Hindu Festival Calendar 2026
Sacred Festivals
Every festival, Ekadashi, Amavasya and Vrat for 2026. Never miss an auspicious day.
All Festivals Ekadashi Vrats Amavasya
📅 January 2026
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13 Jan Festival Past
Lohri
Punjabi fire festival — celebrate end of winter solstice with bonfires and folk songs.
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14 Jan Festival Past
Makar Sankranti
Sun moves into Capricorn — harvest festival, kite flying, sesame sweets. Donate til-gur.
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14 Jan Festival Past
Pongal
Tamil harvest festival — 4-day celebration of the Sun, cattle and prosperity.
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26 Jan Vrat Past
Pausha Purnima
Full moon — highly auspicious for donations, holy dip and charity.
📅 February 2026
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02 Feb Amavasya Past
Mauni Amavasya
Day of silence — extremely auspicious for meditation, ancestral offerings and inner reflection.
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12 Feb Festival Past
Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja — goddess of learning and arts. Wear yellow, initiate new studies.
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12 Feb Ekadashi Past
Ekadashi (Shattila)
Fasting day — donate sesame in 6 ways for blessings and karma cleansing.
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26 Feb Festival Past
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Shiva — all-night vigil, fasting and powerful Shiva worship.
📅 March 2026
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14 Mar Festival Past
Holika Dahan
Burning of evil — eve of Holi. Light bonfire, pray for removal of negativity.
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15 Mar Festival Past
Holi
Festival of colors and spring — celebrate love, forgiveness and new beginnings.
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30 Mar Festival Past
Gudi Padwa
Marathi New Year — start of Chaitra Navratri. Hoist Gudi flag for prosperity.
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30 Mar Festival Past
Ugadi
Telugu and Kannada New Year — Pachadi prasad, new clothes and family celebrations.
📅 April 2026
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02 Apr Festival Past
Ram Navami
Birth of Lord Rama — fasting, prayers, Ramayana recitation and temple visits.
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06 Apr Festival Past
Hanuman Jayanti
Birthday of Lord Hanuman — recite Chalisa 108 times, visit temple, offer vermilion.
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14 Apr Festival Past
Baisakhi / Tamil New Year
Punjabi harvest festival and Sikh New Year — community celebrations and langar.
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29 Apr Festival Past
Akshaya Tritiya
Most auspicious day — gold purchases, new beginnings, weddings and investments.
📅 May 2026 Current Month
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01 May Festival Past
Buddha Purnima
Birthday of Lord Buddha — peace, compassion and kindness. Light lamps at temples.
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11 May Vrat
Narasimha Jayanti
Vishnu's Narasimha avatar — protection from evil. Fast and worship Lord Vishnu.
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26 May Festival
Shani Jayanti
Birthday of Saturn — fast for Shani blessings, donate black items, visit Shani temple.
📅 June 2026
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06 Jun Vrat
Vat Savitri Vrat
Married women fast for husband's long life and tie threads around banyan trees.
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10 Jun Festival
Ganga Dussehra
Descent of River Ganga — bathe in holy rivers, offer prayers for purification.
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12 Jun Ekadashi
Nirjala Ekadashi
Most powerful Ekadashi — waterless fast. Equal to observing all 24 Ekadashis.
📅 July 2026
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07 Jul Festival
Guru Purnima
Full moon to honor gurus and teachers. Express gratitude to your spiritual guide.
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10 Jul Ekadashi
Ashadhi Ekadashi
Vishnu goes to sleep — Chaturmas begins. Start of auspicious 4-month period.
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20 Jul Festival
Hariyali Teej
Women celebrate Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva — swings, songs and fasting.
📅 August 2026
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09 Aug Festival
Nag Panchami
Worship serpent deities for protection — offer milk, pray for family protection.
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16 Aug Festival
Raksha Bandhan
Sisters tie Rakhi on brothers' wrists — sacred bond of protection and love.
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19 Aug Festival
Janmashtami
Birth of Lord Krishna — midnight celebrations, fasting, dahi handi and devotional songs.
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27 Aug Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi
10-day festival of Lord Ganesha — remover of all obstacles. Modak offerings and aarti.
📅 September 2026
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05 Sep Festival
Anant Chaturdashi
Final day of Ganesh Festival — Ganesh Visarjan immersion with devotion.
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22 Sep Festival
Shardiya Navratri
9 nights of Goddess Durga — the most powerful time of year for Shakti worship.
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30 Sep Festival
Vijayadashami / Dussehra
Victory of Rama over Ravana — burn Ravan effigy, celebrate good over evil.
📅 October 2026
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02 Oct Vrat
Karwa Chauth
Wives fast from sunrise to moonrise for husband's long life — break fast on seeing moon.
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20 Oct Festival
Dhanteras
First day of Diwali — buy gold, silver and utensils. Worship Lakshmi and Dhanvantari.
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21 Oct Festival
Choti Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi
Eve of Diwali — light diyas, clean home, ward off evil with oil bath before sunrise.
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22 Oct Festival
Diwali / Deepawali
Festival of Lights — Lakshmi puja, fireworks, sweets, new clothes and new beginnings.
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23 Oct Festival
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifted Govardhan hill — celebrate nature, offer Anna Koot food mountain.
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24 Oct Festival
Bhai Dooj
Sisters pray for brothers' long life — tilak ceremony, sweets and heartfelt blessings.
📅 November 2026
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01 Nov Festival
Chhath Puja
Bihar's grand Sun worship — 4-day festival with offerings at riverbanks at sunrise/sunset.
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05 Nov Ekadashi
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Vishnu wakes from sleep — auspicious marriages begin again. Tulsi Vivah performed.
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15 Nov Festival
Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti
Holy dip at sacred rivers + Sikh founder's birthday — celebrated with great devotion.
📅 December 2026
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03 Dec Festival
Vivah Panchami
Celestial marriage of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita — celebrated with great devotion.
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11 Dec Ekadashi
Mokshada Ekadashi / Gita Jayanti
Lord Krishna gave the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna — read Gita, chant Krishna mantras.
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25 Dec Festival
Christmas
Celebrated across India as a festival of joy, giving and togetherness.
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27 Dec Vrat
Margashirsha Purnima
Auspicious full moon — donations, temple visits and holy river bathing.
Complete List

