Hindu Calendar 2027

Marathi New Year — the Vikram Samvat begins.

Telugu and Kannada New Year — the start of a new yuga.

The birth of Lord Rama.

The birth of Hanuman, devotee-warrior of Rama.

Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.

Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.

Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.

Odia New Year — sun crosses into Aries (Mesha).

Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.

The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.

Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.

The day Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are bathed at Puri.

Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.

The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.

Odisha's 3-day festival of womanhood and the Earth's menstruation.

The annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — Tantric pilgrimage at Guwahati.

Lord Jagannath's annual chariot journey at Puri.

Lord Jagannath's return journey from Gundicha Temple to the main temple.

A day to honour gurus and teachers.

The 18th day of Aadi month — when rivers swell with monsoon flow.

Shravan-month fast for marital harmony, popular in Rajasthan / UP.

The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.

The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.

The strictest of married-women fasts — no food, no water for 24 hours.

Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.

Kerala's 10-day harvest festival — homecoming of King Mahabali.

A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.

Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.

Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.

The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.

The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.

Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husbands' longevity.

The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.

The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.

The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.

Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.

The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).

Kerala's birthday — the day the state was formed in 1956.

Four days of Sun-worship — the most demanding ritual fast in India.

Bengali Kartik festival — Goddess Jagaddhatri (the world-bearer) worshipped in Chandannagar.

The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.

Tamil festival of lights — the giant flame on Arunachala Hill at Tiruvannamalai.

The marriage anniversary of Rama and Sita.

The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

Punjab's harvest bonfire festival — celebrated on the eve of Makar Sankranti.

The first day of the Tamil 4-day Pongal harvest festival — old things go on the bonfire.

The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.

Tamil Nadu's harvest festival — sweet pongal cooked in a new clay pot facing the rising sun.

Assam's harvest festival — Uruka feast, Meji bonfire, and 7 days of feasting.

Cattle worship — the third day of Pongal honours the bulls and cows that work the fields.

The first day of spring + Saraswati Puja.

The "great night of Shiva" — vigil through all four praharas.

The bonfire on the eve of Holi — burning of the demoness Holika.

The festival of colours — last festival of the Hindu year.