Tamannaah Bhatia Hosted a Five-Hour Mata Ki Chowki in a Red Saree — and Mrunal Thakur Joined

Tamannaah Bhatia opened Shardiya Navratri the old-fashioned way: at home, with music and prayer. Free Press Journal reported on October 12, 2026, that she hosted a Mata Ki Chowki that ran for about five hours, wore a red saree with jhumkas and a necklace, kept dewy makeup and open hair with a middle part, and welcomed Mrunal Thakur in an orange kurta. Singer Preety Tandon Pathania was part of the evening, and Tamannaah's own Instagram note spoke about music, prayer and surrender — ending with Jai Mata Di.

A home chowki, not a red-carpet Navratri

Plenty of celebrity Navratri content is event dressing for someone else's party. Tamannaah's chowki, as Free Press Journal and News18-facing coverage described it, was hosted at her place and built around bhajans and aarti. That changes the style brief. You need jewellery that can handle hours of sitting and singing, a saree pallu you can manage without a stylist on standby, and hair that still looks intentional when the evening stretches past midnight.

Five hours is also the detail fans latched onto. It signals commitment, not a cameo.

The red saree look, piece by piece

Per Free Press Journal, Tamannaah chose a red saree styled with jhumkas and a necklace, dewy makeup, and open hair parted in the middle. Red remains the most intuitive festive colour for many Navratri and Devi nights, and on camera it reads instantly even in phone photos from a living-room chowki.

Dewy skin is the smart makeup call for long indoor evenings: powder would settle into lines under warm lights, while a glow holds up through temperature changes. Open hair with a middle part keeps the look soft and traditional without requiring a high bun that needs pinning every hour.

Mrunal Thakur in orange

Mrunal Thakur joined in an orange kurta, Free Press Journal reported. Orange is also a Navratri colour story — especially early in the nine days — and a kurta is practical for a sitting-and-singing format. The guest dressing mattered because it framed the night as a shared celebrity prayer gathering rather than a solo content drop. Still, the headline and the cover belong to Tamannaah: it was her chowki, her home, her five-hour note.

What her Instagram caption added

Tamannaah's Instagram note, as quoted in coverage, emphasised roughly five hours of music, prayer and surrender, with a Jai Mata Di close. That language is why the story travelled beyond fashion pages. It positioned the saree photos as documentation of a ritual, not only an outfit post.

In a week when other stars have been posting Bandhani lehengas and reworn wedding shararas for Navratri parties, Tamannaah's chowki offers a different festive template: host, don't only attend.

How to copy the chowki look

Choose a comfortable red or deep crimson saree with a blouse you can breathe in. Add medium jhumkas and one necklace — skip a heavy layered set if you will sit for hours. Keep makeup dewy, with a soft lip that will not need constant repair. Leave hair open with a clear middle part, or add a simple maang tikka if you want one temple-jewellery cue. Then put the phone down for stretches of the aarti; the best festive style sometimes looks like you forgot you were being photographed.

Why red still wins on Day One energy

Even when Navratri colour charts assign different shades to different days, red remains the emotional default for many Devi gatherings. Tamannaah's chowki photos lean into that instinct. Free Press Journal's description of jhumkas, necklace and open hair completes a look that any reader can assemble from a festive wardrobe without a stylist war room. That accessibility is why celebrity puja coverage still works as practical fashion media.

FAQ

What did Tamannaah Bhatia wear for her Mata Ki Chowki?

A red saree with jhumkas and a necklace, dewy makeup and open middle-parted hair, according to Free Press Journal.

Who joined Tamannaah's Navratri chowki?

Mrunal Thakur, in an orange kurta, and singer Preety Tandon Pathania were among those noted in coverage.

How long was the chowki?

Tamannaah's Instagram note described about five hours of music, prayer and surrender.

When was the chowki reported?

Free Press Journal covered it on October 12, 2026, at the start of Shardiya Navratri.

Cover photo: Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0