See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Monday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 06:43 AM |
| 23 January | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 28 January | Monday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 20 February | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 7 March | Thursday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 9 March | Saturday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 24 March | Sunday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 March | Sunday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 1 April | Monday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 6 April | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 April | Sunday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:08 AM |
| 24 April | Wednesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 21 May | Tuesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 30 May | Thursday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 31 May | Friday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 June | Friday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 30 June | Sunday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 July | Thursday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 22 July | Monday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 July | Tuesday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 3 August | Saturday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 4 September | Wednesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 9 September | Monday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 18 September | Wednesday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 September | Thursday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 23 September | Monday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Monday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 2 October | Wednesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 October | Wednesday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 October | Wednesday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 24 October | Thursday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 25 October | Friday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 31 October | Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 3 November | Sunday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 7 November | Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 11 November | Monday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 13 November | Wednesday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 13 November | Wednesday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 14 November | Thursday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 15 November | Friday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 20 November | Wednesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 25 November | Monday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 29 November | Friday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 29 November | Friday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 25 December | Wednesday | 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.