బోనాలు (శ్రీ ఉజ్జయిని మహంకాళి జాతర) 2026
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 6:53 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Thanksgiving to Mother Goddess for protecting the city from pestilence and blessing the community with health.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Originated in 1813 during the twin cities plague outbreak when military personnel prayed to Ujjaini Mahakali and established shrines.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Sharad Navratri Durga Puja Vidhi (శరన్నవరాత్రి దుర్గా పూజ)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Navarna Mantra (Chandi Navakshari)
Sarva Mangala Mangalye (Devi Mantra)
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Traditional fast until the Bonam pot is presented to the deity.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Adorn pots with neem leaves and burning ghee lamps, welcome the Mother Goddess as a daughter returning home.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Avoid disrespecting folk traditions, handle the sacred Bonam with reverence and hygiene.