Bhadrakali Navaratri, Day 7: Saraswati Alankaram

The goddess as Saraswati, with Kalaratri durgarchana. Raktabija vadha durgarchana and the rathotsavam (chariot festival) at 7 pm. Nityahnikam at 4 am every day. Darshan 4 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 8 pm (madhyahna puja 12 to 1). Part of the Sri Bhadrakali Devi Sharannavaratri (Dasara) Mahotsavam, 11 to 21 October 2026.

Significance: Saraswati is the goddess of learning, music and the arts. Kalaratri, the seventh Durga, is the fierce dark form that destroys fear and ignorance; the chariot festival takes the goddess out among the people.