Jagaddhatri Puja
Bengali Kartik festival — Goddess Jagaddhatri (the world-bearer) worshipped in Chandannagar.
Gregorian date
18 November 2026
Wednesday
Tithi
Shukla Navami
Kartika (October – November)
Duration
4-day
Regional emphasis
West Bengal
Also known as
Goddess Jagaddhatri Puja
Significance
A four-day Bengali festival in honour of Goddess Jagaddhatri, a form of Durga who carries the weight of the world. Most famously observed in Chandannagar, West Bengal — the lighting and pandals there rival Kolkata's Durga Puja.
What happens on the day
- •Visit pandals in Chandannagar (or local Bengali Jagaddhatri pandals)
- •Witness the famous Chandannagar Jagaddhatri lighting (alok-sajja)
- •Goddess worship with fish-and-meat bhog (typical of Bengali tradition)
- •Procession (Bisorjon) on day 4
About the month of Kartikaकार्तिक
The most festival-rich month. Karva Chauth, Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath, Tulsi Vivah, and Kartik Purnima all fall here.
More festivals in Kartika
Kati Bihu
17 October 2026 · Sun enters Libra → Scorpio cusp (solar)
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Karva Chauth
30 October 2026 · Krishna Chaturthi
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husbands' longevity.
Kerala Piravi
1 November 2026 · Fixed Gregorian (November 1)
Kerala's birthday — the day the state was formed in 1956.
Dhanteras
6 November 2026 · Krishna Trayodashi
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.