Drik Panchang's 2026 Durga Puja calendar describes the festival as a five-day observance comprising Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami. Its Mumbai Panchang separately lists Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami on October 19 and Durga Visarjan and Dussehra on October 20

Dedicated to the nine forms of Goddess Durga, known as the Navadurga, Navratri is celebrated across India with prayers, fasting, garba, dandiya and cultural programmes