Live, Monday, 5 October 2026
Wearing today
What is being worn right now: the festivals and days under way, what is coming next, the news, and one saree to get to know.
Nothing on the calendar today
No wear day falls today. Here is what is coming.
Saree of the day
Coming up in the next six weeks
In 5 days, 10 to 18 Oct 2026BathukammaTelangana's flower festival: women stack seasonal blooms into a cone, sing around it, and dress in new sarees.
In 6 days, 11 to 19 Oct 2026NavratriNine nights of the goddess, with Garba and Dandiya in Gujarat and a chosen colour for each day in many homes.
In 6 days, 11 to 19 Oct 2026Navaratri GoluIn Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states, homes set out tiered displays of dolls and women visit each other in silk sarees.
In 6 days, 11 to 20 Oct 2026Mysuru DasaraThe ten-day state festival of Karnataka, ending in a palace procession, with Mysore silk the saree of the season.
In 6 days, about 11 to 25 Oct 2026Dashain in NepalNepal's great festival, with new clothes for all, a red tika from the elders and the saree in red and bright colours.
In 12 days, about 17 to 20 Oct 2026Durga Puja (Saptami to Dashami)Bengal dresses anew for the four great days of Durga Puja, with tant, Dhakai, garad and Banarasi sarees going from pandal to pandal.
In 15 days, 20 Oct 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)The tenth day after Navratri, kept as the victory of good over evil, with new clothes and silk sarees for the day.
In 15 days, about 20 Oct 2026Sindoor KhelaOn Bijoya Dashami, married Bengali women in white sarees with red borders smear sindoor on the goddess and on each other.
In 20 days, about 25 Oct 2026Kojagari Lakshmi PujaOn the full moon night after Durga Puja, Bengali homes paint rice-paste footprints for Lakshmi and the women of the house wear a clean or new saree.
In 24 days, 29 Oct 2026Karva ChauthMarried women in north India fast from sunrise to moonrise in bridal reds, with henna and jewellery.
In 27 days, 1 Nov 2026Karnataka RajyotsavaKarnataka's state formation day on 1 November, when people wear the yellow and red of the Kannada flag.
In 27 days, 1 Nov 2026Kerala PiraviKerala's state formation day on 1 November, with the cream and gold kasavu worn in schools, offices and homes.
In 28 days, 2 Nov 2026Aapravasi Day, MauritiusOn 2 November Mauritius remembers the first indentured Indian workers of 1834 at the Aapravasi Ghat, with sarees and ceremonies.
In 32 days, 6 Nov 2026DhanterasThe first day of Diwali, when it is auspicious to buy gold, silver and new things, including a festive saree.
In 32 days, about 6 to 10 Nov 2026Tihar in NepalThe Nepali festival of lights, with lamps for Lakshmi, offerings to crows, dogs and cows, and the tika between brothers and sisters.
In 34 days, 8 Nov 2026DiwaliThe festival of lights: new clothes, lamps and Lakshmi puja, with silk and zari sarees bought for the season.
In 34 days, about 8 Nov 2026Kali Puja (Dipannita)Bengal worships Kali on the new moon night of Diwali, with lamps, hibiscus flowers and a festive new saree.
In 34 days, about 8 Nov 2026Deepavali in Singapore and MalaysiaA public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia, kept in new sarees and punjabi suits, with lights along Serangoon Road.
In 34 days, about 8 Nov 2026Diwali in LeicesterLeicester holds one of the largest Diwali celebrations outside India, and the sari shops of Belgrave Road are at their busiest.
In 36 days, about 10 Nov 2026Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas)The first day of the Vikram Samvat year for Gujaratis, kept the day after Diwali, with new clothes and bandhani or Patan patola.
In 37 days, 11 Nov 2026Bhai DoojSisters mark their brothers' foreheads with tilak and pray for them, and wear new clothes for the visit.
In 37 days, about 11 Nov 2026Bhai PhontaBengali sisters mark their brothers with a phonta of sandal paste, and the brothers give gifts, often a saree.
In 39 days, about 13 to 16 Nov 2026Chhath PujaWomen of Bihar and Jharkhand keep the Chhath fast at the river in clean new sarees, with sindoor applied long along the parting.
In 39 days, about 13 to 15 Nov 2026Wangala (Hundred Drums Festival)The Garo post harvest festival, danced to a hundred drums, with women in the wrapped dakmanda and feather headdress.
In 41 days, about 15 Nov to 28 Feb 2027Winter, the silk and wedding seasonFrom mid November to the end of February, cool weather suits silk, brocade, wool shawls and the main run of weddings.
In 43 days, about 17 Nov to 16 Dec 2026Agrahayan, a Bengali wedding monthAgrahayan, from mid November to mid December, is one of the favoured months for Bengali weddings, with the red bridal saree and the yellow of gaye holud.Textile news
- Janhvi Kapoor Flaunts Her Bare Shoulders In Sculpted Saree With A Bejeweled Blouse In ParisBollywoodShaadis, Fashion
- Janhvi Kapoor Serves Pure Celestial Goddess Energy in Pankaj S Heritage At The Paris Fashion Weekherzindagi.com, Fashion
- Jharkhand showcases six GI-tagged handloom products at Bharat Tex 2026DD News, Handloom
- Sophie Choudry In Pink Saree At Mijwan Fashion Show, Serves Elegant Style GoalsIWMBuzz, Fashion
- Pochampally Ikat products get QR-code tagsHyderabad Mail, Handloom
- Gujarat chief minister buys khadi on Gandhi JayantiThe Times of India, Weavers
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Batik Parang: Q100422095, Public domain, source
- Navratri: Mukerjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Navaratri Golu: Ksiva21, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mysuru Dasara: Kalyan Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dussehra: DiplomatTesterMan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bathukamma: Randhirreddy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Diwali: Kalli navya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dhanteras: The original uploader was F16 at Hebrew Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bhai Dooj: SandeshLamsalNepal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Karva Chauth: Iamwiki001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Karnataka Rajyotsava: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Durga Puja Bengal: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kali Puja Bengal: Jonoikobangali, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kojagari Lakshmi Puja: ShotgunMavericks, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chhath Puja Bihar: Steffen Gauger, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dashain Nepal: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Tihar Nepal: Sreekumar K. S., CC BY 2.0, source
- Aapravasi Day Mauritius: Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source