See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Wednesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 02:40 PM |
| 9 February | Monday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 15 February | Sunday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 9 March | Tuesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 25 March | Thursday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 10 April | Saturday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 10 April | Saturday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:09 AM |
| 17 April | Saturday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 23 April | Friday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 11 May | Tuesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 May | Sunday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 7 June | Monday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 16 June | Wednesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 17 June | Thursday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 8 July | Thursday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 16 July | Friday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 July | Wednesday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 7 August | Saturday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 9 August | Monday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 19 August | Thursday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 22 August | Sunday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 27 August | Friday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 6 September | Monday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 September | Monday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 10 September | Friday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 17 September | Friday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 19 September | Sunday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 3 October | Sunday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 10 October | Sunday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 11 October | Monday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 12 October | Tuesday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 18 October | Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 21 October | Thursday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 26 October | Tuesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 31 October | Sunday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 31 October | Sunday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 2 November | Tuesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 3 November | Wednesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 7 November | Sunday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 12 November | Friday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 16 November | Tuesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 16 November | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 12 December | Sunday | 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.