Hindu Festival Calendar
Dates, significance and rituals — with the Panchang for each festival day, computed for your city.
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 2026
Ganesha is installed at home for one and a half to ten days, then immersed.
Navratri 2026Sun, 11 Oct, 2026
Nine nights of Durga worship, opening with Ghatasthapana.
Dussehra 2026Tue, 20 Oct, 2026
Vijayadashami — the close of Navratri, and an abujha muhurat for new beginnings.
Diwali 2026Sun, 8 Nov, 2026
Lakshmi Puja on Amavasya — the central night of a five-day festival.
Makar Sankranti 2027Fri, 15 Jan, 2027
The Sun enters Capricorn (Makara), marking the start of the northward journey, Uttarayana.
Maha Shivaratri 2027Sat, 6 Mar, 2027
The great night of Shiva — observed with night-long vigil, fasting and abhishekam.
Holi 2027Mon, 22 Mar, 2027
The festival of colours, preceded the night before by Holika Dahan.
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa 2027Wed, 7 Apr, 2027
Lunar new year in the Deccan — Ugadi in Andhra, Telangana and Karnataka; Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.