# Shardiya Navratri 2026 starts 11 October, colour list released 2026-10-10T14:11:31+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Shardiya Navratri 2026 begins on Sunday, 11 October, and ends on Monday, 19 October, with devotees worshipping the nine forms of goddess Durga. Both Aaj Tak and TV9 Hindi have published day-wise colour lists for attire during the nine-day festival, though the assigned colours differ between the two outlets. According to Aaj Tak, the colours are: 11 October yellow, 12 October green, 13 October grey or brown, 14 October orange, 15 October white, 16 October red, 17 October blue, 18 October pink and 19 October purple. TV9 Hindi lists: 11 October orange, 12 October white, 13 October red, 14 October royal blue, 15 October yellow, 16 October green, 17 October grey, 18 October purple and 19 October peacock green. Both outlets state the colours are based on tradition and associated with specific goddess forms. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two outlets agree on the festival dates but diverge entirely on the prescribed colours for each day: the only shared match is green on 16 October. Aaj Tak leads with yellow on day one and uses pink for day eight, while TV9 Hindi starts with orange and ends with peacock green. Both present the lists as traditional guidance without editorial commentary, making the coverage uniform in tone, straight reporting of a religious practice, even as the factual content conflicts. Neither outlet explains the basis for its specific colour assignment, so a reader comparing both lists would find no reconciliation. The next step is the festival itself: 11 October. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - aajtak.in (neutral report) Lists colours day-wise with no editorial slant - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Presents alternative colour list, includes disclaimer This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Aaj Tak, Goddess Durga, Navratri 2026, Shardiya Navratri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shardiya-navratri-2026-starts-11-october-colour-list-released/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shardiya-navratri-2026-starts-11-october-colour-list-released/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/