Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara)
ನವರಾತ್ರಿ · ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ
October 11 – 20, 2026 (Vijayadashami: Tuesday, Oct 20)
ಒಂಬತ್ತು ರಾತ್ರಿ ದೇವಿಯ ಆರಾಧನೆ — ಮನೆಮನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗೊಂಬೆ ಹಬ್ಬ, ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಪೂಜೆ, ಆಯುಧ ಪೂಜೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ನಾಡಹಬ್ಬ ದಸರಾ.
Nine nights of Devi worship — gombe habba (doll displays), Saraswati pooja, Ayudha pooja and Vijayadashami. Dasara is Karnataka's nadahabba, celebrated grandly in Mysuru.
Auspicious muhurta · ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ
Ghatasthapana is done on the first morning; Saraswati, Ayudha and Vijayadashami rites follow in the daily forenoon.
How to prepare · ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆ
Get everything ready before the day — samagri to buy, home preparation and what to arrange in advance.
- 1Set up the gombe (doll) display steps (padi) and arrange your bombe collection
- 2Buy a kalasha, coconut, navadhanya and a new saree for Devi
- 3Keep a Lalitha Sahasranama / Devi Mahatmya text ready for daily parayana
- 4Prepare bagina items — haldi-kumkum, bangles, mirror and comb — for sumangalis
- 5Arrange books / instruments for Saraswati pooja and tools / vehicles for Ayudha pooja
Pooja vidhi · ಪೂಜಾ ವಿಧಿ
- Kalasha sthapana on day one and daily Devi pooja
- Lalitha Sahasranama or Devi Mahatmya parayana
- Saraswati pooja (Moola nakshatra) and Ayudha pooja (Navami)
- Vijayadashami — shami pooja and new beginnings (vidyarambha)
Stotras for this festival · ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಗಳು
ಗುಂಪು ಪಾರಾಯಣ
Mark Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) with a group parayana
A group parayana of Lalitha Sahasranama is a beautiful way to observe Navaratri & Vijayadashami (Dasara) at home or a temple.
Frequently asked · ಪ್ರಶ್ನೋತ್ತರ
When is Navaratri in 2026?
Sharad Navaratri begins Sunday, October 11, 2026 and culminates in Vijayadashami on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Which parayana is done during Navaratri?
Lalitha Sahasranama and Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya) are the principal parayanas; many also perform Chandi homa.
What is Ayudha Pooja?
On Mahanavami, tools, vehicles and instruments of livelihood are cleaned and worshipped — a purohith performs the sankalpa and pooja at homes and offices.
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