Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Gauri Visarjan 2026: Date, Timing, Moola Nakshatra And Rituals
Gauri Visarjan is the farewell ceremony for Goddess Gauri.
In 2026, it will happen on Saturday, September 19.
The three-day festival begins with welcoming Gauri, continues with worship, and ends with farewell.
In Mumbai, the listed timing is from 6:27 AM to 6:38 PM.
The day is associated with Moola Nakshatra.
Families usually perform a final puja and aarti.
They may offer food, flowers, haldi-kumkum and other traditional items.
They then carry the idol or representation for immersion according to family customs.
Families with permanent representations may follow a different established practice.
Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjan will conclude the three-day festival on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
In Mumbai, the stated Visarjan timing is from 6:27 AM to 6:38 PM.
The day falls under Moola Nakshatra, traditionally linked with Gauri’s farewell.
Devotees perform final puja, aarti, offerings and other household rituals before Visarjan.
Families with permanent metal or reusable Gauri representations generally follow their established practice instead of immersing the idol.
- Who
- Devotees and families observing the Jyeshtha Gauri festival.
- What
- The final puja, farewell and immersion of Goddess Gauri’s idol or representation.
- When
- Saturday, September 19, 2026; the Mumbai timing is 6:27 AM to 6:38 PM.
- Where
- In devotees’ homes and immersion locations; the stated timing applies to Mumbai. Jyeshtha Gauri is traditionally worshipped in Maharashtra.
- Why
- To conclude the three-day Jyeshtha Gauri festival and ceremonially bid Goddess Gauri farewell.
- Festival
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjan
- Date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Mumbai timing
- 6:27 AM to 6:38 PM
- Nakshatra
- Moola
- Festival duration
- September 17 to September 19, 2026
- Ritual sequence
- Gauri Avahan, Gauri Puja and Visarjan
- Traffic note
- Mumbai may impose traffic-management measures and heavy-vehicle restrictions during immersion days