Chaitra navratri Pooja Date 2011

Chaitra Navratri signifies the start of the Indian or the Hindu new year i.e. the 1st day or Prathama tithi of the Chitra Sudi every year.
Navratri, the festival of nine nights is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine forms. The nine days have great religious significance as Goddess Durga, the divine mother, had destroyed the evil force (in the form of the demon Mahisashura) during this period.
Chaitra Navratri
The festival is celebrated with true devotion and purity all over the country.
Chaitra Navaratri 2011 begins on April 4 and ends on April 12. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Shakti and her other three forms– Goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.