Upcoming Hindu Festivals 2026

Upcoming festivals

• অক্টোঃ 29

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 2 days

  Karva Chauth

  Married women fast without water from sunrise until they see the moon at night, then look at the husband through a sieve.

  Full guide: Karva Chauth: the deeper meaning beyond the moon-and-husband ritual

  For 2026: Karva Chauth 2026 Moonrise Time: Why the Fast Ends at a Different Minute in Every City

• নভেঃ 6

  শুক্রবার

  In 10 days

  Dhanteras

  Dhanvantari rose from the ocean with the pot of amrita. A small metal vessel and a few coins are bought; what enters the home now is said to stay.

  Full guide: Dhanteras: Significance, Pooja Vidhi, and Why We Buy Gold

  For 2026: Dhanteras 2026: The Pradosh Puja Window and Buying Muhurat, City by City

• নভেঃ 8

  রবিবার

  In 12 days

  Diwali (Deepavali)

  The festival of lights and the Lakshmi puja. Lakshmi visits homes that are clean, lit and welcoming; the puja is done in the pradosh window after sunset.

  Full guide: Diwali: the deeper significance and the classical pooja vidhi

  For 2026: Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja Muhurat: City-by-City Timings for India and Abroad · Diwali 2026: Why the Five-Day Festival Runs Four Days, Not Five

• নভেঃ 8

  রবিবার

  In 12 days

  Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

  Krishna killed Narakasura before dawn. An oil bath is taken at sunrise and a single diya is lit at the doorway before nightfall.

  Full guide: Diwali: the 5-day arc of light, decoded day by day

  For 2026: Naraka Chaturdashi 2026: The Pre-Dawn Bath, and Why It Shares a Date With Diwali

• নভেঃ 10

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 14 days

  Govardhan Puja (Annakut)

  Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan. The annakut is made, a small mountain of cooked food offered and then shared with the whole house.

  Full guide: Govardhan Puja and Annakut: the story, significance, and how to do the pooja at home

• নভেঃ 11

  বুধবার

  In 15 days

  Bhai Dooj

  Yamuna fed her brother Yama. The sister applies tilak on the brother's forehead and the meal she serves is remembered through the year.

  Full guide: Bhai Dooj: the story, the tilak ritual, and how to celebrate it at home

  For 2026: Bhai Dooj 2026: The Aparahna Tilak Window, City by City

• নভেঃ 15

  রবিবার

  In 19 days

  Chhath Puja

  The four-day Surya vrat of the Bhojpuri belt, peaking with the sunset and sunrise arghya to the Sun standing in the river. One of the hardest vrats kept.

  Full guide: Chhath Puja: the 4-day Sun-worship that defines Bihar

  For 2026: Chhath Puja 2026 Sandhya Arghya Time: Your Sunset, Not Patna's · Chhath Puja 2026 Usha Arghya Time: Your Sunrise, and the Parana After

• নভেঃ 21

  শনিবার

  In 25 days

  Tulsi Vivah

  The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu that opens the wedding season. The courtyard tulsi is dressed as a bride at dusk.

• নভেঃ 24

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 28 days

  Kartik Purnima

  The full moon that closes the Kartik vrat month. Varanasi lights the ghats for Dev Deepawali; it is also Guru Nanak Jayanti.

  Also known as: Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Guru Nanak Jayanti

  Full guide: Kartik Purnima 2026: Dev Diwali, Its Significance, and Rituals

• ডিসেঃ 20

  রবিবার

  In 54 days

  Gita Jayanti

  The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. A chapter is read and the text is honoured on the home altar.

  Full guide: Gita Jayanti 2026: The Day the Bhagavad Gita Was Spoken, and How to Mark It

• ডিসেঃ 23

  বুধবার

  In 57 days

  Dattatreya Jayanti

  The birth of Dattatreya, the union of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The Margashira full-moon evening is given to his worship and the reading of his charitra.

