India, Oct. 17 -- Sharad Navaratri falls between 11th October to 20th October, 2026, during which period all the nine forms of Durga will be worshiped for nine days. Normally Navaratri festival is celebrated for nine days and devotees worship every day for nine days but in 2026 Navaratri will fall on 10 days.

It seems like a lot of people are in doubt of the dates of Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami due to the occurrence of Saptami on two days in Navratri 2026.

Then when will be the dates of Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami in 2026? 18, 19 or 20 October 2026 while some devotees think that Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami will be on the same day.

As per Drik Panchang, the festival of Maha Ashtami will start from Sunday, 18 October and will continue...