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The Shardiya Navratri 2026 date, why it falls on that day, and where it differs by region. Includes the countdown and a one-tap add-to-calendar.
Shardiya Navratri 2026: 11–19 October 20269 daysशारदीय नवरात्रि
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Your local time · Sunday 11 October 2026
Shardiya Navratri follows Shukla Paksha of Ashwin, nine nights ending on Maha Navami. It runs for about 9 days nationally.
A common question is why the date moves. The Hindu calendar is lunisolar: it tracks the moon for months and the sun for years, which means the civil date of a lunar festival drifts by up to about a fortnight from one year to the next. Islamic festivals follow the purely lunar Hijri calendar and move roughly eleven days earlier every year, subject to moon sighting. A handful of festivals — Makar Sankranti, Vaisakhi, Pongal and the other solar ones — stay on nearly the same date. The entry below tells you which of these applies here.
The commercial and cultural centre of Navratri. Nine nights of garba at the neighbourhood and district level, culminating in large organised grounds. A different colour is prescribed for each night and the whole state follows it. The eighth and ninth nights (Ashtami, Navami) are the biggest.
Durga Puja, the state's largest festival. Pandal construction begins months ahead and the big reveal is on Maha Sasthi. Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami bring anjali, bhog and community lunches; Dashami ends with sindoor khela and immersion. Recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2021.
Observed as Golu or Bommai Kolu — dolls arranged on odd-numbered tiered steps in the home, with women and children visiting each other to sing and exchange sundal and kumkum. Saraswati Puja and Ayudha Puja fall on the last days.
Navratri is a fasting festival here rather than a dance one. Families keep vrat for seven or nine days, do Kanya Pujan on Ashtami or Navami, and treat it as a period of abstinence and nightly aarti.
Garba is now common in Indore and Bhopal, and many communities keep the fast. The festival closes with Dussehra on the tenth day.
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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.