Durga Puja 2025: When will Durga Puja start? Know the date and what is special this year.

Durga Puja 2025: Durga Puja is celebrated during Sharadiya Navratri. This year, Durga Puja will start from 28 September 2025. Know the importance of Durga Puja and which traditions are performed during this time.

Durga Puja 2025: The holy festival of worship of Goddess Durga is celebrated in the month of Ashwin, Sharadiya Navratri. Durga Puja is celebrated on the last 5 days of Sharadiya Navratri. This year, Durga Puja is starting on 28 September 2025.

This festival is celebrated with great joy and devotion in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Tripura, Manipur, Bihar, and Jharkhand. This festival is considered a symbol of the victory of good over evil.

 

 

Important Dates of Durga Puja 2025

• Mahashashthi - 28 09 2025, Sunday
• Mahasaptami - 29 09 2025, Monday
• Maha Ashtami - 30 09 2025, Tuesday
• Mahanavami - 01 10 2025, Wednesday
• Vijayadashami / Dussehra - 02 10 2025, Thursday

What happens during the 6 days of Durga Puja?

Importance of Shashthi Tithi - The ritualistic beginning of Durga Puja begins on Shashthi Tithi and this day is called Mahalaya. It is believed that on the day of Mahalaya, there was a fierce war between the gods and demons in which many gods and sages died. All the gods and sages who died in this war are offered tarpan on Mahalaya. On Shashthi Tithi, there is a ritual of Bilva Nimantran Puja, Kalpaarambh, Akal Bodhan, Invitation and Adhivas.

Mother's arrival at her maternal home - On Durga Puja, Goddess Durga comes to her maternal home along with her children, Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati. In this joy, people of Bengali community celebrate with great pomp for six days and eat many types of delicacies.

Sindoor Khela - Sindoor Khela is the last day of Durga Puja. On this day Goddess Durga is bid farewell and invited to come again next year.