  Full guide: Datta Jayanti 2026: Dattatreya's Story, His Twenty-Four Gurus and How the Day Is Observed

• জানু 14

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 79 days

  Lohri

  The Punjab bonfire night before Makar Sankranti. Sesame, jaggery and popcorn go into the fire and the winter harvest is thanked.

• জানু 15

  শুক্রবার

  In 80 days

  Makar Sankranti

  The Sun turns north into Capricorn. The first sankranti of the calendar year, marked with a til-gud exchange and a dip in the river at dawn.

  Also known as: Pongal (Tamil Nadu), Magh Bihu (Assam), Uttarayan (Gujarat), Khichdi (UP and Bihar)

  Full guide: Makar Sankranti: why this is the only festival on a fixed solar date

• ফেব 11

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 107 days

  Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)

  Saraswati is worshipped at the onset of spring. Books and instruments are placed before her, and a child is often given its first letters today.

  Full guide: Saraswati Pooja: when students, musicians, and writers ask for grace

• মার্চ 6

  শনিবার

  In 130 days

  Maha Shivaratri

  The great night of Shiva. Devotees keep the vigil through the four watches, offering bilva leaves and water on the lingam until dawn.

  Full guide: Maha Shivratri: why we stay awake all night, and what it does

• মার্চ 22

  সোমবার

  In 146 days

  Holika Dahan

  The bonfire on the Phalguna full moon that burns the old year. Prahlada walked out of the fire and Holika did not; the pyre is lit after sunset.

• মার্চ 23

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 147 days

  Holi (Dhulandi)

  The day of colour, the morning after Holika Dahan. Elders are touched at the feet before colour is thrown on friends.

  Full guide: Holi: why we burn last year tonight, and play with colors tomorrow

• এপ্রিল 7

  বুধবার

  In 162 days

  Ugadi / Gudi Padwa

  The lunar new year in the Deccan and the west. A gudi is raised at the doorway in Maharashtra; the bevu-bella of neem and jaggery is eaten in the south.

  Also known as: Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra), Ugadi (Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka)

• এপ্রিল 14

  বুধবার

  In 169 days

  Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)

  The solar new year at Mesha sankranti and the Punjab harvest. The Khalsa was founded on this day, so the gurudwara stays open from dawn.

  Also known as: Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Pana Sankranti (Odisha), Pohela Boishakh (Bengal, Apr 15)

• এপ্রিল 15

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 170 days

  Ram Navami

  Rama was born at noon on the Chaitra ninth. The Ramayana is read and the cradle is rocked at midday.

  Full guide: Ram Navami: when the king who never broke dharma was born

• এপ্রিল 15

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 170 days

  Vishu

  Kerala's new year at the solar turn. The Vishukkani is arranged the night before so gold, grain and the image of Krishna are the first sight on waking.

• এপ্রিল 19

  সোমবার

  In 174 days

  Mahavir Jayanti

  The birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. Jain temples hold the abhishekam of the idol and the day turns on non-violence and restraint.

• এপ্রিল 20

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 175 days

  Hanuman Jayanti

  Hanuman was born on the Chaitra full moon. The Sundarakanda and the Hanuman Chalisa are read; sindoor and a garland go on the idol.

  Full guide: Hanuman Jayanti: the birthday of strength itself

• মে 9

  রবিবার

  In 194 days

  Akshaya Tritiya

  What begins today does not diminish. One of the four abhijit-style days when every hour is auspicious; gold and grain bought now are said to multiply.

  Full guide: Akshaya Tritiya: why this date never has a bad muhurat

• মে 20

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 205 days

  Buddha Purnima

  The Vaishakha full moon on which the Buddha was born, reached enlightenment and passed away. Bodhi trees are watered and lamps are lit at the vihara.

• জুন 13

  রবিবার

  In 229 days

  Ganga Dussehra

  The day Ganga came down to earth. A dip in any river at first light carries the intent of a bath at Haridwar.

