Punjab, Oct. 5 -- Navratri begins 11 October. Kolkata's Durga Puja peaks between 17 and 21 October, with Vijayadashami on the 20th. Over 30,000 pandals go up across the city, and they are free to walk into.
The dates that matter for booking
The week of 14 to 18 October is among the most competed-for accommodation periods of the Indian year - in Kolkata for Durga Puja and in Ahmedabad for garba.
Three practical rules if you are travelling:
Jet fuel went up 5.46% on 1 September to Rs 121.28 a litre, and carriers have trimmed frequencies on thinner routes. Fewer seats raises the average fare without anyone announcing an increase - which is the mechanism to expect this year.
How to actually do the pandals
Thirty thousand temporary structu...