Hindu Festivals 2025

13 Som

Lohri Major Punjab North India Bonfire festival celebrating winter harvest

14 Mangal

Makar Sankranti Major Sun's transition into Capricorn

14 Mangal

Pongal Major Tamil Nadu South India Tamil harvest festival

14 Mangal

Uttarayan Major Gujarat Kite flying festival in Gujarat

14 Mangal

Magh Bihu Major Assam Assamese harvest festival

26 Ravi

Republic Day National India's Constitution came into effect

2 Ravi

Saraswati Puja Major West Bengal East India +1 Worship of Goddess Saraswati

12 Budh

Vasant Panchami Major Arrival of spring season

19 Budh

Shivaji Jayanti Regional Maharashtra Birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji

26 Budh

Maha Shivaratri Major Great night of Lord Shiva

13 Guru

Holika Dahan Major North India Central India Bonfire on eve of Holi

14 Shukra

Holi Major Festival of colors

30 Ravi

Ugadi Major Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Karnataka +1 Telugu/Kannada New Year

30 Ravi

Gudi Padwa Major Maharashtra Marathi New Year

30 Ravi

Chaitra Navratri Major North India Central India Nine nights of Goddess worship

6 Ravi

Ram Navami Major Birth of Lord Rama

10 Guru

Mahavir Jayanti Major Birth of Lord Mahavira

13 Ravi

Baisakhi Major Punjab North India Punjabi New Year and harvest

14 Som

Tamil New Year Major Tamil Nadu Puthandu - Tamil New Year

14 Som

Vishu Major Kerala Kerala New Year

14 Som

Bohag Bihu Major Assam Assamese New Year

15 Mangal

Bengali New Year Major West Bengal Poila Boishakh

18 Shukra

Good Friday Major Christian observance

21 Som

Akshaya Tritiya Major Highly auspicious day

12 Som

Buddha Purnima Major Birth of Lord Buddha

14 Budh

Narasimha Jayanti Regional South India Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Appearance of Lord Narasimha

7 Shani

Eid ul-Fitr Major End of Ramadan

27 Shukra

Rath Yatra Major Odisha East India Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath

6 Ravi

Guru Purnima Major Honoring spiritual teachers

10 Guru

Ashadhi Ekadashi Major Maharashtra Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage

9 Shani

Raksha Bandhan Major Brother-sister bond celebration

9 Shani

Narali Purnima Regional Maharashtra Coconut offering to sea god

15 Shukra

Independence Day National India's Independence from British rule

16 Shani

Krishna Janmashtami Major Birth of Lord Krishna

17 Ravi

Dahi Handi Regional Maharashtra Human pyramid to break pot

27 Budh

Ganesh Chaturthi Major Birth of Lord Ganesha

5 Shukra

Hartalika Teej Regional North India Bihar Women's festival for marital bliss

7 Ravi

Anant Chaturdashi Major Maharashtra West India Ganesh Visarjan

7 Ravi

Onam Major Kerala Kerala harvest festival

1 Budh

Navratri Begins Major Nine nights of Goddess worship

1 Budh

Durga Puja Begins Major West Bengal East India Goddess Durga worship

2 Guru

Gandhi Jayanti National Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

7 Mangal

Durga Ashtami Major West Bengal East India +1 8th day of Navratri

8 Budh

Maha Navami Major West Bengal East India +1 9th day of Navratri

10 Shukra

Dussehra Major Victory of good over evil

10 Shukra

Vijayadashami Major South India Culmination of Navratri

20 Som

Karwa Chauth Fasting North India Punjab +1 Women's fast for husband's longevity

29 Budh

Dhanteras Major Worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari

30 Guru

Narak Chaturdashi Major Eve of Diwali

31 Shukra

Diwali Major Festival of lights

31 Shukra

Lakshmi Puja Major Worship of Goddess Lakshmi

1 Shani

Govardhan Puja Major North India Central India Worship of Govardhan Hill

1 Shani

Bali Pratipada Major Maharashtra Karnataka +1 New Year in some regions

2 Ravi

Bhai Dooj Major Celebration of brother-sister bond

5 Budh

Chhath Puja Major Bihar East India Worship of Sun God

14 Shukra

Tulsi Vivah Regional North India Central India Ceremonial marriage of Tulsi plant

15 Shani

Guru Nanak Jayanti Major Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

25 Guru

Christmas Major Birth of Jesus Christ