
Notes: All timings are represented in 24-hour notation in local time of Lancaster, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
According to the Hindu Panchang, Chandika Jayanti is celebrated on the Purnima Tithi of the Vaishakha month. This festival marks the anniversary of the divine manifestation of Goddess Chandika. Among the devotees of the Goddess, Chandika Jayanti is regarded as a highly sacred and spiritually significant day. On this day, doing Japa, Havana and Dhyana yield a thousandfold merit. Remembering the Goddess and reciting the Devi Mahatmya is considered extremely auspicious and pleases the Goddess Chandika.
Goddess Chandika is one of the Dwadasha Siddhividya Goddesses mentioned in Hindu scriptures. In both the Shakta and Kaula traditions, the worship of Goddess Chandika holds great importance. She is revered as the embodiment of cosmic protection, balance, and the restoration of Dharma or righteousness.
According to scholars, Goddess Chandika is the very power behind the creation of Lord Brahma, the preservation of Lord Vishnu and the destruction of Lord Shiva. Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness prevail, Goddess Chandika manifests to restore Dharma.
द्वादशासु विद्यासु चण्डिका सिद्धिदायिनी।
भयार्तानां भयानाशा सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिनी॥
Dvadashasu Vidyasu Chandika Siddhidayini।
Bhayartanam Bhayanasha Sarvasiddhipradayini॥
This means that among the twelve Siddhividya Goddesses, Goddess Chandika is the remover of fear and the bestower of all forms of success and accomplishments. Therefore, one should worship Goddess Chandika with devotion to attain supreme blessings and auspicious results.