See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Tuesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 12:56 PM |
| 30 January | Thursday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 4 February | Tuesday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 27 February | Thursday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 16 March | Sunday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 17 March | Monday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 31 March | Monday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 31 March | Monday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 8 April | Tuesday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 14 April | Monday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:16 AM |
| 15 April | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 1 May | Thursday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 14 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 28 May | Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 8 June | Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 9 June | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 29 June | Sunday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 8 July | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 12 July | Saturday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 30 July | Wednesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 1 August | Friday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 10 August | Sunday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 13 August | Wednesday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 17 August | Sunday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 28 August | Thursday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 29 August | Friday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 2 September | Tuesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 8 September | Monday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 9 September | Tuesday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 25 September | Thursday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 October | Thursday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 3 October | Friday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 3 October | Friday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 8 October | Wednesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 11 October | Saturday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 16 October | Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 21 October | Tuesday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 22 October | Wednesday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 23 October | Thursday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 24 October | Friday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 October | Saturday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 29 October | Wednesday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 3 November | Monday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 6 November | Thursday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 6 November | Thursday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 2 December | Tuesday | 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.