Durga Puja 2025 Date — Tuesday, September 30, 2025
When is Durga Puja in 2025? Durga Puja 2025 falls on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Observance: Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami). City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.
Durga Puja 2025 — full list of dates
| Observance | Date & day | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalaya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya) | Sun, 21 September 2025 | |
| Navratri begins — Ghatasthapana | Mon, 22 September 2025 | |
| Maha Ashtami | Tue, 30 September 2025 | Sandhi puja |
| Maha Navami | Wed, 1 October 2025 | |
| Vijaya Dashami — Durga visarjan | Thu, 2 October 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Fri, 11 October 2024 |
| 2025 | Tue, 30 September 2025 |
| 2026 | Mon, 19 October 2026 |
| 2027 | Thu, 7 October 2027 |
| 2028 | Tue, 26 September 2028 |
Hindu festivals around Durga Puja 2025
- Dussehra 2025 date — Thu, 2 October 2025
- Sharad Purnima 2025 date — Tue, 7 October 2025
- Sharad Navratri 2025 date — Mon, 22 September 2025
- Mahalaya Amavasya 2025 date — Sun, 21 September 2025
- Karva Chauth 2025 date — Fri, 10 October 2025
- Dhanteras 2025 date — Sun, 19 October 2025
- Naraka Chaturdashi 2025 date — Mon, 20 October 2025
- Diwali 2025 date — Tue, 21 October 2025
- Govardhan Puja 2025 date — Wed, 22 October 2025
- Bhai Dooj 2025 date — Thu, 23 October 2025
- Anant Chaturdashi 2025 date — Sat, 6 September 2025
- Onam 2025 date — Fri, 5 September 2025
