Hindu Festival Calendar 2026

Hindu festivals in 2026: Pongal 14 Jan, Makar Sankranti 14 Jan, Holika Dahan 3 Mar, Holi 4 Mar, Chaitra Navratri 19 Mar, Ugadi / Gudi Padwa 19 Mar, Ram Navami 26 Mar, Puthandu (Tamil New Year) 14 Apr, Jagannath Rath Yatra 16 Jul, Devshayani / Ashadhi Ekadashi 25 Jul, Guru Purnima 29 Jul, Onam (Thiruvonam) 26 Aug, Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug, Krishna Janmashtami 4 Sept, Ganesh Chaturthi 14 Sept, Sharad Navratri 10 Oct, Durga Puja 14 Oct, Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 20 Oct, Karva Chauth 29 Oct, Dhanteras 6 Nov, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 8 Nov, Govardhan Puja 9 Nov, Bhai Dooj 10 Nov.

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Pongal
Wednesday, 14 January – Saturday, 17 January
Tamil harvest festival — Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal across four days.
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Makar Sankranti
Wednesday, 14 January
The sun enters Makara — kites, til-gud, and harvest gratitude across India.
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Holika Dahan
Tuesday, 3 March
The bonfire night before Holi — good over evil, Prahlad over Holika.
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Holi
Wednesday, 4 March
The festival of colours — gulal, pichkaris, and gujiya.
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Chaitra Navratri
Thursday, 19 March – Friday, 27 March
Nine spring nights of the Devi, ending with Ram Navami.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Thursday, 19 March
Telugu-Kannada and Marathi new year — neem-jaggery pachadi and the gudi flag.
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Ram Navami
Thursday, 26 March
The birth of Shri Ram, closing Chaitra Navratri.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tuesday, 14 April
Tamil new year — mango pachadi and fresh beginnings.
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Thursday, 16 July
The grand chariot festival of Puri — Nandighosha rolls to Gundicha temple.
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Devshayani / Ashadhi Ekadashi
Saturday, 25 July
Vishnu begins his cosmic rest; the Pandharpur Wari culminates. Chaturmas begins.
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Guru Purnima
Wednesday, 29 July
Honouring gurus and teachers on Vyasa Purnima’s full moon.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Wednesday, 26 August
Kerala’s harvest festival — pookalam, sadya, and King Mahabali’s visit. Celebrations span Atham (Aug 17) to Thiruvonam.
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Raksha Bandhan
Friday, 28 August
The rakhi thread between sisters and brothers — Shravan Purnima.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Friday, 4 September
Krishna’s midnight birth — dahi handi and jhulan.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday, 14 September
Ganpati arrives — ten days of modak and aarti to visarjan.
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Sharad Navratri
Saturday, 10 October – Sunday, 18 October
Nine autumn nights — garba, golu, and Durga Puja’s pandals.
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Durga Puja
Wednesday, 14 October – Monday, 19 October
Bengal’s grandest days — Shashthi to Vijaya Dashami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tuesday, 20 October
Ravana falls; good prevails. Ramlila effigies burn at dusk.
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Karva Chauth
Thursday, 29 October
A day’s fast broken by moonlight through a sieve.
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Dhanteras
Friday, 6 November
Diwali begins — gold, new utensils, and Dhanvantari’s blessings.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Sunday, 8 November
The festival of lights — diyas, rangoli, and Lakshmi’s welcome. (2026’s Adhik Maas shifts Diwali to November.)
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Govardhan Puja
Monday, 9 November
Annakut — the mountain of food for Krishna’s Govardhan.
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Bhai Dooj
Tuesday, 10 November
Sisters mark brothers’ foreheads — Diwali’s sibling finale.
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Lunar dates can vary by a day across regions and moon sightings — confirm locally for observances.