See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Saturday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 02:55 AM |
| 30 January | Monday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 4 February | Saturday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 27 February | Monday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 15 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 31 March | Friday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 31 March | Friday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 7 April | Friday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 13 April | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Thursday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:28 PM |
| 1 May | Monday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 13 May | Saturday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 28 May | Sunday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 6 June | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 7 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 June | Wednesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 7 July | Friday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 11 July | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 28 July | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 July | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 10 August | Thursday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 13 August | Sunday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 17 August | Thursday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 August | Saturday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 27 August | Sunday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 1 September | Friday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 7 September | Thursday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 9 September | Saturday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 23 September | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 September | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 2 October | Monday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 2 October | Monday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 8 October | Sunday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 11 October | Wednesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 15 October | Sunday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 19 October | Thursday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 21 October | Saturday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 21 October | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 23 October | Monday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 October | Tuesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 28 October | Saturday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 2 November | Thursday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 6 November | Monday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 6 November | Monday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 2 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.