Festival
Durgashtami (Maha Ashtami)
Next: Monday, 19 October 2026
Observed here as one of Akhadachandi Temple's living rites, Durgashtami falls on the eighth day of Sharadiya Navratri, when Maa Durga is honoured in her demon-slaying form as Maa Mahishasuramardini, the presiding deity of this shrine.
