Saptami 2024 Durga Puja 2024. Durga puja officially begins on the sixth day (shashti), i.e., october 9th, 2024, and continues with significant rituals and celebrations, concluding on the tenth day with durga visarjan (immersion of the idol),. This is why durga ashtami of sharadiya navratri will be celebrated on october 11, 2024.

October 11 (friday) bengal maha navami: The festival begins on shasthi and ends on dashami when the idol of maa.