See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Friday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:45 AM |
| 23 January | Sunday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 28 January | Friday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 20 February | Sunday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 8 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 9 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 25 March | Friday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 March | Friday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 1 April | Friday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 7 April | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 April | Thursday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:13 AM |
| 24 April | Sunday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 21 May | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 31 May | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 1 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 30 June | Thursday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 5 July | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 22 July | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 24 July | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 3 August | Wednesday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 5 September | Monday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 9 September | Friday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 17 September | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 03:02 AM |
| 19 September | Monday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 20 September | Tuesday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 24 September | Saturday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Friday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 2 October | Sunday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 October | Sunday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 October | Monday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 25 October | Tuesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 26 October | Wednesday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 31 October | Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 3 November | Thursday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 7 November | Monday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 11 November | Friday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 13 November | Sunday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 13 November | Sunday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 15 November | Tuesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 November | Wednesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 21 November | Monday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 26 November | Saturday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 29 November | Tuesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 29 November | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 25 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.