See Hindu festivals for 2026
| Date | Day | Festival | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | Wednesday | ✦ Makar Sankranti | Solar festival — Sankranti · 01:52 AM |
| 24 January | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | Magha Amavasya |
| 30 January | Thursday | ✦ Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 21 February | Friday | ✦ Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 9 March | Monday | ✦ Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima |
| 10 March | Tuesday | ✦ Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 25 March | Wednesday | ✦ Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| 2 April | Thursday | ✦ Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
| 8 April | Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima |
| 13 April | Monday | Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | Solar festival — Sankranti · 08:12 PM |
| 26 April | Sunday | ✦ Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| 7 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 22 May | Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 1 June | Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami |
| 2 June | Tuesday | Nirjala Ekadashi | Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 June | Tuesday | ✦ Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya |
| 1 July | Wednesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi |
| 5 July | Sunday | ✦ Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima |
| 23 July | Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 25 July | Saturday | ✦ Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami |
| 3 August | Monday | ✦ Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima |
| 6 August | Thursday | Kajari Teej | Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya |
| 11 August | Tuesday | ✦ Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami |
| 21 August | Friday | ✦ Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| 22 August | Saturday | ✦ Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Radha Ashtami | Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami |
| 1 September | Tuesday | ✦ Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 2 October | Friday | ✦ Pitru Paksha begins | Ashvin Krishna Pratipada |
| 17 October | Saturday | ✦ Sharad Navratri begins | Ashvin Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 October | Saturday | ✦ Durga Ashtami | Ashvin Shukla Ashtami |
| 25 October | Sunday | ✦ Maha Navami | Ashvin Shukla Navami |
| 25 October | Sunday | ✦ Dussehra / Vijayadashami | Ashvin Shukla Dashami |
| 31 October | Saturday | Sharad Purnima | Ashvin Purnima |
| 4 November | Wednesday | ✦ Karwa Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi |
| 9 November | Monday | Ahoi Ashtami | Kartika Krishna Ashtami |
| 13 November | Friday | ✦ Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi |
| 14 November | Saturday | ✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 November | Saturday | ✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Amavasya |
| 16 November | Monday | ✦ Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 November | Monday | ✦ Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dvitiya |
| 20 November | Friday | ✦ Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi |
| 25 November | Wednesday | Devutthana Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi |
| 30 November | Monday | ✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima |
| 30 November | Monday | ✦ Guru Nanak Jayanti | Kartika Purnima |
| 25 December | 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.