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The full Shardiya Navratri calendar for 2026 — every day of the observance, what happens on each, and when each ritual falls.
Shardiya Navratri 2026: 11–19 October 20269 daysशारदीय नवरात्रि
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9 days, in order, for 2026.
Day 1 — Pratipada
Performed within a specific muhurat, usually the first third of the day. Sow barley or wheat seeds in a clay pot, install the kalash on top, and place the Durga idol beside it. Water daily for nine days.
Days 1–9
Light an akhand jyot if you can maintain it, and recite the Durga Saptashati, Devi Kavach or at minimum the Durga Chalisa nightly. Offer fresh flowers daily.
Day 8 — Ashtami
Worship the eight-year-old girl as the living form of Durga. Invite nine girls, wash their feet, apply tilak, and serve puri, halwa and kala chana.
Day 9 — Navami
A havan, then offering the sprouted barley to the household and consuming it as prasad. Many families also start new ventures or do their books on this day.
Day 10 — Dashami
In Bengal, sindoor khela and immersion of the idol. Elsewhere, Dussehra is observed with Ravana Dahan in the evening.
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Sources and how this was checked
Last reviewed 6 October 2026. Prokerala — Navratri 2026, NDTV — October 2026 festival calendar. How we source and correct festival content.