{"id":1570,"date":"2026-10-15T09:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shopkund.co.uk\/bloguk\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2026-10-15T09:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:49:31","slug":"navratri-uk-colours-garba-outfits-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shopkund.co.uk\/bloguk\/navratri-uk-colours-garba-outfits-guide.html","title":{"rendered":"Navratri 2026 in the UK: Colours, Dates and What to Wear to Garba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from Sunday 11 October to Monday 19 October in the UK, with Vijayadashami (Dussehra) on Tuesday 20 October.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of the nine nights has its own colour \u2014 orange, white, red, royal blue, yellow, green, grey, purple and peacock green \u2014 and for most UK garba-goers the outfit of choice is a light, full-flared chaniya choli that you can dance in for hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide gives you the UK dates and colours in one table, explains what actually works on a crowded hall floor, and links to pieces from our Navratri collection<\/a> for each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navratri 2026 UK dates and colours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dates and colours below are taken from the Drik Panchang calendar for London. In India, Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami both fall on 19 October this year; in the UK, Ashtami falls on Sunday 18 October and Navami on Monday 19 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night<\/strong><\/td>Date (UK)<\/strong><\/td>Colour<\/strong><\/td>Puja<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Sunday 11 October<\/td>Orange<\/td>Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Monday 12 October<\/td>White<\/td>Brahmacharini Puja<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Tuesday 13 October<\/td>Red<\/td>Chandraghanta Puja<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Wednesday 14 October<\/td>Royal Blue<\/td>Kushmanda Puja<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Thursday 15 October<\/td>Yellow<\/td>Skandamata Puja<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Friday 16 October<\/td>Green<\/td>Katyayani Puja<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Saturday 17 October<\/td>Grey<\/td>Kalaratri Puja<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Sunday 18 October<\/td>Purple<\/td>Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Monday 19 October<\/td>Peacock Green<\/td>Maha Navami<\/td><\/tr>
\u2014<\/td>Tuesday 20 October<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Vijayadashami (Dussehra)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The nine Navratri colours for 2026, with UK dates (Drik Panchang, London).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following the colour of the day is a tradition, not a rule. If you only have one or two outfits for the season, nobody at a UK garba will mind \u2014 the colour guide is simply a fun way to plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to wear to garba in the UK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Garba in Britain looks a little different from garba in Gujarat. Most nights take place indoors \u2014 in community halls, temple halls and leisure-centre sports halls \u2014 and Leicester’s Navratri celebrations alone draw tens of thousands of people across the nine nights. That shapes what works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n