Hindu Festival Calendar
Auspicious dates, vrats, and festivals for 2025–2026
January 2025
13
Jan
Lohri
Harvest festival of Punjab
14
Jan
Makar Sankranti
Sun enters Capricorn — kite festival
13
Jan
Pausha Purnima
Full moon of Paush month
29
Jan
Mauni Amavasya
Silent new-moon day, Prayagraj Mela
February 2025
02
Feb
Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja, start of spring
12
Feb
Magha Purnima
Holy dip in Ganga on full moon
26
Feb
Maha Shivratri
Night worship of Lord Shiva
March 2025
13
Mar
Holika Dahan
Bonfire on eve of Holi
14
Mar
Holi
Festival of colours
30
Mar
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Telugu & Marathi New Year
April 2025
06
Apr
Ram Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama
10
Apr
Mahavir Jayanti
Birth of Lord Mahavira (Jain)
13
Apr
Baisakhi
Sikh/Punjabi harvest festival
14
Apr
Ambedkar Jayanti
Birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar
18
Apr
Good Friday
May 2025
12
May
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment & nirvana of Buddha
23
May
Jyeshtha Ekadashi
Nirjala Ekadashi fast
June 2025
11
Jun
Ashadha Ekadashi (Devshayani)
Lord Vishnu enters Yoga Nidra
21
Jun
Jagannath Rath Yatra
Grand chariot procession in Puri
July 2025
10
Jul
Guru Purnima
Day to honour spiritual teachers
25
Jul
Hariyali Teej
Festival of greenery, married women
August 2025
01
Aug
Nag Panchami
Worship of serpent deities
09
Aug
Putrada Ekadashi
Ekadashi for progeny blessings
16
Aug
Raksha Bandhan
Festival of sibling bond
20
Aug
Janmashtami
Birth of Lord Krishna
27
Aug
Ganesh Chaturthi
10-day festival of Lord Ganesha
September 2025
05
Sep
Ganesh Visarjan
Immersion of Ganesha idol
22
Sep
Pitru Paksha begins
15-day ancestral rites period
October 2025
02
Oct
Mahalaya / Shardiya Navratri begins
Nine nights of Goddess Durga
10
Oct
Maha Ashtami
Eighth day of Navratri
11
Oct
Maha Navami
Ninth day, Ayudha Puja
12
Oct
Dussehra / Vijayadashami
Victory of Rama over Ravana
20
Oct
Valmiki Jayanti
Birth of sage Valmiki
29
Oct
Karva Chauth
Married women's moon fast for husbands
November 2025
01
Nov
Diwali
Festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja
02
Nov
Govardhan Puja
Day after Diwali, Krishna lifted Govardhan
03
Nov
Bhai Dooj
Sibling festival after Diwali
07
Nov
Chhath Puja
Sun worship at river banks
15
Nov
Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali
Lights on Ganges ghats, Pushkar fair
24
Nov
Utpanna Ekadashi
Ekadashi fast in Margashirsha
December 2025
08
Dec
Mokshada Ekadashi / Gita Jayanti
Bhagavad Gita was spoken this day
25
Dec
Christmas
27
Dec
Margashirsha Purnima
Full moon of Margashirsha month
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