Hindu Calendar 2026
All Hindu festivals in calendar year 2026
44 festivals listed below — each anchored to its Hindu month and tithi (lunar day), with the Gregorian date for this year. Click any festival for the full reading.
44
Festivals
9
Hindu Months
14
Major
4
Vrats
Chaitra
चैत्रMarch – AprilThe first month of the Vikram Samvat. New Year for many regions (Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand). Spring renewal. Hosts Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti.
Gudi Padwa
Marathi New Year — the Vikram Samvat begins.
Ugadi
Telugu and Kannada New Year — the start of a new yuga.
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
The birth of Lord Rama.
Hanuman Jayanti
हनुमान जयंती
The birth of Hanuman, devotee-warrior of Rama.
Vaishakha
वैशाखApril – MaySacred to Vishnu. Hosts Akshaya Tritiya (an unending-prosperity day) and Buddha Purnima. Considered an auspicious month for weddings.
Bohag Bihu
বহাগ বিহু
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
വിഷു
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Puthandu
புத்தாண்டு
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Pana Sankranti
पना संक्रान्ति
Odia New Year — sun crosses into Aries (Mesha).
Pohela Boishakh
পহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Jyeshtha
ज्येष्ठMay – JunePre-monsoon heat. Hosts Vat Savitri (married women fast for husbands' longevity) and Ganga Dussehra (descent of Ganga to earth).
Snana Yatra
स्नान यात्रा
The day Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are bathed at Puri.
Vat Savitri
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
गंगा दशहरा
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Raja Parba
रजा पर्ब
Odisha's 3-day festival of womanhood and the Earth's menstruation.
Ambubachi Mela
অম্বুবাচী মেলা
The annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — Tantric pilgrimage at Guwahati.
Ashadha
आषाढ़June – JulyMonsoon arrives. Hosts Devshayani Ekadashi (Vishnu sleeps for 4 months — Chaturmas begins), Guru Purnima, and the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.
Rath Yatra
Lord Jagannath's annual chariot journey at Puri.
Bahuda Yatra
बहुडा यात्रा
Lord Jagannath's return journey from Gundicha Temple to the main temple.
Guru Purnima
गुरु पूर्णिमा
A day to honour gurus and teachers.
Shravana
श्रावणJuly – AugustThe most sacred month for Lord Shiva. Mondays of Shravan are observed as fasts. Hosts Hariyali Teej, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami.
Aadi Perukku
ஆடிப் பெருக்கு
The 18th day of Aadi month — when rivers swell with monsoon flow.
Hariyali Teej
हरियाली तीज
Shravan-month fast for marital harmony, popular in Rajasthan / UP.
Raksha Bandhan
रक्षा बंधन
The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.
Krishna Janmashtami
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.
Bhadrapada
भाद्रपदAugust – SeptemberHosts Hartalika Teej, Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Utsav), Vishwakarma Puja. Concludes with Pitru Paksha — a 16-day window for ancestor offerings.
Onam
ഓണം
Kerala's 10-day harvest festival — homecoming of King Mahabali.
Hartalika Teej
हरतालिका तीज
The strictest of married-women fasts — no food, no water for 24 hours.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
Pitru Paksha
पितृ पक्ष
A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.
Ashwin
आश्विनSeptember – OctoberSharad Navratri (9 nights of the Mother Goddess), Dussehra / Vijayadashami (Ram's victory over Ravana), Sharad Purnima fall in this month.
Sharad Navratri
शरद नवरात्रि
Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.
Dussehra
दशहरा / विजयादशमी
Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.
Sharad Purnima
शरद पूर्णिमा
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.
Kartika
कार्तिकOctober – NovemberThe most festival-rich month. Karva Chauth, Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath, Tulsi Vivah, and Kartik Purnima all fall here.
Kati Bihu
কাতি বিহু
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Karva Chauth
करवा चौथ
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husbands' longevity.
Kerala Piravi
കേരളപ്പിറവി
Kerala's birthday — the day the state was formed in 1956.
Dhanteras
धनतेरस
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.
Naraka Chaturdashi
The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.
Bhai Dooj
The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).
Chhath Puja
छठ पूजा
Four days of Sun-worship — the most demanding ritual fast in India.
Jagaddhatri Puja
জগদ্ধাত্রী পূজা
Bengali Kartik festival — Goddess Jagaddhatri (the world-bearer) worshipped in Chandannagar.
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Karthigai Deepam
கார்த்திகை தீபம்
Tamil festival of lights — the giant flame on Arunachala Hill at Tiruvannamalai.
Margashirsha
मार्गशीर्षNovember – DecemberKrishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: "Among months, I am Margashirsha." Hosts Vivah Panchami (Ram-Sita marriage anniversary) and Geeta Jayanti.