Hindu Festival Calendar
Auspicious dates, vrats, and festivals for 2025–2026
January 2026
01
Jan
New Year
14
Jan
Makar Sankranti
Sun enters Capricorn, harvest festival
12
Jan
Pausha Purnima
Full moon of Paush month
26
Jan
Republic Day (India)
February 2026
14
Feb
Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja, onset of spring
17
Feb
Maha Shivratri
Night worship of Lord Shiva
28
Feb
Magha Purnima
Full moon bathing in sacred rivers
March 2026
02
Mar
Holika Dahan
Bonfire on eve of Holi
03
Mar
Holi
Festival of colours
19
Mar
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Telugu & Marathi New Year
26
Mar
Ram Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama
April 2026
02
Apr
Mahavir Jayanti
Birth of Lord Mahavira (Jain)
03
Apr
Good Friday
14
Apr
Baisakhi
Sikh/Punjabi harvest festival
14
Apr
Ambedkar Jayanti
Birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar
May 2026
01
May
Akshaya Tritiya
Auspicious day for new ventures & gold
01
May
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment & nirvana of Buddha
12
May
Mohini Ekadashi
Ekadashi fast in Vaishakha
June 2026
10
Jun
Vat Savitri Vrat
Married women fast for husband's long life
11
Jun
Devshayani Ekadashi
Lord Vishnu enters 4-month sleep
28
Jun
Jagannath Rath Yatra
Grand chariot procession in Puri
July 2026
01
Jul
Guru Purnima
Day to honour spiritual teachers
14
Jul
Hariyali Teej
Festival of greenery for married women
21
Jul
Nag Panchami
Worship of serpent deities
August 2026
05
Aug
Raksha Bandhan
Festival of sibling bond
09
Aug
Janmashtami
Birth of Lord Krishna
15
Aug
Independence Day (India)
16
Aug
Ganesh Chaturthi
10-day festival of Lord Ganesha begins
25
Aug
Ganesh Visarjan
Immersion of Ganesha idol
September 2026
18
Sep
Pitru Paksha begins
15-day period for ancestral rites
21
Sep
Shardiya Navratri begins
Nine nights of Goddess Durga
October 2026
01
Oct
Dussehra / Vijayadashami
Victory of Rama over Ravana
02
Oct
Gandhi Jayanti
Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
18
Oct
Karva Chauth
Married women's moon fast
20
Oct
Diwali / Dhanteras
Festival of lights begins
22
Oct
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Main night of Diwali
23
Oct
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifted Govardhan hill
24
Oct
Bhai Dooj
Sibling festival after Diwali
November 2026
04
Nov
Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali
Lights on Ganges ghats
13
Nov
Utpanna Ekadashi
Ekadashi fast in Margashirsha
26
Nov
Chhath Puja
Sun worship at river banks
December 2026
16
Dec
Margashirsha Purnima
Full moon of Margashirsha
25
Dec
Christmas
27
Dec
Mokshada Ekadashi / Gita Jayanti
Bhagavad Gita was spoken this day
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