Durga Puja · 2024
Falls on: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 · 5-day festival (Oct 9 – 13)
Bengal's biggest festival celebrating Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura, marked by elaborate pandals and artistic idols.
Dates and timings for Srinagar.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Srinagar.
How it is observed
- Victory of Durga over buffalo demon Mahishasura
- Biggest cultural celebration in Bengal
- Installing the deity
- Sandhi puja
- Sindoor Khela
- Visarjan (immersion)
Regional calendars
Also known as: দুর্গা পূজা (Bangla) · दुर्गा पूजा (Hindi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 23, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 23, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Aswina 24, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kanni 23, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Srinagar. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Durga Puja 2024
Durga
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Tue, Oct 8, 11:18 AM – Wed, Oct 9, 12:14 PM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Durga Puja?
- Bengal's biggest festival celebrating Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura, marked by elaborate pandals and artistic idols.
- When is Durga Puja 2024?
- Durga Puja falls on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.