During Navratri Puja, the fire lamp with pure ghee is lit mostly for nine days continuously also referred as Akhand Jyot, which signifies the love and devotion for the god. All family members join the Navratri Puja and pray for the prosperity and well being of all. In some cases, Akhand jot and Khetri bheej are kept in the temple under the supervision of a pandit / priest, mainly by the working ladies… as Akhand Jyot needs to be kept under check and filled with more ghree, if required. Also some plant barley seeds in a mud pot on the very first day of Navratri (also known as khetri beej) and place it in worship room along with fire lamp which lits continuously (Akhand Jyot) during Navratris to invoke Goddess Shakti.
In temples, Priests also recite Ramayana during Navratri. After the puja at home, people visit temple for the blessings and offer Ganga Jal and milk to Shivalinga. Huge crowds can be seen at some of the famous temples like Jhandewalan Mandir in Delhi, where people queue whole night for the darshan of the Goddess.
In 2018, Sharad Navratri begins 10 October 2018 till 18th October 2018, while Ashtami would fall on 17th October and Navami on 19th October 2018.
List of Hindu Temples in USA
Arizona
Phoenix Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Phoenix, AZ
California
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chino Hills, CA
Los Angeles Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Montclair, CA
Malibu Hindu Temple, Calabasas, CA
San Jose Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Milpitas, CA
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, CA
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Downey, CA
Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland, CA
Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Brea Downtown, CA
Society of Abidance in Truth, Santa Cruz, CA
Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood, CA
Vedanta Society of Southern California, Santa Barbara, CA
State of Colorado
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies, Denver, CO
State of Delware
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, DE
Hindu Temple of Delaware (Lakshmi Temple), DE
Krishna Village, Bear, DE
State of Florida
Hindu Cultural Association, Daytona, FL
Hindu Temple of Florida,Tampa, FL
Laxmi Narayan Mandir,Tampa FL
State of Georgia
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta, GA
Hindu Temple of Atlanta, GA
Rama Krishna Mandir, Lilburn, GA – http://ramakrishnamandir.info
Sri Vara Siddhi Ganapathi Devast, Atlanta, GA
State of Hawaii
San Marga Iraivan Temple, Kapaa, HI
State of Idaho
Boise Hare Krishna Temple, Boise, ID
State of Illinois
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago, Bartlett, IL
Hindu Mandir of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
Shivalya of Downtown Chicago, Chicago, IL
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Itasca), Itasca, IL
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Wheeling), Wheeling, IL
Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple, Aurora, IL
The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL
State of Indiana
Hindu Temple of Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
State of Maryland
Murugan Temple of North America, Lanham, MD
Shree bhaktha anjaneya temple, ijamsville, MD
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Lanham, MD
State of Massachusetts
New England Shirdi Sai Temple, Chelmsford, MA
Sri Lakshmi Temple, Ashland, MA
State of Michigan
Parashakthi Temple, Pontiac, MI
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Livonia, MI
Sri Ventakeshwara Temple, Novi, MI
The Bhartiya Temple, Troy, MI
The Bhartiya Temple, Haslett/Lansing, MI
State of Minnesota
Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple Minnesota, Edina, MN
State of Missouri
The Hindu Temple of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
State of New Jersey
Akshardham (New Jersey), Robbinsville, NJ
Hindu Samaj Temple, Mahwah, NJ
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Colonia, NJ
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Weehawken, NJ
Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Secaucus, NJ
Sri Guruvayurappan Temple, Morganville, NJ
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ
State of New York
Gufa Shiv Bhagat- Baba Balak Nath Temple, Jamaica, Queens, NY
Hindu Temple Society of North America, Flushing, Queens, NY
New York Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Queens, NY
Radha Govind Dham New York, NY
Satya Narayan Mandir, Elmhurst, NY
Shree Muktananda Ashram, South Fallsburg, New York
Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam, Rush, New York
Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, New York
Vedanta Society of New York New York, NY
Westchester Ayyappa Swami Templem White Plains, NY
State of North Carolina
Sri Somesvara Temple, Clyde, NC
Sri Somesvara Temple, Clyde, NC
Sri Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina, Cary, NC
State of Ohio
Hindu Temple of Dayton, Beavercreek, OH
Ohio Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Delaware, OH
State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Oklahoma City,OK
Oklahoma City Hindu Temple, Oklahoma City OK
State of Pennsylvania
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Saylorsburg, PA
Bharatiya Temple Pennsylvania Chalfont, PA
Sai Baba Temple, Downingtown,PA
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA
Vraj Mandir – Shri Nathji Haveli, Schuylkill Haven, PA
State of Tennessee
Sri Ganesha Temple Nashville, TN
State of Texas
Austin Hindu Temple, Austin,TX
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston, Houston, TX
Hindu Temple of Central Texas, Temple, TX
Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, TX
Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam, Houston, TX
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Austin, TX
State of Utah
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple (Spanish Fork), Spanish Fork, UT
State of Washington
Jaya Hanuman Temple, Redmond, WA
Seattle Aadheenam, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Redmond, WA
State of West Virginia
Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra Temple and Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban Community, Moundsville, WV