See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Tuesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 12:48 PM |
| 24 January | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 28 January | Tuesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 21 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 7 March | Saturday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 9 March | Monday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 23 March | Monday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 March | Monday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 31 March | Tuesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 6 April | Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Monday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:18 AM |
| 23 April | Thursday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 20 May | Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 30 May | Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 31 May | Sunday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 June | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 30 June | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 July | Saturday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 21 July | Tuesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 July | Thursday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 3 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 4 September | Friday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 7 September | Monday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 18 September | Friday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 September | Saturday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 24 September | Thursday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Wednesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 1 October | Thursday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 October | Friday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 October | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 24 October | Saturday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 25 October | Sunday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 30 October | Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 2 November | Monday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 6 November | Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 11 November | Wednesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 12 November | Thursday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 13 November | Friday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 15 November | Sunday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 November | Monday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 20 November | Friday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 25 November | Wednesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 November | Saturday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 28 November | Saturday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 24 December | 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.