🌿 Akshaya Navami 2025 – Amla Navami (28 October 2025)

📅 Date and Timing

• Festival Date: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
• Tithi: Navami Tithi of Shukla Paksha, Kartik Month
• Sunrise Time: 06:23 AM
• Navami Tithi Begins: 27 October 2025, 10:15 PM
• Navami Tithi Ends: 28 October 2025, 08:42 PM

🌳 What is Akshaya Navami (Amla Navami)?

Akshaya Navami, also known as Amla Navami, is an important Hindu festival observed on the ninth day (Navami) of the Shukla Paksha in Kartik month. The word “Akshaya” means never diminishing, symbolizing everlasting prosperity and spiritual merit.

It is believed that any daan (donation), puja, or charity performed on this day brings infinite blessings and never fades—similar in importance to Akshaya Tritiya.

This day is also known as Amla Navami, because Amla (Indian Gooseberry) is considered sacred and is worshipped as a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu.

🌸 Significance of Akshaya Navami 2025

1. Spiritual Renewal:
   It marks the day when Lord Vishnu took residence in the Amla tree, making it sacred for worship.
2. Connection with Satya Yuga:
   According to scriptures, Satya Yuga (the Age of Truth) began on Akshaya Navami.
3. Fruits of Eternal Merit:
   Devotees performing puja, offering food, or charity on this day earn akshaya punya — imperishable virtue.
4. Environmental and Health Value:
   The Amla tree, rich in Vitamin C and medicinal value, represents health, vitality, and balance in nature.

🪔 Rituals and Puja Vidhi

1. Morning Purification:
   Take a holy bath early in the morning, ideally before sunrise.
2. Amla Tree Worship:
   • Visit an Amla tree (if available) and clean the area around it.
   • Apply tilak of sandalwood and vermillion to the tree trunk.
   • Offer flowers, raw rice, and a diya (lamp).
   • Circumambulate (parikrama) the tree 11 or 21 times while chanting Vishnu or Lakshmi mantras.
3. Mantras to Chant:
   • “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya”
   • “Om Hreem Shreem Lakshmibhyo Namah”
4. Charity and Annadanam:
   Offer food and donations to Brahmins, saints, or the needy. Feeding cows, birds, and the poor is considered extremely meritorious.
5. Amla Consumption:
   Eating or cooking food with Amla (gooseberry) on this day is believed to remove negativity and purify karma.

🌿 Spiritual Beliefs

• Worshipping the Amla tree is equal to worshipping Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi together.
• Performing Tulsi puja along with Amla worship doubles the auspicious effect.
• Akshaya Navami is often regarded as “Amla Ekadashi” by devotees who follow Vaishnava traditions.

❓ FAQs – Akshaya Navami (Amla Navami) 2025

Q1. When is Akshaya Navami (Amla Navami) in 2025?
A1. Akshaya Navami 2025 will be celebrated on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, during Kartik Shukla Navami.

Q2. What is the significance of Amla Navami?
A2. Amla Navami symbolizes everlasting prosperity. Worshipping the Amla tree is equivalent to worshipping Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.

Q3. What are the rituals of Akshaya Navami?
A3. Devotees worship the Amla tree, offer diya and flowers, perform parikrama, chant Vishnu mantras, and donate food and clothing.

Q4. What should we eat on Amla Navami?
A4. Eating Amla or using it in food preparations on this day is considered sacred and spiritually purifying.

Q5. What is the difference between Akshaya Navami and Akshaya Tritiya?
A5. Both grant imperishable virtue, but Akshaya Tritiya occurs in Vaishakh month, while Akshaya Navami falls in Kartik month.