See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | Thursday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:23 PM |
| 21 January | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 26 January | Monday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 18 February | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 6 March | Saturday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 7 March | Sunday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 21 March | Sunday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 March | Sunday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 March | Tuesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 5 April | Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:44 PM |
| 22 April | Thursday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 4 May | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 19 May | Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 29 May | Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 30 May | Sunday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 19 June | Saturday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 29 June | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 2 July | Friday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 19 August | Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 21 August | Saturday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 30 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 1 September | Wednesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 6 September | Monday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 16 September | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:25 PM |
| 17 September | Friday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 September | Saturday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 22 September | Wednesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 September | Monday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 September | Wednesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 15 October | Friday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 October | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 22 October | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 22 October | Friday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 28 October | Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 31 October | Sunday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 5 November | Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 10 November | Wednesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 11 November | Thursday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 12 November | Friday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 13 November | Saturday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 November | Sunday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 17 November | Wednesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 22 November | Monday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 November | Friday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 26 November | Friday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 22 December | 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.