Dussehra and Navratri ads in India

Navratri and Dussehra open the festive quarter. Fashion, jewellery and vehicles lead, and many brands use it to test offers before Diwali. This page tracks every Dussehra and Navratri ad we collect.

In the last 12 months we collected 65 Dussehra ads from 19 brands. 40 are still live today, and the busiest week started on 5 October.

Season: September to October, nine nights of Navratri ending in Dussehra. Updated 14 October 2026.

The Dussehra ad calendar

New Dussehra ads per week over the last 12 months. The tallest bars are when the market is loudest.

Dussehra and Navratri ads still running

The longest-running live Dussehra ads, one per brand. Ads that survive this long are usually working.

What they offer

Share of Dussehra ads whose text mentions each kind of offer. 38% of them are video.

% off / discount31%
Cashback / bank offer3%
Buy X get Y / combo2%
Free gift0%
No-cost EMI0%
Free shipping / COD0%

What to watch this festival

A rehearsal for Diwali
Offers that work in Navratri often scale into Diwali. Note which hooks rivals keep running after Dussehra.
Shubh muhurat buying
Vehicles, gold and big appliances push 'auspicious day' purchase messages. Watch how rivals frame the occasion.
Regional timing
Garba in Gujarat, Durga Puja in Bengal, Dasara in Karnataka: regional language ads show who is targeting which state.

Other seasons

How we count: an ad counts as a Dussehra ad when its text mentions dussehra, dusshera, dussera, dasara or a related word, in English or Hindi. Counts come from Meta ads Zooptrack has collected in India in the last 12 months. Meta does not publish spend, so we never estimate it.

Questions people ask

Which brand runs the most Dussehra ads?

In the last year Jessica Smith ran the most Dussehra ads we collected (13), followed by GIVA (9).

When do Dussehra ads peak?

In our data the busiest week of the last year started on 5 October, with 23 new Dussehra ads.

Which categories advertise most for Navratri and Dussehra?

The category breakdown on this page counts it from live ads: fashion, jewellery, vehicles and appliances usually lead.