India, Sept. 18 -- Shardiya Navratri is almost here, and devotees of Maa Durga are gearing up to celebrate the nine-day festival with grandeur. While four Navratris are observed each year, the main celebrations happen during Chaitra and Shardiya Navratri. This year, it falls from Pratipada to Navami of Ashwin Shukla Paksha, during which devotees worship Maa Durga's nine avatars, the Navadurgas. Check out the Shardiya Navratri calendar and the dates of these auspicious nine days. (Also read: Festivals Calendar 2025: Durga Puja, Navratri to Diwali; know the correct dates of all the major festivals )

Navratri is traditionally celebrated over nine days, concluding with Dussehra or Vijayadashmi. However, according to the Drik Panchang calenda...