Festival Calendar
Find the date of every major Hindu festival for 2026 and 2027, from Makar Sankranti, Maha Shivaratri and Holi to Navratri, Diwali and Chhath Puja. Tap a highlighted date to see which festival falls on it, a short note on why it is celebrated, and a link to the full guide with its story, puja vidhi and aartis. Dates follow the Delhi panchang; a festival can move by a day in your region, so confirm the exact muhurat with a local panchang.
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November 2026
- DhanterasDhanteras opens Diwali on Kartik Krishna Trayodashi, honouring Dhanvantari, Lakshmi and Kubera; gold and utensils are bought and the Yama Deepam is lit.
- Naraka Chaturdashi Choti DiwaliNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) celebrates Krishna and Satyabhama's victory over Narakasura with a pre-dawn oil bath, lamps and fireworks.
- Kali PujaKali Puja, or Shyama Puja, is the worship of the goddess Kali on the new-moon night of Kartik, the night of Diwali. While the rest of India worships Lakshmi, Bengal, Assam and…
- Diwali Lakshmi PujaDiwali, the festival of lights, is a five-day festival from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj on the new moon of Kartika. Homes are lit with diyas to welcome Lakshmi, and the festival remembers…
- Govardhan Puja AnnakutGovardhan Puja (Annakut) celebrates Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to shelter Vraja from Indra's storm, with a mountain of food offerings and parikrama.
- Bhai Dooj Yama DwitiyaBhai Dooj ends Diwali on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya: sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers, recalling Yamuna's welcome of her brother Yama.
- Chhath Puja Nahay Khay to Usha ArghyaChhath Puja is a four-day festival of thanksgiving to Surya the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya, kept in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern UP and Nepal. Without priests or idols, devotees fast and stand…
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi Prabodhini EkadashiOn Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi Vishnu wakes from his four-month sleep, Chaturmas ends and the wedding season opens.
- Tulsi VivahTulsi Vivah celebrates the wedding of the tulsi plant to Vishnu as the Shaligram, recalling Vrinda's story; it opens the Hindu wedding season.
- Dev Diwali Kartik PurnimaDev Diwali on Kartik Purnima celebrates Shiva's destruction of Tripura; Varanasi's ghats glow with lakhs of lamps as the gods are said to descend to the Ganga.
- Kalabhairav JayantiKalabhairav Jayanti marks the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form and guardian of Kashi, with night puja, fasting and the feeding of dogs.
December 2026
- Vivah PanchamiVivah Panchami celebrates the wedding of Rama and Sita. It falls on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Margashirsha and is celebrated most grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
- Gita Jayanti Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti marks the day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra, on Mokshada Ekadashi; devotees read the Gita and fast.
- Vaikuntha EkadashiVaikuntha Ekadashi, the Ekadashi of the bright half of Margashirsha (December or January), is the holiest of the 24 Ekadashis for devotees of Vishnu. The northern gate of Vishnu temples, the Vaikuntha…
- Dattatreya JayantiDattatreya Jayanti on Margashirsha Purnima marks the birth of Dattatreya, son of Atri and Anasuya, who unites Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and is honoured as Adi Guru.
January 2027
- Pongal Bhogi to Kaanum PongalPongal is Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival. New rice is boiled with milk and jaggery until it overflows, and the Sun, rain and cattle are thanked.
- LohriLohri is Punjab's winter harvest festival on the eve of Makar Sankranti, celebrated around a bonfire with til, jaggery, rewri, folk songs and dance.
- Makar SankrantiMakar Sankranti marks the Sun's entry into Capricorn and the start of Uttarayan. Families take holy baths, share til-gud and khichdi, fly kites and give charity.
February 2027
- Vasant PanchamiVasant Panchami welcomes spring and is the day of Saraswati Puja. Students honour the goddess of learning, wear yellow and children write their first letters.