• জুন 14

  সোমবার

  In 230 days

  Nirjala Ekadashi

  The one Ekadashi kept without a drop of water from sunrise to sunrise. Bhima kept only this one; a pot of water given away today carries the year's vrat.

  Full guide: Ekadashi fasting: why the 11th lunar day is the most powerful Vedic fast

• জুলাই 5

  সোমবার

  In 251 days

  Rath Yatra (Puri)

  Jagannath leaves the Puri temple on the great chariot with Balabhadra and Subhadra. Odisha empties into the streets to pull the ropes.

• জুলাই 18

  রবিবার

  In 264 days

  Guru Purnima

  Vyasa's day, when the teacher is honoured. Bow to the one whose words still shape your decisions; if the teacher is gone, light a lamp before their photograph.

  Full guide: Guru Purnima: honoring teachers, even those you have outgrown

• আগস্ট 6

  শুক্রবার

  In 283 days

  Naga Panchami

  The serpent gods are offered milk on the Shravana fifth. A day of protection from snakebite and of the old bond between the household and the naga.

  Full guide: Naga Panchami: the day India worships the serpent, and why

• আগস্ট 17

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 294 days

  Raksha Bandhan

  The sister ties a thread on the brother's wrist and the brother promises protection for the year. Old bond, simple gesture, no substitute.

  Full guide: Raksha Bandhan 2026: Date, Bhadra Time and Rakhi Muhurat

• আগস্ট 25

  বুধবার

  In 302 days

  Krishna Janmashtami

  Krishna was born at midnight on the eighth of Bhadrapada's dark fortnight. The fast is broken after the moon rises and the midnight abhishekam is done.

  Full guide: Janmashtami 2026: Date, Midnight Puja Time and Vrat Vidhi

• সেপ্টেঃ 3

  শুক্রবার

  In 311 days

  Hartalika Teej

  Parvati's vrat to win Shiva, kept by married women without food or water. A sand lingam is made and the night is spent in worship.

  Full guide: Hartalika Teej: the story, the vrat rules, and how to do the pooja at home

• সেপ্টেঃ 4

  শনিবার

  In 312 days

  Ganesh Chaturthi

  Ganesha arrives in the home. The murti is installed with modak and durva grass, and stays until the visarjan.

  Full guide: Ganesh Chaturthi: the 10-day household pooja, decoded day by day

• সেপ্টেঃ 12

  রবিবার

  In 320 days

  Onam (Thiruvonam)

  Kerala's harvest festival, the day King Mahabali returns to his people. The pookalam is laid and the sadya is served on a banana leaf.

  Full guide: Onam: the 10-day festival of King Mahabali's return

• সেপ্টেঃ 14

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 322 days

  Anant Chaturdashi

  The Vishnu vrat that also closes the ten-day Ganesha festival with the visarjan. A fourteen-knot thread is tied on the right wrist and endurance is asked of Ananta.

  Full guide: Anant Chaturdashi: the Anant Vrat, the fourteen knots, and Ganesh Visarjan

• সেপ্টেঃ 17

  শুক্রবার

  In 325 days

  Vishwakarma Puja

  The divine architect is worshipped at Kanya sankranti. Workshops and craftsmen clean and garland their tools, and no work is done on them until the puja is over.

  Full guide: Vishwakarma Puja: the day artisans and engineers worship their tools

• সেপ্টেঃ 30

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 338 days

  Sharad Navaratri (Day 1)

  The nine nights of Durga begin. The ghat is installed and the akhand jyoti is lit; the vrat runs to Vijayadashami.

  Full guide: Navratri: what each of the 9 nights actually represents

• অক্টোঃ 9

  শনিবার

  In 347 days

  Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

  Rama killed Ravana and Durga killed Mahishasura on the same day. Work begun on Vijayadashami is said to carry the victory of both.

  Full guide: Dussehra: the day for crossing what couldn't be crossed before

• অক্টোঃ 18

  সোমবার

  In 356 days

  Karva Chauth

  Married women fast without water from sunrise until they see the moon at night, then look at the husband through a sieve.

