Durga Puja 2026 Schedule

Six days of rituals, culture and community; 15–21 October 2026 at HUDA Community Center, Sector 9, Gurugram.

Maha Panchami

Thursday, 15 October 2026

The beginning of festivities as the community comes together to welcome the season.

Evening

7:00 PM onwardsAnanda Mela – Food FiestaA festival of joy & food. Good food, great company, happy moments.

Food Fiesta menu

Lucknowi Paratha + Kebab
Chowmein & Chicken Roll
Malpua
Ghugni & Patishapta / Naru
Bhapa Doi & Chocolate
Sweet Corn
Cold Coffee & Chicken Pakora

Maha Shashthi

Friday, 16 October 2026

Welcome ceremony of Maa Durga with traditional rituals and cultural programmes.

Morning puja

8:00 AM–11:30 AMPuja start and end
9:30 AM & 10:30 AMPushpanjaliApproximate timings

Bhog

Panch Bhaja
Payesh (Kheer)
Luchi (Puri), Suji & Chatani

Evening

6:30 PMBodhon and Sandhya Arati
7:30–7:45 PMInauguration – lamp lighting, speech by President GBA
7:45–8:30 PMAgomoni Gan – directed by Rupali Sinha
8:30–8:40 PMPoem and song presentation – Prapti Samanta
8:40–8:45 PMDance performance based on the Agomoni theme
8:45–9:45 PMMusic with live band – Sanchari Mitra, Soumitra Ghosh (Guest), Debashish Bhattacharya

Pushpanjali timings are approximate and may change with the puja rituals.

Maha Saptami

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Morning puja, bhog distribution and community participation.

Morning puja

8:00 AM–11:30 AMPuja start and end
9:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 11:00 AMPushpanjaliApproximate timings

Bhog

Panch Bhaja
Vegetable
Payesh (Kheer)
Rice, Polav & Chatani

Evening

7:00 PMSandhya Arati
7:30–9:00 PMMusical presentation – Lamhe India Band (Kolkata)
9:00–9:15 PMMusical presentation – Adrija Sarkar
9:15–9:30 PMChildren's stage play 'Pithe o Pate' – directed by Poli Dutta
9:30–9:35 PMMessage by Satish Shaw
9:35–10:05 PMDance performance – Rang Ras Basant by Munmun Mukherjee and team
10:05–10:20 PMGroup dance – Monika Dhir and team

Pushpanjali timings are approximate and may change with the puja rituals.

Maha Saptami

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Morning puja, bhog distribution and community participation.

Morning puja

8:00 AM–11:30 AMPuja start and end
9:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 11:00 AMPushpanjaliApproximate timings

Bhog

Panch Bhaja
Vegetable
Payesh (Kheer)
Rice, Polav & Chatani
Chatani
Rice & Vegetable

Evening

7:00 PMSandhya Arati
7:30–7:40 PMDance performance – Amolika Mukherjee & Swagata Sarkar
7:40–7:45 PMRecitation – Adrish Samanta
7:45–8:10 PMShruti Natok Hana Bari – Debashish Banerjee & Arup Bhattacharya
8:15–9:00 PMGroup dance 'Matir Tan o Moner Gaan' – directed by Moumita Bhattacharya
9:00–9:30 PMMusical presentation – Nandini Roy, Adrija Sarkar & Rupali Sinha
9:30–10:45 PMMusical presentation – Madhurima Basu (Kolkata)

Pushpanjali timings are approximate and may change with the puja rituals.

Maha Ashtami

Monday, 19 October 2026

Pushpanjali, Sandhi Puja, celebrations and cultural performances.

Morning puja

7:00 AM–10:00 AMPuja start and end
8:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 9:30 AMPushpanjaliApproximate timings
10:28–11:16 AMSandhi PujaIncludes the Sandhi Puja Pushpanjali

Bhog

Panch Bhaja
Vegetable & Payesh (Kheer)
Chatani
Khichuri

Bhog for Sandhi Puja is prepared separately.

Evening

7:00 PMSandhya Arati
7:30–9:00 PMMusical presentation – Kishan Das (Kolkata)
9:00–9:20 PMMusical performance – Hrishikesh Kar (Guest)
9:20–10:35 PMStage play 'Ashvatthama' – directed by Biswajeet Dasgupta

Pushpanjali timings are approximate and may change with the puja rituals.

Maha Navami

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

The final day of puja, marked by rituals of gratitude and community bhog.

Morning puja

8:00 AM–10:30 AMPuja start and end
9:00 AM, 9:30 AM & 10:00 AMPushpanjaliApproximate timings
11:00 AMHavan

Bhog

Panch Bhaja
Chatani & Payesh (Kheer)
Vegetable
Khichuri

Evening

7:00 PMSandhya Arati
7:30–9:00 PMMusical presentation – Anurag Chatterjee (Kolkata)
9:00–9:15 PMPrize distribution
9:15–9:45 PMPachmesali Podde Pujo – Prishila Chattaraj and team (Guest)
9:45–9:50 PMPrize distribution
9:50–10:20 PMMusical performance – Khusjit Singh (Guest)

Pushpanjali timings are approximate and may change with the puja rituals.

Vijaya Dashami

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Sindoor Khela, farewell rituals and immersion ceremony.

Morning

8:00–9:00 AMPuja start and end
9:30 AM onwardsMaa Durga Boron
10:30–11:30 AMSindoor Khela / Utsav

Afternoon and evening

3:00–5:00 PMImmersionMay differ as per the time slot provided by JPC
8:00 PMShanti Jal

The pandal is open 24×7 to all visitors across every day of the festival — Maha Panchami to Vijaya Dashami.

Puja timings as per the Bisuddha Siddhanta Panjika. Dates and timings are subject to final confirmation closer to the festival. Have a question? Check our FAQ →