Ekadashi Fast Dates 2026

24 Ekadashi fasts in 2026 — the most powerful Vishnu worship days

Jan 10  ·  Pause Shukla
Putrada Ekadashi
Fulfills wish for children and prosperity
Jan 25  ·  Magha Krishna
Shattila Ekadashi
Donate sesame in 6 ways for blessings
Feb 9  ·  Magha Shukla
Jaya Ekadashi
Removes sins and grants liberation
Feb 24  ·  Phalguna Krishna
Vijaya Ekadashi
Victory in all life endeavors
Mar 11  ·  Phalguna Shukla
Amalaki Ekadashi
Worship the sacred Amla tree
Mar 25  ·  Chaitra Krishna
Papmochani Ekadashi
Washes away accumulated sins
Apr 10  ·  Chaitra Shukla
Kamada Ekadashi
Fulfills all sincere heartfelt desires
Apr 24  ·  Vaishakha Krishna
Varuthini Ekadashi
Bestows virtue, wealth and long life
May 10  ·  Vaishakha Shukla
Mohini Ekadashi
Removes illusion and delusion from life
May 24  ·  Jyeshtha Krishna
Apara Ekadashi
Grants fame, recognition and liberation
Jun 9  ·  Jyeshtha Shukla
Nirjala Ekadashi
Equal to all 24 Ekadashis combined
Jun 22  ·  Ashadha Krishna
Yogini Ekadashi
Heals diseases and removes obstacles
Jul 10  ·  Ashadha Shukla
Ashadhi / Devshayani
Vishnu sleeps — Chaturmas begins
Jul 24  ·  Shravana Krishna
Kamika Ekadashi
Worship of Lord Vishnu for all desires
Aug 9  ·  Shravana Shukla
Shravana Putrada
Grants blessings of children and wealth
Aug 23  ·  Bhadrapada Krishna
Aja Ekadashi
Destroys all kinds of sins and karma
Sep 7  ·  Bhadrapada Shukla
Parsva Ekadashi
Vishnu turns to face devotees — auspicious
Sep 21  ·  Ashwin Krishna
Indira Ekadashi
Liberates ancestors from lower realms
Oct 6  ·  Ashwin Shukla
Papankusha Ekadashi
Removes all sins with full moon power
Oct 21  ·  Kartika Krishna
Rama Ekadashi
Observed in Diwali period — very auspicious
Nov 5  ·  Kartika Shukla
Dev Uthani / Prabodhini
Vishnu wakes — marriages resume
Nov 20  ·  Margashirsha Krishna
Utpanna Ekadashi
Origin of Ekadashi — observe with devotion
Dec 4  ·  Margashirsha Shukla
Mokshada Ekadashi
Liberation and Gita Jayanti
Dec 20  ·  Pausha Krishna
Saphala Ekadashi
Fulfills all desires — very powerful

How to Observe Ekadashi Fast

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Dashami Evening
Night before Ekadashi — eat once, no rice. Prepare your mind and set intention.
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Ekadashi Morning
Wake before sunrise, bathe, pray to Vishnu, begin the fast with devotion.
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What to Eat
Fruits, milk, nuts, root vegetables only. Strictly avoid rice, wheat and lentils.
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What to Do
Chant Vishnu Sahasranama, read Bhagavad Gita, visit temple and serve others.
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Break on Dwadashi
Break fast next morning after sunrise with a proper wholesome meal.
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Spiritual Benefits
Cleanses sins, purifies body and mind, pleases Lord Vishnu and grants moksha.
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