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Paush Purnima

January 03 2026, Saturday
The Purnima that falls in the month of Paush is known as Paush Purnima. The Paush Purnima vrat/fasting is very significant in Hindu tradition. Paush Purnima marks the beginning of Magha month.

Lohri

January 13 2026, Tuesday
Lohri is a fun-filled festival full of life and energy and is mainly celebrated as a harvest festival. The festival marks the end of winter and the upcoming spring.

Makar Sankranti

January 14 2026, Wednesday
Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the ascent of the Sun into the northern hemisphere. It is celebrated all across India by different names and rituals.

Ganesha Jayanti

January 22 2026, Thursday
Ganesha Jayanti is observed as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. As per Hindu calendar, it is observed on Shukla Chaturthi during Magha lunar month.

Vasant Panchami

January 23 2026, Friday
Vasant Panchami always falls on the fifth day of Magha Maas. Goddess Saraswati is known to have been incarnated on the day of Basant Panchami and people observe the day praying to her in order to gain wisdom.

Maha Shivaratri

February 16 2026, Monday
Maha Shivaratri means the Great Night of Shiva. It is an annual festival dedicated to the Lord.

Holi Festival

March 03 2026, Tuesday
Holi is a popular ancient Indian festival, also known as the “Festival of Love”, the “Festival of Colours” and the “Festival of Spring”. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna.

Phalguna Purnima

March 03 2026, Tuesday
Phalguna Purnima is also known as Vasanta Purnima, is celebrated on the same day as Holi festival.

Chaitra Navratri

March 19 2026, Thursday
Navaratri, which means ‘nine nights’ is the most celebrated Hindu festival devoted to Goddess Durga symbolizing purity and power or ‘Shakti’.

Ram Navmi

March 27 2026, Friday
Ram Navmi is celebrated to proclaim the birth of Lord Shri Ram, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The 9th day (Navmi) in the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra and is referred to as Ram Navmi.

Hanuman Jayanti

April 02 2026, Thursday
Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on full moon day during Chaitra month. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman.

Chaitra Purnima

April 02 2026, Thursday
Chaitra Purnima is the first Purnima in the year according to Hindu lunar calendar and it comes after Ugadi and Gudi Padwa.

Akshaya Tritiya

April 20 2026, Monday
Akshaya Tritiya is an annual spring festival.In Sanskrit, the word akshaya means "never decreasing" in the sense of "prosperity, hope, joy, success", while tritiya means "third phase of the moon".

Buddha Purnima

May 01 2026, Friday
Buddha Purnima during Vaishakha maas is celebrated as birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha was a spiritual teacher on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

Gayatri Jayanti

May 27 2026, Wednesday
Gayatri Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Goddess Gayatri, the Goddess of Veda. Maa Gayatri is the personified form of Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts.

Shani Jayanti

June 14 2026, Sunday
Shani Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Shani. Lord Shani is the son of Lord Surya and rules planet Saturn and weekday Saturday. Shani Jayanti is observed on Amavasya Tithi during Jyeshtha month.

Jyestha Purnima

June 29 2026, Monday
Jyeshtha Purnima is observed by married Hindu women who consider Goddess Savitri as their role model. It is celebrated on a full moon day that falls in the month of jyeshth.

Jagannatha Ratha Yatra

July 17 2026, Friday
Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra (Festival of Chariots) is one of the most awaited and celebrated festivals in India. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha dwitiya tithi in Puri, Orrisa.

Guru Purnima

July 29 2026, Wednesday
Guru Purnima is observed to convey respect towards the Gurus. It is observed on the full moon day or Purnima in the month of Ashadh

Shravan Maas

July 30 2026, Thursday
Shravan Maas is considered to be the holiest month of the year. During Shravan Maas, the cosmos is naturally charged with Shiva tattvas (elements).

Nag Panchami

August 18 2026, Tuesday
Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrated to worship the Nag Devta observed on the fifth day of the first half of the Lunar month of Shravan (July/August).

Vara Mahalakshmi Puja

August 21 2026, Friday
VaraLakshmi Vrat is a festival celebrated to appease Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. This festival falls in the holy month of Shravan on the first Friday before the Purnami.

Raksha Badhan / Shravan Purnima

August 28 2026, Friday
Rakshabandhan is a celebration of most pure and loving relationship of brothers and sisters. The term Rakshabandhan means ‘knot of protection’ in Sanskrit. This day is also celebrated for Shravan Purnima.

Janmashtami

September 04 2026, Friday
Janmashtami is a famous Hindu festival celebrated in the honor of Lord Krishna’s birthday. It is the day of reincarnation of Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Krishna.

Hartalika Teej

September 13 2026, Sunday
Hartalika Teej is celebrated on the Tritiya or 3rd day of the Skukla Paksha. This festival is mainly celebrated by married women in honour of Goddess Parvati.

Gauri Habba

September 13 2026, Sunday
Gauri Habba is celebrated in households a day before Ganesha Chaturthi. Gauri Maa is worshiped for her ability to bestow upon her devotees power, courage and valour.

Ganesha Chaturthi

September 14 2026, Monday
Ganesha Chaturthi is also famously known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival begins on the fourth day of the Hindu month Bhadra.

Bhadrapada Purnima

September 26 2026, Saturday
The Full Moon day in the month of Bhadrapada is referred to as Bhadrapada Purnima.

Pitru Paksha

September 27 2026, Sunday
Pitru Paksha is a 16 day period in Hindu calendar when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors (Pitru) through Puja and food offerings.

Mahalaya Amavasya

October 10 2026, Saturday
Mahalaya amavasya, also known as Sarvapitri Amavasya, Pitra Moksha Amavasya or Pitru Amavasya is a Hindu tradition dedicated to the ‘Pitrus’ or ancestors.

Navaratri

October 12 2026, Monday
Navaratri or Navratri , which means ‘nine nights’ is the most celebrated Hindu festival devoted to Goddess Durga symbolizing purity and power or ‘Shakti’.

Dussehra

October 20 2026, Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra is one of the most important & fascinating festivals of India, which is celebrated on the tenth day of the lunar month of Ashwin.

Ayudha Puja

October 20 2026, Tuesday
Ayudha Puja is an integral part of the Navratri festival (festival of triumph). It is also known as Astra Puja. In simple terms, it means “Worship of Implements”.

Sharad / Ashwin Purnima

October 26 2026, Monday
Sharad Purnima is one of the most famous Purnimas. It is believed that Sharad Purnima is the only day in the year when the moon comes out with all sixteen Kalas.

Karwa Chauth

October 29 2026, Thursday
Karwa Chauth is a ritual of fasting observed by married Hindu women seeking the long-life, well-being and prosperity of their husbands.

Dhanteras

November 06 2026, Friday
Dhanteras is the first day of celebration of the five-day long festival of Diwali. On Dhanteras Puja, Lakshmi - the Goddess of wealth, is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being.

Diwali

November 08 2026, Sunday
Goddess Lakshmi came out of the milky ocean on the day of Dhantrayodashi and chose Lord Vishnu as her husband on the day of Diwali.

Tulsi Vivah

November 20 2026, Friday
Tulsi Vivah is a Hindu festival in which a ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi with God Shaligram or Amla branch is held.

Kartik Purnima

November 24 2026, Tuesday
Kartik is the eighth lunar month in Hindu calendar. The full moon day during the month of Kartik is known as Kartik Purnima.

Margashirsha Purnima

December 23 2026, Wednesday
The full moon day in the auspicious month of Margashirsha of the traditional Hindu calendar, is celebrated as Margashirsha Purnima.