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Navaratri Celebrations Across India: 15 Regional Traditions Explained

Festivals • Sep 12, 2026
Navaratri Celebrations Across India: 15 Regional Traditions Explained

Use this page as a touring map of India’s autumn Devi season — fifteen doorways into one shared victory.

  1. Gujarat Garba & Dandiya
  2. West Bengal Durga Puja
  3. Odisha Durga Puja
  4. Assam Durga Puja
  5. Mysuru Dasara
  6. Tamil Nadu Golu
  7. Kerala Vidyarambham
  8. Telangana Bathukamma
  9. Andhra Devi Navaratri
  10. Maharashtra Ghatasthapana Navratri
  11. North Indian Ramlila & Dussehra
  12. Kullu Dussehra
  13. Ayudha Puja workplaces nationwide
  14. Kanya Puja homes
  15. Community annadanam and night aartis everywhere

Deep dives: Gujarat · Bengal · Mysuru · Golu · Kerala · Bathukamma.

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