See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Thursday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:19 PM |
| 1 February | Monday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 6 February | Saturday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 1 March | Monday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 17 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 18 March | Thursday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 2 April | Friday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 April | Friday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 10 April | Saturday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 13 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:45 PM |
| 15 April | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 4 May | Tuesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 May | Saturday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 30 May | Sunday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 8 June | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 9 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 30 June | Wednesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 9 July | Friday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 13 July | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 31 July | Saturday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 1 August | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 12 August | Thursday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 15 August | Sunday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 19 August | Thursday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 29 August | Sunday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 August | Monday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 3 September | Friday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 9 September | Thursday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 11 September | Saturday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 September | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:32 PM |
| 26 September | Sunday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 October | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 4 October | Monday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 4 October | Monday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 10 October | Sunday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 13 October | Wednesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 18 October | Monday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 22 October | Friday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 23 October | Saturday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 October | Sunday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 25 October | Monday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 October | Tuesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 30 October | Saturday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 5 November | Friday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 9 November | Tuesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 9 November | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 4 December | Saturday | 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.