Navaratri · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sharad Navaratri begins
शारदीय नवरात्रि आरंभशारदीय नवरात्रारंभ
Also called: Ghatasthapana
Why it is kept
Nine nights of the Goddess in autumn. A kalasha is set up at dawn and barley sown beside it; each night honours one of her forms.
How it is kept
Garba and dandiya in Gujarat, Durga Puja pandals in Bengal from the sixth day, golu dolls in the south.