  Full guide: Karva Chauth: the deeper meaning beyond the moon-and-husband ritual

• অক্টোঃ 27

  বুধবার

  In 365 days

  Dhanteras

  Dhanvantari rose from the ocean with the pot of amrita. A small metal vessel and a few coins are bought; what enters the home now is said to stay.

  Full guide: Dhanteras: Significance, Pooja Vidhi, and Why We Buy Gold

• অক্টোঃ 28

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 366 days

  Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

  Krishna killed Narakasura before dawn. An oil bath is taken at sunrise and a single diya is lit at the doorway before nightfall.

  Full guide: Diwali: the 5-day arc of light, decoded day by day

• অক্টোঃ 29

  শুক্রবার

  In 367 days

  Diwali (Deepavali)

  The festival of lights and the Lakshmi puja. Lakshmi visits homes that are clean, lit and welcoming; the puja is done in the pradosh window after sunset.

  Full guide: Diwali: the deeper significance and the classical pooja vidhi

• অক্টোঃ 30

  শনিবার

  In 368 days

  Govardhan Puja (Annakut)

  Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan. The annakut is made, a small mountain of cooked food offered and then shared with the whole house.

  Full guide: Govardhan Puja and Annakut: the story, significance, and how to do the pooja at home

• অক্টোঃ 31

  রবিবার

  In 369 days

  Bhai Dooj

  Yamuna fed her brother Yama. The sister applies tilak on the brother's forehead and the meal she serves is remembered through the year.

  Full guide: Bhai Dooj: the story, the tilak ritual, and how to celebrate it at home

• নভেঃ 4

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 373 days

  Chhath Puja

  The four-day Surya vrat of the Bhojpuri belt, peaking with the sunset and sunrise arghya to the Sun standing in the river. One of the hardest vrats kept.

  Full guide: Chhath Puja: the 4-day Sun-worship that defines Bihar

• নভেঃ 11

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 380 days

  Tulsi Vivah

  The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu that opens the wedding season. The courtyard tulsi is dressed as a bride at dusk.

• নভেঃ 14

  রবিবার

  In 383 days

  Kartik Purnima

  The full moon that closes the Kartik vrat month. Varanasi lights the ghats for Dev Deepawali; it is also Guru Nanak Jayanti.

  Also known as: Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Guru Nanak Jayanti

  Full guide: Kartik Purnima 2026: Dev Diwali, Its Significance, and Rituals

• ডিসেঃ 9

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 408 days

  Gita Jayanti

  The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. A chapter is read and the text is honoured on the home altar.

  Full guide: Gita Jayanti 2026: The Day the Bhagavad Gita Was Spoken, and How to Mark It

• ডিসেঃ 13

  সোমবার

  In 412 days

  Dattatreya Jayanti

  The birth of Dattatreya, the union of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The Margashira full-moon evening is given to his worship and the reading of his charitra.

  Full guide: Datta Jayanti 2026: Dattatreya's Story, His Twenty-Four Gurus and How the Day Is Observed

• জানু 14

  শুক্রবার

  In 444 days

  Lohri

  The Punjab bonfire night before Makar Sankranti. Sesame, jaggery and popcorn go into the fire and the winter harvest is thanked.

• জানু 15

  শনিবার

  In 445 days

  Makar Sankranti

  The Sun turns north into Capricorn. The first sankranti of the calendar year, marked with a til-gud exchange and a dip in the river at dawn.

  Also known as: Pongal (Tamil Nadu), Magh Bihu (Assam), Uttarayan (Gujarat), Khichdi (UP and Bihar)

  Full guide: Makar Sankranti: why this is the only festival on a fixed solar date

• ফেব 1

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 462 days

  Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)

  Saraswati is worshipped at the onset of spring. Books and instruments are placed before her, and a child is often given its first letters today.

