Navratri 2026
Navratri 2026 falls on in Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, computed for local sunrise).
Dates are computed for Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, Smarta convention; Pradosh dated by sunset, Sankashti by moonrise). See about for the full method and the Vaishnava difference on kshaya dates.
About Navratri
Sharad Navratri is the nine-night autumn festival of the goddess Durga, running from the first day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin. It is the most widely celebrated of the two Navratris, culminating in Durga Puja in the east and Dussehra in the north.
Each night is dedicated to one of the nine forms of the goddess. Gujarat holds its famous garba and dandiya raas dances, Bengal stages elaborate pandals for the last four days, and many devotees observe a full nine-day fast, breaking it on the final day.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is Navratri in 2026?
- Navratri 2026 falls on in Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, computed for local sunrise).
- What is Navratri?
- Sharad Navratri is the nine-night autumn festival of the goddess Durga, running from the first day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin. It is the most widely celebrated of the two Navratris, culminating in Durga Puja in the east and Dussehra in the north.
- How is Navratri observed?
- Each night is dedicated to one of the nine forms of the goddess. Gujarat holds its famous garba and dandiya raas dances, Bengal stages elaborate pandals for the last four days, and many devotees observe a full nine-day fast, breaking it on the final day.
- Why might Navratri fall on a different day elsewhere?
- Observance dates follow the tithi current at local sunrise, so cities with different sunrise times can observe a day earlier or later. Vaishnava calendars also shift dates when a tithi touches no sunrise (kshaya).