See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | Saturday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 06:28 PM |
| 2 February | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 8 February | Tuesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 2 March | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 March | Saturday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 20 March | Sunday | ✦ Holi | The day after Holika Dahan |
| 4 April | Monday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 4 April | Monday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 12 April | Tuesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 14 April | Thursday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 12:49 PM |
| 18 April | Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 6 May | Friday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 17 May | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 1 June | Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 11 June | Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 12 June | Sunday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 3 July | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 11 July | Monday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 15 July | Friday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 2 August | Tuesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 4 August | Thursday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 13 August | Saturday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 16 August | Tuesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 21 August | Sunday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 31 August | Wednesday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 1 September | Thursday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 5 September | Monday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 11 September | Sunday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 13 September | Tuesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada |
| 17 September | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:28 AM |
| 28 September | Wednesday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 4 October | Tuesday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 5 October | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 6 October | Thursday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 11 October | Tuesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 15 October | Saturday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 20 October | Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 24 October | Monday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 25 October | Tuesday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 26 October | Wednesday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 27 October | Thursday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 28 October | Friday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 1 November | Tuesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 6 November | Sunday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 10 November | Thursday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 10 November | Thursday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 6 December | Tuesday | 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.