  Full guide: Saraswati Pooja: when students, musicians, and writers ask for grace

• ফেব 23

  বুধবার

  In 484 days

  Maha Shivaratri

  The great night of Shiva. Devotees keep the vigil through the four watches, offering bilva leaves and water on the lingam until dawn.

  Full guide: Maha Shivratri: why we stay awake all night, and what it does

• মার্চ 10

  শুক্রবার

  In 500 days

  Holika Dahan

  The bonfire on the Phalguna full moon that burns the old year. Prahlada walked out of the fire and Holika did not; the pyre is lit after sunset.

• মার্চ 11

  শনিবার

  In 501 days

  Holi (Dhulandi)

  The day of colour, the morning after Holika Dahan. Elders are touched at the feet before colour is thrown on friends.

  Full guide: Holi: why we burn last year tonight, and play with colors tomorrow

• মার্চ 27

  সোমবার

  In 517 days

  Ugadi / Gudi Padwa

  The lunar new year in the Deccan and the west. A gudi is raised at the doorway in Maharashtra; the bevu-bella of neem and jaggery is eaten in the south.

  Also known as: Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra), Ugadi (Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka)

• এপ্রিল 4

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 525 days

  Ram Navami

  Rama was born at noon on the Chaitra ninth. The Ramayana is read and the cradle is rocked at midday.

  Full guide: Ram Navami: when the king who never broke dharma was born

• এপ্রিল 7

  শুক্রবার

  In 528 days

  Mahavir Jayanti

  The birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. Jain temples hold the abhishekam of the idol and the day turns on non-violence and restraint.

• এপ্রিল 9

  রবিবার

  In 530 days

  Hanuman Jayanti

  Hanuman was born on the Chaitra full moon. The Sundarakanda and the Hanuman Chalisa are read; sindoor and a garland go on the idol.

  Full guide: Hanuman Jayanti: the birthday of strength itself

• এপ্রিল 14

  শুক্রবার

  In 535 days

  Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)

  The solar new year at Mesha sankranti and the Punjab harvest. The Khalsa was founded on this day, so the gurudwara stays open from dawn.

  Also known as: Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Pana Sankranti (Odisha), Pohela Boishakh (Bengal, Apr 15)

• এপ্রিল 14

  শুক্রবার

  In 535 days

  Vishu

  Kerala's new year at the solar turn. The Vishukkani is arranged the night before so gold, grain and the image of Krishna are the first sight on waking.

• এপ্রিল 27

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 548 days

  Akshaya Tritiya

  What begins today does not diminish. One of the four abhijit-style days when every hour is auspicious; gold and grain bought now are said to multiply.

  Full guide: Akshaya Tritiya: why this date never has a bad muhurat

• মে 8

  সোমবার

  In 559 days

  Buddha Purnima

  The Vaishakha full moon on which the Buddha was born, reached enlightenment and passed away. Bodhi trees are watered and lamps are lit at the vihara.

• জুন 2

  শুক্রবার

  In 584 days

  Ganga Dussehra

  The day Ganga came down to earth. A dip in any river at first light carries the intent of a bath at Haridwar.

• জুন 3

  শনিবার

  In 585 days

  Nirjala Ekadashi

  The one Ekadashi kept without a drop of water from sunrise to sunrise. Bhima kept only this one; a pot of water given away today carries the year's vrat.

  Full guide: Ekadashi fasting: why the 11th lunar day is the most powerful Vedic fast

• জুন 24

  শনিবার

  In 606 days

  Rath Yatra (Puri)

  Jagannath leaves the Puri temple on the great chariot with Balabhadra and Subhadra. Odisha empties into the streets to pull the ropes.

• জুলাই 6

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 618 days

  Guru Purnima

  Vyasa's day, when the teacher is honoured. Bow to the one whose words still shape your decisions; if the teacher is gone, light a lamp before their photograph.

  Full guide: Guru Purnima: honoring teachers, even those you have outgrown

• জুলাই 26

  বুধবার

  In 638 days

  Naga Panchami

  The serpent gods are offered milk on the Shravana fifth. A day of protection from snakebite and of the old bond between the household and the naga.

