Navratri: three family sessions
Choose one guide and activity per sitting, allowing roughly 10–15 minutes or as long as you need. This is a flexible family learning sequence, not a nine-day ritual calendar. Navratri traditions differ; read the context in the pack before beginning.
Take one reading at a time. Allow extra time for videos, conversation and activities.
Start with the first readingGet the free printable activity pack
Your reading path
Read in any order, or follow the path below.
Meet Durga: courage that protects
Meet Durga Maa through her lion, many arms and a story of protection. Then make a three-step plan for helping someone safely.
Wonder together: Choose one detail in Durga Maa’s image. What do you see, and what would you like to know about it?
Video audio:हिन्दी में देखें
Meet Lakshmi: prosperity and care
Meet Lakshmi Maa through the lotus, prosperity and welcome. Notice everyday support and make a care map with room for gratitude and sharing.
Wonder together: What helped make a meal or a family reading possible besides the things that were bought?
Video audio:हिन्दी में देखें
Meet Saraswati: learning and the arts
Meet Saraswati Maa through her symbols and celebrations. Practise a small creative idea, listen to a partner and record what you discover.
Wonder together: Which interests you most today: a word, a picture or a rhythm? What would you like to try?
Video audio:हिन्दी में देखें
Take this collection to the table
Three complete introductions, three family activities and space to reflect together. Choose English or Hindi and print only the pages you need.
The PDF includes the complete readings, family notes and sources, a worksheet for each reading, and a final reflection page. Use one reading at a time.
Download English PDFFree, no sign-in. Print only what you need; text and worksheets work in black and white. You can draw, write or tell your answers to a grown-up.
Before we begin
Navratri celebrates the Divine Feminine over nine nights. Traditions vary: some honour nine forms of Durga, while others honour Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati in groups of three days. Our three sessions are not a universal observance schedule.
This pack offers original family activities alongside the sacred introductions: safe helping with Durga Maa, noticing shared care with Lakshmi Maa, and trying a learning experiment with Saraswati Maa. These activities do not replace worship or define the goddesses only as everyday values.
Choose one session at a time. Allow roughly 10–15 minutes, with extra time whenever needed. Keep paper and a pencil nearby; colours are optional. Draw, speak or ask a grown-up to write. You can stop and return another day.
Tradition source: Navaratri · Hindu American Foundation
