See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Thursday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:53 AM |
| 4 February | Thursday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 9 February | Tuesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 4 March | Thursday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 21 March | Sunday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 22 March | Monday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 5 April | Monday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 5 April | Monday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 April | Wednesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 14 April | Wednesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 02:23 AM |
| 20 April | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 7 May | Friday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 2 June | Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 13 June | Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 14 June | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 July | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 14 July | Wednesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 17 July | Saturday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 4 August | Wednesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 August | Friday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 15 August | Sunday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 18 August | Wednesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 22 August | Sunday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 2 September | Thursday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 3 September | Friday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 7 September | Tuesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 13 September | Monday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 14 September | Tuesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 17 September | Friday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:13 AM |
| 30 September | Thursday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 7 October | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 8 October | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 8 October | Friday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 13 October | Wednesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 16 October | Saturday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 21 October | Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 October | Tuesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 28 October | Thursday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 28 October | Thursday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 29 October | Friday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 October | Saturday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 3 November | Wednesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 8 November | Monday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 12 November | Friday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 12 November | Friday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 7 December | Tuesday | 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.