Durga Puja 2022 Date — Monday, October 3, 2022
When is Durga Puja in 2022? Durga Puja 2022 falls on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Observance: Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami). City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.
Durga Puja 2022 — full list of dates
| Observance | Date & day | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalaya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya) | Sun, 25 September 2022 | |
| Navratri begins — Ghatasthapana | Mon, 26 September 2022 | |
| Maha Ashtami | Mon, 3 October 2022 | Sandhi puja |
| Maha Navami | Tue, 4 October 2022 | |
| Vijaya Dashami — Durga visarjan | Wed, 5 October 2022 |
Why we celebrate
Day 8 — Mahagauri; Kumari puja and sandhi puja in Bengal.
How it is celebrated
Daily Devi puja, golu/kolu display in South India, garba/dandiya in Gujarat, Durga puja in Bengal. Fasting or sattvic diet through nine days.
Puja timing
Morning and evening puja; Ghatasthapana on Day 1 during Shubh muhurta. Sandhya arati each night.
Foods & offerings
Fasting foods: sabudana, kuttu, fruits, milk. South India: sundal prasadam daily. Bengal: bhog to Ma Durga.
Rituals
- Ghatasthapana (Day 1): establish kalash, invoke Durga, sow barley/jowar.
- Daily: lamp, Devi stotram, offer flowers and naivedyam.
- Color-coded dress optional per day; visit temples for alankaram darshan.
- Kanya puja (invite young girls as Devi) on Ashtami or Navami in many homes.
- Ayudha puja / Saraswati puja on Mahanavami in several regions.
- Vijayadashami: visarjan, sindoor khela, and new beginnings.
Durga Puja dates by year
| Year | Date & day |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Wed, 13 October 2021 |
| 2022 | Mon, 3 October 2022 |
| 2023 | Sun, 22 October 2023 |
| 2024 | Fri, 11 October 2024 |
| 2025 | Tue, 30 September 2025 |
Hindu festivals around Durga Puja 2022
- Dussehra 2022 date — Wed, 5 October 2022
- Sharad Purnima 2022 date — Sun, 9 October 2022
- Sharad Navratri 2022 date — Mon, 26 September 2022
- Mahalaya Amavasya 2022 date — Sun, 25 September 2022
- Karva Chauth 2022 date — Thu, 13 October 2022
- Dhanteras 2022 date — Sun, 23 October 2022
- Naraka Chaturdashi 2022 date — Mon, 24 October 2022
- Diwali 2022 date — Tue, 25 October 2022
- Govardhan Puja 2022 date — Wed, 26 October 2022
- Bhai Dooj 2022 date — Thu, 27 October 2022
- Anant Chaturdashi 2022 date — Fri, 9 September 2022
- Onam 2022 date — Thu, 8 September 2022
