Hindu Festivals 2026

13 Mangal

Lohri Major Punjab North India Bonfire festival celebrating winter harvest

14 Budh

Makar Sankranti Major Sun's transition into Capricorn

14 Budh

Pongal Major Tamil Nadu South India Tamil harvest festival

14 Budh

Uttarayan Major Gujarat Kite flying festival in Gujarat

14 Budh

Magh Bihu Major Assam Assamese harvest festival

22 Guru

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

26 Som

Republic Day National India's Constitution came into effect

1 Ravi

Vasant Panchami Major Arrival of spring season

15 Ravi

Maha Shivaratri Major Great night of Lord Shiva

19 Guru

Shivaji Jayanti Regional Maharashtra Birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji

3 Mangal

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

4 Budh

Holi Major Festival of colors

18 Budh

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

18 Budh

Gudi Padwa Major Maharashtra Marathi New Year

18 Budh

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

26 Guru

Ram Navami Major Birth of Lord Rama

31 Mangal

Mahavir Jayanti Major Birth of Lord Mahavira

3 Shukra

Good Friday Major Christian observance

10 Shukra

Akshaya Tritiya Major Highly auspicious day

13 Som

Baisakhi Major Punjab North India Punjabi New Year and harvest

14 Mangal

Tamil New Year Major Tamil Nadu Puthandu - Tamil New Year

14 Mangal

Vishu Major Kerala Kerala New Year

14 Mangal

Bohag Bihu Major Assam Assamese New Year

15 Budh

Bengali New Year Major West Bengal Poila Boishakh

1 Shukra

Buddha Purnima Major Birth of Lord Buddha

27 Budh

Eid ul-Fitr Major End of Ramadan

24 Budh

Guru Purnima Major Honoring spiritual teachers

25 Guru

Rath Yatra Major Odisha East India Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath

29 Budh

Raksha Bandhan Major Brother-sister bond celebration

3 Som

Eid ul-Adha Major Festival of sacrifice

6 Guru

Krishna Janmashtami Major Birth of Lord Krishna

15 Shani

Independence Day National India's Independence from British rule

16 Ravi

Ganesh Chaturthi Major Birth of Lord Ganesha

26 Budh

Anant Chaturdashi Major Maharashtra West India Ganesh Visarjan

28 Shukra

Onam Major Kerala Kerala harvest festival

19 Shani

Navratri Begins Major Nine nights of Goddess worship

19 Shani

Durga Puja Begins Major West Bengal East India Goddess Durga worship

25 Shukra

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

26 Shani

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

28 Som

Dussehra Major Victory of good over evil

2 Shukra

Gandhi Jayanti National Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

9 Shukra

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

17 Shani

Dhanteras Major Worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari

18 Ravi

Narak Chaturdashi Major Eve of Diwali

19 Som

Diwali Major Festival of lights

19 Som

Lakshmi Puja Major Worship of Goddess Lakshmi

20 Mangal

Govardhan Puja Major North India Central India Worship of Govardhan Hill

20 Mangal

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

21 Budh

Bhai Dooj Major Celebration of brother-sister bond

24 Shani

Chhath Puja Major Bihar East India Worship of Sun God

4 Budh

Guru Nanak Jayanti Major Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

25 Shukra

Christmas Major Birth of Jesus Christ