See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Sunday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:29 PM |
| 28 January | Sunday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 1 February | Thursday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 25 February | Sunday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 13 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 14 March | Wednesday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 28 March | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 28 March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 5 April | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 12 April | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 April | Saturday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:54 AM |
| 29 April | Sunday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 12 May | Saturday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 26 May | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 5 June | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 6 June | Wednesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 6 July | Friday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 9 July | Monday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 27 July | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 29 July | Sunday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 8 August | Wednesday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 10 August | Friday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 14 August | Tuesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 25 August | Saturday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 26 August | Sunday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 31 August | Friday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 5 September | Wednesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 7 September | Friday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 22 September | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 September | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Sunday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 1 October | Monday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 5 October | Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 8 October | Monday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 13 October | Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 18 October | Thursday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 19 October | Friday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 20 October | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 22 October | Monday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 October | Tuesday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 27 October | Saturday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 31 October | Wednesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 November | Sunday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 4 November | Sunday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 30 November | Friday | 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.