  Full guide: Naga Panchami: the day India worships the serpent, and why

• আগস্ট 5

  শনিবার

  In 648 days

  Raksha Bandhan

  The sister ties a thread on the brother's wrist and the brother promises protection for the year. Old bond, simple gesture, no substitute.

  Full guide: Raksha Bandhan 2026: Date, Bhadra Time and Rakhi Muhurat

• আগস্ট 13

  রবিবার

  In 656 days

  Krishna Janmashtami

  Krishna was born at midnight on the eighth of Bhadrapada's dark fortnight. The fast is broken after the moon rises and the midnight abhishekam is done.

  Full guide: Janmashtami 2026: Date, Midnight Puja Time and Vrat Vidhi

• আগস্ট 23

  বুধবার

  In 666 days

  Ganesh Chaturthi

  Ganesha arrives in the home. The murti is installed with modak and durva grass, and stays until the visarjan.

  Full guide: Ganesh Chaturthi: the 10-day household pooja, decoded day by day

• সেপ্টেঃ 1

  শুক্রবার

  In 675 days

  Onam (Thiruvonam)

  Kerala's harvest festival, the day King Mahabali returns to his people. The pookalam is laid and the sadya is served on a banana leaf.

  Full guide: Onam: the 10-day festival of King Mahabali's return

• সেপ্টেঃ 2

  শনিবার

  In 676 days

  Anant Chaturdashi

  The Vishnu vrat that also closes the ten-day Ganesha festival with the visarjan. A fourteen-knot thread is tied on the right wrist and endurance is asked of Ananta.

  Full guide: Anant Chaturdashi: the Anant Vrat, the fourteen knots, and Ganesh Visarjan

• সেপ্টেঃ 16

  শনিবার

  In 690 days

  Vishwakarma Puja

  The divine architect is worshipped at Kanya sankranti. Workshops and craftsmen clean and garland their tools, and no work is done on them until the puja is over.

  Full guide: Vishwakarma Puja: the day artisans and engineers worship their tools

• সেপ্টেঃ 19

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 693 days

  Sharad Navaratri (Day 1)

  The nine nights of Durga begin. The ghat is installed and the akhand jyoti is lit; the vrat runs to Vijayadashami.

  Full guide: Navratri: what each of the 9 nights actually represents

• সেপ্টেঃ 27

  বুধবার

  In 701 days

  Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

  Rama killed Ravana and Durga killed Mahishasura on the same day. Work begun on Vijayadashami is said to carry the victory of both.

  Full guide: Dussehra: the day for crossing what couldn't be crossed before

• অক্টোঃ 7

  শনিবার

  In 711 days

  Karva Chauth

  Married women fast without water from sunrise until they see the moon at night, then look at the husband through a sieve.

  Full guide: Karva Chauth: the deeper meaning beyond the moon-and-husband ritual

• অক্টোঃ 16

  সোমবার

  In 720 days

  Dhanteras

  Dhanvantari rose from the ocean with the pot of amrita. A small metal vessel and a few coins are bought; what enters the home now is said to stay.

  Full guide: Dhanteras: Significance, Pooja Vidhi, and Why We Buy Gold

• অক্টোঃ 17

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 721 days

  Diwali (Deepavali)

  The festival of lights and the Lakshmi puja. Lakshmi visits homes that are clean, lit and welcoming; the puja is done in the pradosh window after sunset.

  Full guide: Diwali: the deeper significance and the classical pooja vidhi

• অক্টোঃ 17

  মঙ্গলবার

  In 721 days

  Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

  Krishna killed Narakasura before dawn. An oil bath is taken at sunrise and a single diya is lit at the doorway before nightfall.

  Full guide: Diwali: the 5-day arc of light, decoded day by day

• অক্টোঃ 18

  বুধবার

  In 722 days

  Govardhan Puja (Annakut)

  Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan. The annakut is made, a small mountain of cooked food offered and then shared with the whole house.

