Best Durga Puja Pandals To Visit In Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru And Hyderabad

Saturday (October 14) marks the end of the 16-day Pitri Paksh and the beginning of Devi Paksh. The nine-day Navratri festival will begin tomorrow, which is widely celebrated in North and Western India, while the Durga Puja festivities, observed in West Bengal and other Eastern states, will begin on Friday.

A lot of people might wonder why are Navratri and Durga Puja mentioned separately, aren't the two festivals the same? While both festivals celebrate Goddess Durga, there are subtle differences between the two in terms of rituals and practices.

Navrati 2023 will begin on October 15 and end on October 24 and Durga Puja 2023 festivities will commence on October 20 and will end on October 24.