Festivals 2026

05 Mon

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

major

Birth of 10th Sikh Guru

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12 Mon

National Youth Day

national

Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

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13 Tue

Lohri

major

Bonfire festival celebrating winter harvest

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14 Wed

Makar Sankranti

major

Sun's transition into Capricorn

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14 Wed

Uttarayan

major

Kite flying festival in Gujarat

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14 Wed

Magh Bihu

major

Assamese harvest festival

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15 Thu

Pongal

major

Tamil harvest festival

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22 Thu

Saraswati Puja

major

Worship of Goddess Saraswati

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25 Sun

Thaipusam

major

Festival dedicated to Lord Murugan

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26 Mon

Republic Day

national

India's Constitution came into effect

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01 Sun

Vasant Panchami

major

Arrival of spring season

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15 Sun

Maha Shivaratri

major

Great night of Lord Shiva

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19 Thu

Shivaji Jayanti

regional

Birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji

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03 Tue

Holika Dahan

major

Bonfire on eve of Holi

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04 Wed

Holi

major

Festival of colors

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18 Wed

Ugadi

major

Telugu/Kannada New Year

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18 Wed

Gudi Padwa

major

Marathi New Year

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18 Wed

Chaitra Navratri

major

Nine nights of Goddess worship

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26 Thu

Ram Navami

major

Birth of Lord Rama

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31 Tue

Mahavir Jayanti

major

Birth of Lord Mahavira

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03 Fri

Good Friday

major

Christian observance

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05 Sun

Hanuman Jayanti

major

Birth of Lord Hanuman

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10 Fri

Akshaya Tritiya

major

Highly auspicious day

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13 Mon

Baisakhi

major

Punjabi New Year and harvest

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14 Tue

Tamil New Year

major

Puthandu - Tamil New Year

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14 Tue

Vishu

major

Kerala New Year

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14 Tue

Bohag Bihu

major

Assamese New Year

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15 Wed

Bengali New Year

major

Poila Boishakh

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01 Fri

Buddha Purnima

major

Birth of Lord Buddha

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27 Wed

Eid ul-Fitr

major

End of Ramadan

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05 Fri

World Environment Day

international

UN World Environment Day

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21 Sun

International Yoga Day

international

UN International Day of Yoga

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24 Wed

Guru Purnima

major

Honoring spiritual teachers

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25 Thu

Rath Yatra

major

Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath

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29 Wed

Raksha Bandhan

major

Brother-sister bond celebration

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03 Mon

Eid ul-Adha

major

Festival of sacrifice

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06 Thu

Krishna Janmashtami

major

Birth of Lord Krishna

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15 Sat

Independence Day

national

India's Independence from British rule

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16 Sun

Ganesh Chaturthi

major

Birth of Lord Ganesha

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21 Fri

Varalakshmi Vratam

fasting

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi for prosperity

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25 Tue

Hartalika Teej

fasting

Women's fast for marital bliss

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26 Wed

Anant Chaturdashi

major

Ganesh Visarjan

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28 Fri

Onam

major

Kerala harvest festival

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02 Wed

Muharram

major

Islamic New Year observance

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05 Sat

Teachers' Day

national

Birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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19 Sat

Navratri Begins

major

Nine nights of Goddess worship

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19 Sat

Durga Puja Begins

major

Goddess Durga worship

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24 Thu

Skanda Sashti

regional

Festival dedicated to Lord Murugan

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25 Fri

Durga Ashtami

major

8th day of Navratri

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26 Sat

Maha Navami

major

9th day of Navratri

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28 Mon

Dussehra

major

Victory of good over evil

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02 Fri

Gandhi Jayanti

national

Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

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09 Fri

Karwa Chauth

fasting

Women's fast for husband's longevity

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17 Sat

Dhanteras

major

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari

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18 Sun

Narak Chaturdashi

major

Eve of Diwali

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19 Mon

Diwali

major

Festival of lights

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19 Mon

Lakshmi Puja

major

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi

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20 Tue

Govardhan Puja

major

Worship of Govardhan Hill

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20 Tue

Bali Pratipada

major

New Year in some regions

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21 Wed

Bhai Dooj

major

Celebration of brother-sister bond

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24 Sat

Chhath Puja

major

Worship of Sun God

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31 Sat

National Unity Day

national

Birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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04 Wed

Guru Nanak Jayanti

major

Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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10 Tue

Milad un-Nabi

major

Birth of Prophet Muhammad

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14 Sat

Children's Day

national

Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru

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26 Thu

Constitution Day

national

Adoption of Constitution of India

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30 Mon

Karthigai Deepam

major

Festival of lights at Thiruvannamalai

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11 Fri

Gita Jayanti

major

Anniversary of Bhagavad Gita discourse

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25 Fri

Christmas

major

Birth of Jesus Christ

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