Festivals Calendar 2025: Durga Puja, Navratri to Diwali; know the correct dates of all the major festivals

Updated on: Sep 10, 2025, 15:35:18 IST

By Krishna Pallavi Priya

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If you and your loved ones celebrate these occasions, here's the festive calendar for 2025. (Pexels)

Festivals calendar 2025: Here's the list of all the festivals in the upcoming months along with the correct dates to celebrate them with your loved ones.

Festivals calendar 2025: The month of September and the upcoming months are especially auspicious for Hindus, as they gear up to celebrate some major festivals, including Diwali (Deepavali or Festival of Lights), Christmas, Navratri, and Durga Puja. Apart from the Hindu celebrations, there are a few other prominent festivals lined up in the upcoming months, like Christmas and New Year.

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If you and your loved ones celebrate these occasions, it is important to know the correct dates. So, we decided to compile a calendar for you. While the dates of some of these festivals are determined by the Hindu lunisolar calendar, others have a fixed date annually on the Gregorian calendar. Let's find out:

The 2025 festive calendar

Here are the popular festivals lined up in the upcoming months:

Dates	Festivals
September 17	Vishwakarma Puja, Indira Ekadashi
September 21	Mahalaya Amavasya
September 22	Navratri begins
September 22	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
September 28	Durga Puja begins
September 30	Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, Saraswati Puja
October 1	Navratri ends, Maha Navami
October 2	Dussehra/Vijayadashami
October 6	Sharad Purnima
October 9	Karwa Chauth
October 18	Dhanteras
October 21	Diwali
October 22	Govardhan Puja
October 23	Bhai Dooj
October 25	Chhath Puja begins (Nahay Khay)
October 27	Chhath Puja
OPctober 28	Usha Arghya, Parana day
November 5	Kartik Poornima
November 5	Guru Nanak Jayanti/Gurpurab
December 1	Geeta Jayanti
December 24	Christmas Eve
December 25	Christmas
December 31	New Year's Eve

Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations

Navratri and Durga Puja festivities will soon begin in different parts of the country. While the Hindu festival of Navratri begins on September 22, it will end with Vijayadashami on October 2. It takes place for nine days, during which Hindu devotees worship Maa Durga and her nine avatars - Navdurgas

Meanwhile, Durga Puja celebrations will start on September 28. Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami are the heart of the Durga Puja celebrations. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, with Goddess Durga defeating the buffalo demon Mahishasura. It also commemorates Goddess Durga's homecoming to her maternal home, the mortal realm.

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Krishna Pallavi Priya
Krishna Priya Pallavi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience, covering health, fashion, pop culture, travel, wellness, entertainment, festivals, mental health, art, decor, fitness, and sex and relationships. She is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal, and holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. Her strong academic foundation informs her analytical and detail-oriented approach to storytelling, helping her uncover stories where none seem to exist. Before joining Hindustan Times, Pallavi worked with some of India’s leading media organisations. She spent close to three years at India Today, where she honed her newsroom skills and developed a sharp editorial sensibility. She also worked for over a year and a half at Vagabomb, ScoopWhoop’s feminist digital platform, where she explored stories through a gender-sensitive, socially aware lens. Pallavi has a deep interest in global fashion trends and international fashion seasons, and enjoys interviewing celebrities and tracking pop culture movements—interests that frequently translate into engaging, reader-friendly stories. Alongside lifestyle and entertainment, she has a keen eye for impactful health and wellness journalism, regularly interacting with doctors, designers, and digital content creators to bring nuance and credibility to her work. Born and raised in Haryana, Pallavi remains deeply connected to her ancestral roots in Odisha. Her ability to spot fresh angles brings curiosity and depth to stories she pursues. When not chasing deadlines, she enjoys spending time with her dog, planning her next vacation, reading, running new trails, and discovering new destinations.Read More

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