Navaratri 2026 at CMDFW — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting & Vijayadashami Pooja

Please join us for Navaratri at CMDFW:

• Lalita Sahasranama chanting — daily, October 11–19, 7:30–8:30 PM at Chinmaya Saaket
• Vijayadashami pooja — Tuesday, October 20, 7:30–8:30 PM at Chinmaya Saaket

Please note: on Saturday, October 17, the chanting will be at Chinmaya Chitrakoot at 4:00 PM, ahead of the GSK Watch Party & Raas-Garba.

Feel free to bring your offering of flowers, fruits or naivedya to the chanting and pooja.

Chinmaya Saaket · 17701 Davenport Rd, Dallas TX · See the full calendar →

About the Lalita Sahasranama

The Lalita Sahasranama Stotra is a sacred hymn/stuti from the Brahmanda Purana containing the 1,000 names of Goddess Lalita (Tripura Sundari), portraying her as the ultimate, supreme manifestation of cosmic feminine energy (Shakti).

Chanting it during the nine nights of Sharannavaratri invokes her divine protection, spiritual grace, and our inner transformation at a time when cosmic energy is believed to be most accessible. Devotees recite these names to align themselves with her nurturing strength, dissolve past karma, and celebrate the ultimate victory of divine consciousness over inner ignorance.

About Vijayadashami

Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra, marks the triumphant tenth day concluding Navaratri, celebrating the victory of good over evil as Goddess Durga vanquishes the demon Mahishasura and Lord Rama defeats Ravana. It serves as an auspicious day symbolizing new beginnings, the renewal of righteous purpose, and the ultimate triumph of dharma/guiding light over adharma/darkness.