See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | Thursday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 08:49 PM |
| 29 January | Saturday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 3 February | Thursday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 25 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 March | Monday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 15 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 30 March | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 7 April | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 13 April | Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Wednesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 03:18 PM |
| 1 May | Sunday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 12 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 27 May | Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 6 June | Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 7 June | Tuesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 6 July | Wednesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 10 July | Sunday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 28 July | Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 July | Saturday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 8 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 11 August | Thursday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 16 August | Tuesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 August | Friday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 27 August | Saturday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 31 August | Wednesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 6 September | Tuesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 8 September | Thursday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 23 September | Friday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 September | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 1 October | Saturday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 6 October | Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 10 October | Monday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 15 October | Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 19 October | Wednesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 21 October | Friday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 21 October | Friday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 22 October | Saturday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 October | Sunday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 27 October | Thursday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 1 November | Tuesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 5 November | Saturday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 5 November | Saturday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 1 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.