Overview
- India Today and Times Now confirm the Avahana start at 5:59 am on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
- Outlets differ on the Avahana end-time, with India Today listing 5:27 pm and Times Now citing 6:43 pm from Drik Panchang.
- The festival follows a three-day sequence: welcoming the goddess, a full day of worship, and immersion of the idols.
- Reported practices include welcoming decorated idols, offering naivedya, observing fasts, conducting Haldi-Kumkum, and performing visarjan in local water bodies.
- Timing notes vary by source, with India Today referencing Anuradha Nakshatra and Times Now and Free Press Journal highlighting Jyeshtha Nakshatra beginning at 5:27 pm on August 31.