See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | Sunday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:21 PM |
| 20 January | Sunday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 25 January | Friday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 17 February | Sunday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 4 March | Monday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 5 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 21 March | Thursday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 March | Thursday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 28 March | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 3 April | Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Saturday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:56 AM |
| 21 April | Sunday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 3 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 18 May | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 27 May | Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 28 May | Tuesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 18 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 27 June | Thursday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 1 July | Monday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 17 August | Saturday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 August | Monday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 29 August | Thursday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 1 September | Sunday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 5 September | Thursday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 16 September | Monday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 16 September | Monday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 16 September | Monday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 06:53 AM |
| 21 September | Saturday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 September | Friday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 28 September | Saturday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 13 October | Sunday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 October | Monday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 22 October | Tuesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 22 October | Tuesday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 27 October | Sunday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 30 October | Wednesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 3 November | Sunday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 8 November | Friday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 10 November | Sunday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 10 November | Sunday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 12 November | Tuesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 November | Wednesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 17 November | Sunday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 22 November | Friday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 November | Tuesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 26 November | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 22 December | Sunday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi |
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.