Time-Table of Durga Puja of the year 2005 (According to IST)

8th October (The fifth lunar day: Panchami) – lasting up to 2-30 pm. At evening invocation of goddess Durga (Bodhanam)

9th October (The sixth lunar day: MahaSasthi) – lasting up to 1 pm. Within 9-27 am worship abiding by the provided customs for the day must be begun. At evening praying for inviting the goddess and dwelling home (Adhibasa).

10th October (The seventh lunar day: MahaSapthami) – lasting up to 11:09 am.
Establishment of new leaf (kalabow) and beginning of worship abiding by the provided customs for the day must be begun within 9:27 am (at dyantak charalagne & charanabangshe).
Worship according to the customs provided for late night should be begun at past of 11pm but within 11:48pm.

Goddess will ride on elephant to come on earth; out come—plentiful harvest.

11th October (The eighth lunar day: MahaAshthami) – lasting up to 9:03 am. Beginning of worship abiding by the provided customs for the day must be begun within 9:03 am but in respect of worship for the juncture moment of The eighth & ninth lunar day it should be begun within 8:39 am. (to evade inauspicious hour within 7:02 am and again at past of 8:29 am but within 8:39 am)

Performing ritualism for the veerashthami and ritualistic fasting for the Maha Ashthami within 9:03 am.

Timing for worship for the juncture moment of The eighth & ninth lunar day

Beginning: at past of 8:39am

Immolation: at past of 9:03am

Ending: within 9:27am

12th October (The ninth lunar day (Nabami) & Vijaya-Dashami) -- The ninth lunar day lasts upto 6:47 am and the tenth lunar day up to 4:23am of 13th October. Worship in respect of the custom provided for the ninth lunar day be begun within 6:47 am .


Worship in respect of the custom provided for the tenth lunar day be begun at past of 6:47 am .but according to charalagne & charanabangshe within 9:27 am also to avoid the inauspicious hour the worship will have to finished along with immersion within 8:29 am.

Goddess will return on boat; outcome—increased of crop & water.

After immersion worship of Aparajita (according to family – customs) & ritualism of Vijaya dashami.