Navratra ( Nine Nights) festival is celebrated for ten days. Every year from
Ghatsthapana ( First day of Navratra) upto
Dashami (last day of Navratra) puja is carried at 8.30 am and 11.30 am after which Mahanevedya ( Holy food) is offered to goddess Ambabai then aarati is done. The goddess is adorned with traditional ornaments at 2 pm. The temple is opened for the devotes to take darshan of the goddess Ambabai.
For 10 days at 9.30 p the procession is carried out in silver palanquin, the palanquin is decorated with flowers and lights. After the puja is performed the palanquin procession starts for pradakshana. For this procession Police Band and Militery Band is provided by the government. The procession ends at 10.30 pm. The devotees take darshan at Garud Mandap at 10.30 pm one canon salute marks the end of the day’s ritual.
Lalit Panchami (5th day of Navratri)
At 7 am and 10 am abhishek is performed along with routine puja. At 10 am one canon salute is give to Goddess Ambabai, then the procession leaves to visit Goddess Tremboli’s Temple. It reaches the Tremboli goddess temple at noon. Kushmandabali ritual is performed by shri Chhatrapati (this ritual represents killing of the enemy.) Around 2 pm the procession is back and aarati is performed. At night procession begins temple pradakshana.
Ashtami - Jagar (8th Day of Navratri)
Puja is performed at 8.30 am and 11.30 am abhishek and daily rituals are performed. After the abhishek. Between 7 to 9.30 pm devotees are allowed to take darshan. One canon salute is given to start the nagar pradakshana.
Navami (9th Day of Navratra)
Daily puja is performed at 8.30 am, 11.30 am and at 9.30 p.m.
Vijayadashmi (Dassera)
Puja is performed at 8.30 am , 11.30 am Abhishek and daily rituals are performed. After the abhishek shalu (Mahavastra) is offered to goddess, the shalu is gift from Shree Tirumala Tirupati, Venkateshwara Devstan, Andhra Pradesh. At 5 pm Goddess Ambabai’s procession visits Dasara Chowk, where traditional puja is performed by Chatrapati after which the procession is back at the temple. At 9.30 p.m. mandir pradakshana is carried out where devotes take darshan at Garud Mandap. The days ritual ends at 10.30 pm. With one canon salute.