  Full guide: Govardhan Puja and Annakut: the story, significance, and how to do the pooja at home

• অক্টোঃ 19

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 723 days

  Bhai Dooj

  Yamuna fed her brother Yama. The sister applies tilak on the brother's forehead and the meal she serves is remembered through the year.

  Full guide: Bhai Dooj: the story, the tilak ritual, and how to celebrate it at home

• অক্টোঃ 23

  সোমবার

  In 727 days

  Chhath Puja

  The four-day Surya vrat of the Bhojpuri belt, peaking with the sunset and sunrise arghya to the Sun standing in the river. One of the hardest vrats kept.

  Full guide: Chhath Puja: the 4-day Sun-worship that defines Bihar

• অক্টোঃ 29

  রবিবার

  In 733 days

  Tulsi Vivah

  The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu that opens the wedding season. The courtyard tulsi is dressed as a bride at dusk.

• নভেঃ 2

  বৃহস্পতিবার

  In 737 days

  Kartik Purnima

  The full moon that closes the Kartik vrat month. Varanasi lights the ghats for Dev Deepawali; it is also Guru Nanak Jayanti.

  Also known as: Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Guru Nanak Jayanti

  Full guide: Kartik Purnima 2026: Dev Diwali, Its Significance, and Rituals

• নভেঃ 27

  সোমবার

  In 762 days

  Gita Jayanti

  The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. A chapter is read and the text is honoured on the home altar.

  Full guide: Gita Jayanti 2026: The Day the Bhagavad Gita Was Spoken, and How to Mark It

• ডিসেঃ 1

  শুক্রবার

  In 766 days

  Dattatreya Jayanti

  The birth of Dattatreya, the union of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The Margashira full-moon evening is given to his worship and the reading of his charitra.

  Full guide: Datta Jayanti 2026: Dattatreya's Story, His Twenty-Four Gurus and How the Day Is Observed

FAQ

When is Diwali in 2026?

Diwali falls on November 8, 2026, the Kartika amavasya, with the Lakshmi puja in the pradosh window that evening. The five-day sequence runs Dhanteras on November 6, Choti Diwali and Diwali on November 8, Govardhan Puja on November 10 and Bhai Dooj on November 11.

When is Holi in 2026?

Holi is played on March 4, 2026. Holika Dahan is lit the night before, on March 3, on the Phalguna full moon, and the colours follow the next morning.

Does 2026 have an adhik maas, and does it move any festivals?

Yes. 2026 carries an adhik Jyeshtha maas from about May 17 to June 15, an extra lunar month inserted to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned. Purushottam maas hosts no major festivals, so the summer and autumn festivals sit roughly a lunar month later than a common year. That is why Guru Purnima is on July 29 and Raksha Bandhan on August 28 rather than a month earlier. Calendars that skip the adhik maas mis-date these festivals.

Where do these dates come from?

Each date is computed by our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain reference meridian for every day of 2026, and then checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. The engine also detects the 2026 adhik maas. Where our sunrise reckoning and the classical day-selection rule for a festival differ by a day, we show the mainstream all-India date, since that is the one readers cross-check against.

Why do some sources list a festival one day apart from this calendar?

A Hindu festival is tied to a tithi, a lunar day that begins and ends at a fixed astronomical moment rather than at midnight. Whether that tithi is current at the ritual time, which can be sunrise, midday, evening or midnight depending on the festival, shifts with your longitude, so Chennai and Delhi can observe the same festival a day apart. This calendar uses the mainstream all-India reckoning; your local panchang is the authority for your own city.

How do I find an auspicious muhurat for a wedding or house-warming in 2026?

A festival date and a muhurat are not the same thing. A muhurat is a specific window scored on the five panchang limbs (tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana) for your event and your location, and the good window inside a day can be a couple of hours long. Use the muhurat calculators linked on this page; they compute the top windows for your city and, with a free account, factor your chart.