Durga Puja 2025: Maha Ashtami, the eighth day of Durga Puja, will be observed on September 30. According to the Hindu calendar, Maha Navami — the heart of the Durga Puja celebrations falls during the Shukla Paksha of the Ashwin month.

Celebrated with great vigour and enthusiasm, the festivities will culminate with Durga Visarjan which will be observed on October 2, Thursday. Vijayadashami, the tenth day of Durga Puja is popularly known as Dussehra or Dassahra in Hindi, Dashāhra in Bhojpuri and Maithili, and Dashain in Nepali.

As the most auspicious days of nine-day festivities of Navratri, which commenced on September 22 this year, approach it's time to know Pushpanjali and Sandhi puja timings.

Rituals, prayers and cultural vibrancy are the highlight of the final days of Navaratri that

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