HINDU FESTIVAL DATES - 2026
Kalpataru Day – 1 January
Makar Sankranti – 14 January
Thai Pongal – 14 January Swami
Vivekananda Jayanti (Tithi) – 21 January
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti (Tithi) – 1 March
Holika Dahan – 13 March
Hindi New Year – 30 March
Telugu New Year – 30 March
Ramayana Week – 30 March – 5 April
Sri Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti – 2 May
Buddha Purnima – 5 May
Guru Purnima – 10 July
Naag Panchami – 29 July
Pitr Paksha – 8 September – 21 September
Puratassi – 17 September – 17 October
Navaratri – 22 September – 1 October
Sri Saraswati Puja – 30 September
Sri Durga Ashtami – 30 September
Prabhodhini Ekadasi – 4 November
Kartik Purnima – 5 November
Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) – 2 February
Thai Poosam Kavady – 11 February
Maha Shivaratri – 26 February
Sri Ram Navami – 6 April
Sri Hanuman Jayanti – 14 April
Tamil New Year – 14 April
Nirjala Ekadasi – 6 June
Varalakshmi Vratham – 8 August
Raksha Bandhan – 9 August
Krishna Ashtami – 10 – 14 August
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – 15 August
Sri Ganesh Chaturthi – 26 August
Sri Durga Navami – 1 October
Vijaya Dashami – 2 October
Dhan Trayodashi – 18 October
Naraka Chaturdashi – 20 October Deepavali – Maha Lakshmi Puja – 20 October
Annakuta – Govardhan Puja – 22 October
Gujarati New Year – 22 October Skanda Sashti – 27 October
Gita Jayanti – 1 December
Karthigai Deepam – 4 December
Sri Sarada Devi Jayanti (Tithi) – 11 December
