See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Monday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:00 AM |
| 25 January | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 30 January | Wednesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 22 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 9 March | Saturday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 10 March | Sunday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 26 March | Tuesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 March | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 April | Tuesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 8 April | Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 April | Sunday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:27 AM |
| 26 April | Friday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 8 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 23 May | Thursday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 1 June | Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 2 June | Sunday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 June | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 2 July | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 6 July | Saturday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 23 July | Tuesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 25 July | Thursday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 5 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 8 August | Thursday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 22 August | Thursday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 August | Friday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 27 August | Tuesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 2 September | Monday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 4 September | Wednesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 17 September | Tuesday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:14 AM |
| 18 September | Wednesday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 September | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 September | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 28 September | Saturday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 3 October | Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 27 November | Wednesday | 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.