See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Wednesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 10:27 AM |
| 28 January | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 1 February | Sunday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 25 February | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 12 March | Thursday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 14 March | Saturday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 28 March | Saturday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 28 March | Saturday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 5 April | Sunday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 11 April | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:49 AM |
| 28 April | Tuesday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 11 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 25 May | Monday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 4 June | Thursday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 5 June | Friday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 June | Friday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 5 July | Sunday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 9 July | Thursday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 26 July | Sunday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 28 July | Tuesday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 8 August | Saturday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 10 August | Monday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 14 August | Friday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 25 August | Tuesday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 26 August | Wednesday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 30 August | Sunday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 5 September | Saturday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 7 September | Monday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 21 September | Monday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 September | Tuesday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 September | Wednesday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 1 October | Thursday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 5 October | Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 8 October | Thursday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 12 October | Monday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 17 October | Saturday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 19 October | Monday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 October | Monday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 21 October | Wednesday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 22 October | Thursday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 26 October | Monday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 31 October | Saturday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 November | Wednesday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 4 November | Wednesday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 30 November | 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.