March 2027
- Maha ShivaratriMaha Shivaratri, "the great night of Shiva", falls on the fourteenth night of the dark fortnight of Phalguna (February or March). Devotees fast, keep vigil all night and bathe the Shiva lingam…
- Holi Holika DahanHoli, the festival of colours, falls on the full moon of Phalguna in February or March. It begins with the Holika Dahan bonfire, remembering how the child Prahlada was saved by Vishnu,…
- Holi Rangwali HoliHoli, the festival of colours, falls on the full moon of Phalguna in February or March. It begins with the Holika Dahan bonfire, remembering how the child Prahlada was saved by Vishnu,…
April 2027
- Ugadi and Gudi Padwa Vikram Samvat 2084 beginsUgadi and Gudi Padwa mark the Hindu lunar New Year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with the six-taste Ugadi pachadi, the gudi flag and the reading of the new almanac.
- Navratri Chaitra NavratriNavratri, "nine nights", is the festival of the Goddess Durga, celebrated twice a year in spring (Chaitra) and autumn (Sharad). Each night honours one of her nine forms, and the festival remembers…
- Baisakhi and VishuBaisakhi and Vishu mark the solar New Year on Mesha Sankranti: the wheat harvest in Punjab, the Vishukkani in Kerala, Puthandu and Bihu elsewhere.
- Rama NavamiRama Navami celebrates the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, at noon on the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra (March or April). It is the last day…
- Hanuman Jayanti Chaitra PurnimaHanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Hanuman. In much of North India it falls on the full moon of Chaitra; in other regions it is kept on different dates.
May 2027
- Akshaya TritiyaAkshaya Tritiya, the never-diminishing third day of Vaishakha, is held auspicious for charity, new beginnings and Vishnu-Lakshmi puja; it is also Parashurama Jayanti.
- Narasimha JayantiNarasimha Jayanti celebrates Vishnu's man-lion avatar, who emerged from a pillar at dusk to protect Prahlada and end Hiranyakashipu.
- Buddha PurnimaBuddha Purnima, the Vaishakha full moon, remembers the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing; Hindus also keep it as Vaishakha Purnima with baths and charity.
June 2027
- Vat Savitri VratMarried women fast and worship the banyan tree on Vat Savitri, recalling how Savitri won back Satyavan's life from Yama in the Mahabharata.
- Ganga DussehraGanga Dussehra celebrates the Ganga's descent to earth through Bhagiratha's penance and Shiva's matted locks; pilgrims bathe at Haridwar and Varanasi.
- Nirjala EkadashiNirjala Ekadashi is the strictest Ekadashi, kept without water in Jyeshtha. Tradition says it equals the merit of all 24 Ekadashis; it recalls Bhima's fast.
July 2027
- Jagannath Rath YatraJagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra ride three giant chariots through Puri to the Gundicha temple, pulled by lakhs of devotees on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya.
- Devshayani Ekadashi Chaturmas beginsOn Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu begins his four-month sleep on Shesha. Chaturmas starts, weddings pause, and Varkari pilgrims reach Pandharpur.
- Guru PurnimaGuru Purnima, the Ashadha full moon, honours teachers and Veda Vyasa, born on this day; Shiva as Adiyogi is also remembered as the first guru.
August 2027
- Hariyali TeejHariyali Teej celebrates the reunion of Shiva and Parvati in the monsoon month of Shravana; women wear green, apply mehendi, swing on jhoolas and fast.
- Nag PanchamiNag Panchami honours the serpent deities with milk and flowers in Shravana, recalling Shesha, Vasuki, Astika's plea to Janamejaya and Krishna's taming of Kaliya.
- Varalakshmi VratMarried women in South India worship Lakshmi as Varalakshmi, the giver of boons, on the Friday before Shravana Purnima, recalling the story of Charumati.
- Raksha Bandhan Shravan PurnimaRaksha Bandhan, on the full moon of Shravana, celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. A sister ties a sacred thread, the rakhi, on her brother's wrist and prays for his well-being;…
- Krishna JanmashtamiKrishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, at midnight on the eighth day of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada (August or September). Devotees fast, sing kirtan, and…
September 2027
- Hartalika TeejOn Hartalika Teej women keep a nirjala fast and worship sand images of Shiva and Parvati, recalling how Parvati's friends led her to the forest to win Shiva.
- Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh sthapana; visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi, 14 SepGanesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada (August or September). Families and communities install clay images of Ganesha, worship him with modaks…
- Radha AshtamiRadha Ashtami, fifteen days after Janmashtami, celebrates the appearance of Radha, Krishna's beloved, with fasting, midday abhishek and festivities in Barsana.
