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Navratri day 4: Maa Kushmanda

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Chaturthi · Colour: Royal Blue

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An eight-armed Kushmanda murti on a lion with a sun-like halo
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In short

The fourth day of Navratri 2026 is Wednesday, 14 October 2026 (Chaturthi), when Maa Kushmanda is worshipped. The colour of the day (a modern custom) is Royal Blue.

Navratri 2026, Wednesday, 14 October 2026: colour Royal Blue, Maa Kushmanda
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Maa Kushmanda’s dhyana verse

सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च।दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे॥
May Kushmanda, who holds in her two lotus hands a pot filled with sura and one soaked in blood, be the giver of good to me.Dhyana verse, by tradition

Her form

  • Eight arms, so she is also called Ashtabhuja; her mount is a lion.
  • In her hands: a water-pot, bow, arrow, lotus, pot of nectar, discus, mace and rosary.

How to worship

  1. After bathing, worship the kalash and the Devi: water, roli, rice, flowers and a lamp.
  2. Recite Maa Kushmanda’s dhyana verse and meditate on her form.
  3. Read the Durga Saptashati, the Durga Chalisa or your family’s text.
  4. End with the Durga aarti; offer bhog as your family does.

This is the usual order of the daily Navratri puja; follow your purohit or family custom where it differs.

Maa Kushmanda’s bhog

Malpua

By popular tradition, this is the bhog offered to Maa Kushmanda on the fourth day of Navratri. If your family’s custom differs, follow it.

The Devi Bhagavata Purana (book 8, chapter 24) gives the Devi’s offerings by tithi, not by the names of the nine forms. For this day’s tithi it gives apūpa, a sweet cake (the pua), on Chaturthi.

The bhog of all nine days, with dates →

Frequently asked questions

Which devi is worshipped on the fourth day of Navratri?

Maa Kushmanda. She is fourth in the order of the nine forms given in the Devi Kavach.

When is this day in 2026?

Wednesday, 14 October 2026.

What bhog is offered to Maa Kushmanda?

By popular tradition, malpua. If your family’s custom differs, follow it.

What is the colour of the day?

Royal Blue. Wearing the colour of the day is a modern custom, not a scriptural rule.

Sources

  1. Dhyana verse: by tradition; compared with Gita Press “Nava Durga” and Kalyan “Shakti Ank” (p. 642)
  2. Order of the nine forms: the Devi Kavach read before the Durga Saptashati, verses 3–5
  3. Form: Gita Press “Nava Durga”, Drik Panchang (Navadurga)
  4. Date, tithi and colour: Drik Panchang, Sharad Navratri 2026 (New Delhi); SanatanBodh panchang calculation
  5. Bhog: popular tradition, compared with the lists of Webdunia, Amar Ujala, Punjab Kesari, ETV Bharat and the Free Press Journal; offering of the tithi: Devi Bhagavata Purana, book 8, chapter 24

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