See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Saturday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:20 AM |
| 7 February | Tuesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 12 February | Sunday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 7 March | Tuesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 March | Friday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 25 March | Saturday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 8 April | Saturday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 8 April | Saturday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 April | Friday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:45 AM |
| 16 April | Sunday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 23 April | Sunday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 10 May | Wednesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 22 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 5 June | Monday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 16 June | Friday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 17 June | Saturday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 7 July | Friday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 16 July | Sunday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 20 July | Thursday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 7 August | Monday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 9 August | Wednesday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 18 August | Friday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 21 August | Monday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 25 August | Friday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 5 September | Tuesday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 September | Wednesday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 10 September | Sunday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 15 September | Friday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 17 September | Sunday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 3 October | Tuesday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 9 October | Monday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 10 October | Tuesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 11 October | Wednesday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 16 October | Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 19 October | Thursday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 24 October | Tuesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 29 October | Sunday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 30 October | Monday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 31 October | Tuesday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 1 November | Wednesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 November | Thursday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 6 November | Monday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 10 November | Friday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 November | Tuesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 14 November | Tuesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 10 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.