Festivals through the year
Timings change on festivals, eclipses and special days. Confirm at the mandir before you travel.
- January
- February
- March
- AprilChaitra Navratri
- MaySimhastha Kumbh
- June
- July
- August
- September
- OctoberSharadiya NavratriDurga Ashtami and Mahanavami
- November
- December
- OctoberAshwin Shukla Pratipada to Navami (September or October)
Sharadiya Navratri
The biggest festival of the temple. For nine days the goddess is elaborately adorned, the lamp towers are lit each evening and devotees queue from early morning. Special evening aartis are held, and the administration regulates entry to the sanctum.
- OctoberEighth and ninth days of Navratri
Durga Ashtami and Mahanavami
The peak days of Navratri. The Skanda Purana names Mahanavami as especially sacred to Harsiddhi, and the crowds are at their largest on these two days.
- AprilChaitra Shukla Pratipada to Navami (March or April)
Chaitra Navratri
The spring Navratri, which opens the Hindu new year, is kept with the same nine days of worship and nightly lighting of the deep-stambhs.
- MayOnce every twelve years on the banks of the Shipra (April and May); the next is due in 2028
Simhastha Kumbh
Ujjain's great bathing fair brings millions of pilgrims to the city. Harsiddhi, close to Ram Ghat and Mahakaleshwar, is among the temples they visit, and the lamp towers are lit on the main bathing days.