See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Wednesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:48 AM |
| 4 February | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 9 February | Monday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 4 March | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 20 March | Friday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 21 March | Saturday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 5 April | Sunday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 5 April | Sunday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 12 April | Sunday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 13 April | Monday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 08:13 PM |
| 19 April | Sunday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 6 May | Wednesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 2 June | Tuesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 12 June | Friday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 13 June | Saturday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 3 July | Friday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 12 July | Sunday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 17 July | Friday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 3 August | Monday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 5 August | Wednesday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 15 August | Saturday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 18 August | Tuesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 22 August | Saturday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 1 September | Tuesday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 2 September | Wednesday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 7 September | Monday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 13 September | Sunday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 15 September | Tuesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 29 September | Tuesday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 6 October | Tuesday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 7 October | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 8 October | Thursday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 13 October | Tuesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 16 October | Friday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 25 October | Sunday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 26 October | Monday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 27 October | Tuesday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 28 October | Wednesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 October | Thursday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 3 November | Tuesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 8 November | Sunday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 11 November | Wednesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 11 November | Wednesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 7 December | Monday | 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.