Navaratri · 2024
Falls on: Thursday, October 3, 2024 · 9-day festival
Nine-night festival of the Goddess beginning on Ashvina Shukla Pratipada, opening with ghatasthapana, the installation of the sacred kalasha. Each night honours a form of Durga, and the festival culminates in Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.
Dates and timings for Abu Dhabi.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Abu Dhabi.
How it is observed
- Durga puja
- Golu (doll display)
- Garba
- Dandiya
Regional calendars
Also known as: नवरात्रि (Hindi) · நவராத்திரி (Tamil) · నవరాత్రి (Telugu) · ನವರಾತ್ರಿ (Kannada) · নবরাত্রি (Bangla) · નવરાત્રિ (Gujarati)
- 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 18, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 17, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Kanni 17, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Navaratri 2024
Durga
- Thursday, October 3, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Wed, Oct 2, 10:49 PM – Fri, Oct 4, 1:28 AM GST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Navaratri?
- Nine-night festival of the Goddess beginning on Ashvina Shukla Pratipada, opening with ghatasthapana, the installation of the sacred kalasha. Each night honours a form of Durga, and the festival culminates in Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.
- When is Navaratri 2024?
- Navaratri falls on Thursday, October 3, 2024.