See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Friday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:28 AM |
| 21 January | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 27 January | Thursday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 18 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 6 March | Sunday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 7 March | Monday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 23 March | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 31 March | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 5 April | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Wednesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:54 PM |
| 23 April | Saturday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 4 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 20 May | Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 29 May | Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 30 May | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 20 June | Monday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 28 June | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 2 July | Saturday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 19 August | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 20 August | Saturday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 30 August | Tuesday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 3 September | Saturday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 7 September | Wednesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 16 September | Friday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 10:41 PM |
| 17 September | Saturday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 September | Sunday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 22 September | Thursday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 September | Wednesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 30 September | Friday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 15 October | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 October | Friday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 22 October | Saturday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 23 October | Sunday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 29 October | Saturday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 1 November | Tuesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 6 November | Sunday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 10 November | Thursday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 11 November | Friday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 12 November | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 13 November | Sunday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 November | Monday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 18 November | Friday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 23 November | Wednesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 November | Monday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 28 November | Monday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 23 December | Friday | 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.