Mahalaya Amavasya · Bathukamma begins
Saturday, October 10
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London, Sydney
At a glance
- Mahalaya Amavasya · Bathukamma begins
- Saturday, October 10 · India and USA
- Devi Navaratri begins
- Sunday, October 11 · India and USA
- Saddula Bathukamma
- Sunday, October 18 · India and USA
- Durgashtami
- Monday, October 19 in India · Sunday, October 18 in the USA
- Maharnavami
- Monday, October 19 · India and USA
- Vijayadashami (Dasara)
- Tuesday, October 20 · India and USA
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The date in your city
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Devi Navaratri begins
Sunday, October 11
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London, Sydney
Saddula Bathukamma
Sunday, October 18
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London, Sydney
Durgashtami
Monday, October 19
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Sydney
Sunday, October 18
New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London
Maharnavami
Monday, October 19
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London
Tuesday, October 20
Sydney
Vijayadashami (Dasara)
Tuesday, October 20
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, New Jersey, Dallas, Bay Area, Chicago, London
Wednesday, October 21
Sydney
Devi Navaratri begins
Nine nights of the Goddess from Ashvayuja Shukla Padyami. She is worshipped in a different form each day (Kanaka Durga at Vijayawada), and Bathukamma is celebrated across Telangana.
Durgashtami
Durgashtami, the eighth day of Navaratri, when Goddess Durga is worshipped.
Vijayadashami (Dasara)
Vijayadashami, the victory of good over evil. The shami (jammi) tree is worshipped and its leaves exchanged as gold; an auspicious day to begin anything new.
Questions
When is Dasara 2026?
Vijayadashami (Dasara) is on Tuesday, October 20 in India and the USA.
When does Bathukamma 2026 start and end?
Engili Pula Bathukamma, the first day, falls on Mahalaya Amavasya, on Saturday, October 10 in India and the USA. Saddula Bathukamma, the grand last day, is on Sunday, October 18 in India and the USA.
Why is the date different in the USA?
A festival is kept on the day whose sunrise falls in the right tithi. Sunrise in America comes about 10 hours after sunrise in India, so the tithi at sunrise can differ and the festival can fall a day earlier or later. Always go by your own city’s date.
Can I get a reminder before each festival?
The Teluguvaari Calendar app sends an alert the evening before or the morning of every festival you choose, with the date for your own city. It is free, with no ads.