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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

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