form was needed. The demon Raktabija ('blood-seed') had a boon: every drop of his blood that touched the ground sprang up as a new demon, so wounding him only multiplied the army. To end this, Kali — identified in Puranic tradition with Kalaratri — spread her tongue across the battlefield and drank the blood mid-fall, letting Chandika finish him. That story explains her look: lolling tongue, disheveled hair, garland of refulgence, a donkey for a mount instead of the lion the other Durgas ride. She is said to govern Shani (Saturn), the slow planet of hard lessons. The jaggery offered on Saptami is dark and intense, like her — and her epithet Shubhankari, 'doer of good', marks the paradox: a terrifying outside, boons for those who approach.
Which prarthanas are recited on Kalaratri Puja?
Kalaratri Gayatri Mantra, Pitru Gayatri Mantra and Pitru Devata Mantra are recited on Kalaratri Puja. You can listen to them with audio on this page.
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