Hindu Festival Calendar 2027
Hindu festivals in 2027: Pongal 15 Jan, Makar Sankranti 15 Jan, Holika Dahan 21 Mar, Holi 22 Mar, Chaitra Navratri 7 Apr, Ugadi / Gudi Padwa 7 Apr, Puthandu (Tamil New Year) 14 Apr, Ram Navami 15 Apr, Jagannath Rath Yatra 5 Jul, Devshayani / Ashadhi Ekadashi 14 Jul, Guru Purnima 18 Jul, Raksha Bandhan 17 Aug, Krishna Janmashtami 25 Aug, Ganesh Chaturthi 4 Sept, Onam (Thiruvonam) 12 Sept, Sharad Navratri 30 Sept, Durga Puja 5 Oct, Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 9 Oct, Karva Chauth 18 Oct, Dhanteras 27 Oct, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 29 Oct, Govardhan Puja 30 Oct, Bhai Dooj 31 Oct, Chhath Puja 4 Nov.
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Pongal
Friday, 15 January – Sunday, 17 JanuaryTamil harvest festival — Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal across four days.
Makar Sankranti
Friday, 15 JanuaryThe sun enters Makara (the evening of 14 January) — kites, til-gud, and harvest gratitude across India on the 15th.
Holika Dahan
Sunday, 21 MarchThe bonfire night before Holi — good over evil, Prahlad over Holika.
Holi
Monday, 22 MarchThe festival of colours — gulal, pichkaris, and gujiya.
Chaitra Navratri
Wednesday, 7 April – Thursday, 15 AprilNine spring nights of the Devi, ending with Ram Navami.
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Wednesday, 7 AprilTelugu-Kannada and Marathi new year — neem-jaggery pachadi and the gudi flag.
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Wednesday, 14 AprilTamil new year — mango pachadi and fresh beginnings.
Ram Navami
Thursday, 15 AprilThe birth of Shri Ram, closing Chaitra Navratri.
Jagannath Rath Yatra
Monday, 5 JulyThe grand chariot festival of Puri — Nandighosha rolls to Gundicha temple.
Devshayani / Ashadhi Ekadashi
Wednesday, 14 JulyVishnu begins his cosmic rest; the Pandharpur Wari culminates. Chaturmas begins.
Guru Purnima
Sunday, 18 JulyHonouring gurus and teachers on Vyasa Purnima’s full moon.
Raksha Bandhan
Tuesday, 17 AugustThe rakhi thread between sisters and brothers — Shravan Purnima.
Krishna Janmashtami
Wednesday, 25 AugustKrishna’s midnight birth — dahi handi and jhulan.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 4 SeptemberGanpati arrives — ten days of modak and aarti to visarjan.
Onam (Thiruvonam)
Sunday, 12 SeptemberKerala’s harvest festival — pookalam, sadya, and King Mahabali’s visit. Celebrations span Atham (Sep 3) to Thiruvonam.
Sharad Navratri
Thursday, 30 September – Friday, 8 OctoberNine autumn nights — garba, golu, and Durga Puja’s pandals.
Durga Puja
Tuesday, 5 October – Saturday, 9 OctoberBengal’s grandest days — Shashthi to Vijaya Dashami.
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Saturday, 9 OctoberRavana falls; good prevails. Ramlila effigies burn at dusk.
Karva Chauth
Monday, 18 OctoberA day’s fast broken by moonlight through a sieve.
Dhanteras
Wednesday, 27 OctoberDiwali begins — gold, new utensils, and Dhanvantari’s blessings.
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Friday, 29 OctoberThe festival of lights — diyas, rangoli, and Lakshmi’s welcome. (No Adhik Maas in 2027, so Diwali returns to late October.)
Govardhan Puja
Saturday, 30 OctoberAnnakut — the mountain of food for Krishna’s Govardhan.
Bhai Dooj
Sunday, 31 OctoberSisters mark brothers’ foreheads — Diwali’s sibling finale.
Chhath Puja
Thursday, 4 NovemberBihar, Jharkhand and eastern UP’s sun festival — the evening and dawn arghya at the ghat, six days after Diwali.
Lunar dates can vary by a day across regions and moon sightings — confirm locally for observances.