- Onam ThiruvonamOnam is Kerala's ten-day harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali home, with pookalam flower carpets, the Onasadya feast and snake-boat races.
- Anant Chaturdashi Ganesh VisarjanAnant Chaturdashi honours Vishnu as Ananta with a fourteen-knot sacred thread, and is the day of Ganesh Visarjan that closes the ten-day Ganesh festival.
- Pitru Paksha Ends on Sarva Pitru AmavasyaPitru Paksha is the fortnight of shraddha, tarpan and pinda daan for ancestors, ending on Mahalaya (Sarva Pitru) Amavasya before Sharad Navratri.
- Navratri Sharad NavratriNavratri, "nine nights", is the festival of the Goddess Durga, celebrated twice a year in spring (Chaitra) and autumn (Sharad). Each night honours one of her nine forms, and the festival remembers…
October 2027
- Durga Puja Shashthi to Vijaya DashamiDurga Puja celebrates the goddess's victory over Mahishasura with five days of worship in pandals, from Shashthi to Vijaya Dashami, especially in Bengal.
- Dussehra (Vijayadashami)Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, on the tenth day of the bright half of Ashvin (September or October), celebrates the victory of good over evil: Rama's defeat of Ravana and Durga's victory over Mahishasura.…
- Sharad PurnimaOn Sharad Purnima the Moon shines with all sixteen kalas: kheer is kept in its light, Lakshmi is worshipped through Kojagiri night and Krishna's Raas Leela is remembered.
- Karwa ChauthOn Karwa Chauth married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands' long life, worshipping Gauri and ending the fast at the sight of the moon.
- Ahoi AshtamiOn Ahoi Ashtami mothers fast until the stars appear for their children's wellbeing, worshipping Ahoi Mata, a form of Parvati, with the image of the sei and her cubs.
- DhanterasDhanteras opens Diwali on Kartik Krishna Trayodashi, honouring Dhanvantari, Lakshmi and Kubera; gold and utensils are bought and the Yama Deepam is lit.
- Naraka Chaturdashi Choti DiwaliNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) celebrates Krishna and Satyabhama's victory over Narakasura with a pre-dawn oil bath, lamps and fireworks.
- Kali PujaKali Puja, or Shyama Puja, is the worship of the goddess Kali on the new-moon night of Kartik, the night of Diwali. While the rest of India worships Lakshmi, Bengal, Assam and…
- Diwali Lakshmi PujaDiwali, the festival of lights, is a five-day festival from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj on the new moon of Kartika. Homes are lit with diyas to welcome Lakshmi, and the festival remembers…
- Govardhan Puja AnnakutGovardhan Puja (Annakut) celebrates Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to shelter Vraja from Indra's storm, with a mountain of food offerings and parikrama.
- Bhai Dooj Yama DwitiyaBhai Dooj ends Diwali on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya: sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers, recalling Yamuna's welcome of her brother Yama.
November 2027
- Chhath Puja Nahay Khay to Usha ArghyaChhath Puja is a four-day festival of thanksgiving to Surya the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya, kept in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern UP and Nepal. Without priests or idols, devotees fast and stand…
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi Prabodhini EkadashiOn Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi Vishnu wakes from his four-month sleep, Chaturmas ends and the wedding season opens.
- Tulsi VivahTulsi Vivah celebrates the wedding of the tulsi plant to Vishnu as the Shaligram, recalling Vrinda's story; it opens the Hindu wedding season.
- Dev Diwali Kartik PurnimaDev Diwali on Kartik Purnima celebrates Shiva's destruction of Tripura; Varanasi's ghats glow with lakhs of lamps as the gods are said to descend to the Ganga.
- Kalabhairav JayantiKalabhairav Jayanti marks the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form and guardian of Kashi, with night puja, fasting and the feeding of dogs.
December 2027
- Vivah PanchamiVivah Panchami celebrates the wedding of Rama and Sita. It falls on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Margashirsha and is celebrated most grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
- Gita Jayanti Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti marks the day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra, on Mokshada Ekadashi; devotees read the Gita and fast.
- Dattatreya JayantiDattatreya Jayanti on Margashirsha Purnima marks the birth of Dattatreya, son of Atri and Anasuya, who unites Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and is honoured as Adi Guru.