See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Thursday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 03:32 AM |
| 15 January | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 20 January | Wednesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 12 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 1 March | Monday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 2 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 16 March | Tuesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 March | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 March | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 31 March | Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 10:05 PM |
| 17 May | Monday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 28 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 12 June | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 22 June | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 23 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 July | Wednesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 23 July | Friday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 July | Monday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 13 August | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 August | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 24 August | Tuesday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 27 August | Friday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 1 September | Wednesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 12 September | Sunday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 12 September | Sunday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 16 September | Thursday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 16 September | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:00 PM |
| 22 September | Wednesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 24 September | Friday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 9 October | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 October | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 16 October | Saturday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 17 October | Sunday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 22 October | Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 26 October | Tuesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 31 October | Sunday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 5 November | Friday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 6 November | Saturday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 6 November | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 7 November | Sunday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 8 November | Monday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 12 November | Friday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 17 November | Wednesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 November | Sunday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 21 November | Sunday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 17 December | Friday | 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.