See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | Tuesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:05 PM |
| 24 January | Saturday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 29 January | Thursday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 21 February | Saturday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 10 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 11 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 25 March | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 April | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 9 April | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Monday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:37 AM |
| 25 April | Saturday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 8 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 22 May | Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 2 June | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 3 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 2 July | Thursday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 6 July | Monday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 24 July | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 26 July | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 4 August | Tuesday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 7 August | Friday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 11 August | Tuesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 22 August | Saturday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 August | Sunday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 27 August | Thursday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 1 September | Tuesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 3 September | Thursday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 19 September | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 September | Friday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 26 September | Saturday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 27 September | Sunday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 2 October | Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 5 October | Monday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 10 October | Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 15 October | Thursday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 16 October | Friday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 17 October | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 18 October | Sunday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 19 October | Monday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 23 October | Friday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 27 October | Tuesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 31 October | Saturday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 31 October | Saturday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 26 November | Thursday | 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.