See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Monday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 02:21 AM |
| 2 February | Saturday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 6 February | Wednesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 2 March | Saturday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 17 March | Sunday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 18 March | Monday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 3 April | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 3 April | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 10 April | Wednesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 13 April | Saturday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 08:50 PM |
| 16 April | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 3 May | Friday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 16 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 30 May | Thursday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 9 June | Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 10 June | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 30 June | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 9 July | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 July | Sunday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 31 July | Wednesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 2 August | Friday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 12 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 15 August | Thursday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 19 August | Monday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 29 August | Thursday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 August | Friday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 4 September | Wednesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 10 September | Tuesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 12 September | Thursday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 September | Monday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:40 PM |
| 26 September | Thursday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 3 October | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 4 October | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 5 October | Saturday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 10 October | Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 13 October | Sunday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 18 October | Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 22 October | Tuesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 23 October | Wednesday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 October | Thursday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 25 October | Friday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 October | Saturday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 31 October | Thursday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 5 November | Tuesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 9 November | Saturday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 9 November | Saturday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 5 December | Thursday | 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.