HINDU FESTIVALS 2026
| 2026-27 HINDU FESTIVALS | ||
| Date | Day | Festival Name |
| Tuesday | 14-01-2026 | Bhogi |
| Wednesday | 15-01-2026 | Makarsankranti / Pongal |
| Thursday | 16-01-2026 | Kanuma |
| Friday | 23-01-2026 | Vasant Panchami |
| Sunday | 02-02-2026 | Thaipusam |
| Sunday | 15-02-2026 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday | 03-03-2026 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday | 04-03-2026 | Holi |
| Thursday | 19-03-2026 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year |
| Chaitra | 21-Mar-26 | Dola Gauri Vratam |
| Chaitra | 23-Mar-26 | Adi Matsyajayanthi & Lakshmi Panchami |
| Chaitra | 27-Mar-26 | Sri Rama Navami |
| Chaitra | 02-Apr-26 | Hanuma Dwijayotsavam (Hanuman Jayanti) |
| Vaishakha | 19-Apr-26 | Adi Parashurama Jayanti |
| Vaishakha | 20-Apr-26 | Soma Akshaya Tritiya |
| Vaishakha | 21-Apr-26 | Mangala Shankara Jayanti |
| Vaishakha | 22-Apr-26 | Budha Ramanuja Jayanti |
| Vaishakha | 26-Apr-26 | Adi Vasavi Jayanti & Brahmangari Aradhana |
| Vaishakha | 30-Apr-26 | Sarvesham Nrusimha Jayanti |
| Vaishakha | 01-May-26 | Vaishakham Pournami (Full moon of Vaishakha) |
| Vaishakha | 04-May-26 | Vastu Kartari Prarambham |
| Vaishakha | 11-May-26 | Hanuma Jayanti |
| Adhik Jyeshta | 25-May-26 | Agnikartari Tyagah |
| Adhik Jyeshta | 29-May-26 | Vastu Kartari Tyagah |
| Adhik Jyeshta | 13-Jun-26 | Sanitrayodasi |
| Nij Jyeshta | 16-Jun-26 | Bauddha / Kalki Jayanti |
| Nij Jyeshta | 29-Jun-26 | Eruvaka Pournami & Vata Savitri Vratam |
| Ashadha | 16-Jul-26 | Jagannath Ratha Yatra |
| Ashadha | 17-Jul-26 | Dakshinayana Punyakaalam |
| Ashadha | 25-Jul-26 | First Ekadashi & Chaturmas Vrataram |
| Ashadha | 29-Jul-26 | Vyasa Pournami & Guru Pournami |
| Ashadha | 02-Aug-26 | Secunderabad Mahankali Jatra |
| Ashadha | 09-Aug-26 | Hyderabad Mahankali Jatra |
| Ashadha | 12-Aug-26 | Chukka Amavasya |
| Shravana | 16-Aug-26 | Nag Chaturthi |
| Shravana | 17-Aug-26 | Garuda & Nag Panchami |
| Shravana | 21-Aug-26 | Varalakshmi Vratam |
| Shravana | 28-Aug-26 | Rakhi Pournami |
| Shravana | 04-Sep-26 | Sreshtham (everyone’s) Sri Krishna Ashtami |
| Bhadrapada | 14-Sep-26 | Vinayaka Chavithi |
| Bhadrapada | 15-Sep-26 | Mangala Rushi Panchami |
| Bhadrapada | 25-Sep-26 | Ananta Vratam |
| Bhadrapada | 27-Sep-26 | Start of Mahalaya Paksha |
| Ashwayuja (Ashwiyuja) | 11-Oct-26 | Beginning of Devi Sharanna Navaratri, Kalasha Sthaapana |
| Ashwayuja | 16-Oct-26 | Moola Nakshatram & Saraswati Pooja |
| Ashwayuja | 18-Oct-26 | Durga Ashtami & Batukamma Festival |
| Ashwayuja | 19-Oct-26 | Maha Navami & Suvasini Pooja |
| Ashwayuja | 20-Oct-26 | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) |
| Ashwayuja | 25-Oct-26 | Kojagara Vratam |
| Kartika | 08-Nov-26 | Deepavali (Diwali) & Dhanalakshmi Pujas |
| Kartika | 09-Nov-26 | Kedariishwara Vratam |
| Kartika | 10-Nov-26 | Bhinni Hastabhojanam |
| Kartika | 13-Nov-26 | Nag Chaturthi in Kartika |
| Kartika | 21-Nov-26 | Chilu (Dwadashi), Tulasivratam Arambham |
| Margashira | 15-Dec-26 | Subrahmanya Shashti |
| Margashira | 20-Dec-26 | Vaikuntha Ekadasi, Gita Jayanti |
| Margashira | 22-Dec-26 | Hanuma Dvatrvata |
| Margashira | 23-Dec-26 | Dattatreya Jayanti |
| Margashira | 31-Dec-26 | Kala Bhairava Ashtami |
| Pushyama (Pushya Masa) | 14-Jan-27 | Bhogi / Sankranti Festival |
| Pushyama | 15-Jan-27 | Sankranti / Uttarayan |
| Pushyama | 16-Jan-27 | Kanuma |
| Magha | 11-Feb-27 | Vasantha Panchami |
| Magha | 13-Feb-27 | Rathasaptami |
| Phalguna | 20-Feb-27 | Phalguna Pournami |
| Phalguna | 22-Mar-27 | Holi Festival |
| Chaitra | 07-Apr-27 | Ugadi – New Year of Sri Plavanga Nama Year |
| 2026-27 IMPORTANT DATES-INDIA | ||
| Day | Month | IMPORTANCE DATES |
| 1 | JANUARY | NEW YEAR |
| 23 | JANUARY | NETAJI SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE JAYANTHI |
| 26 | JANUARY | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 30 | JANUARY | MAHATMA GANDHI DEATH DAY(VARDANTHI) |
| 8 | MARCH | WOMENS DAY |
| 26 | MARCH | GOOD FRIDAY(FIRST FRIDAY) |
| 27 | MARCH | EESTAR DAY(FIRST SUNDAY) |
| 5 | APRIL | JAGHJEEVAN BIRTH DAY |
| 7 | APRIL | WORLD HEALTH DAY |
| 14 | APRIL | TAMIL NEW YEAR,RAVI ENTERS MESH RAASI |
| 1 | MAY | MAY DAY |
| 5 | MAY | RAVINDRANATH TAGURE BIRTH DAY |
| 26 | MAY | NTR BIRTH DAY |
| 30 | MAY | NEHURU DETH DAY (VARDHANTHI) |
| 5 | JUNE | WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY |
| 21 | JUNE | INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY |
| 11 | JULY | WORLD POPULATION DAY |
| 15 | AUGUEST | INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 5 | SEPTEMBER | TEACHERS DAY(SARVEPALLI RADHA KRISHNA BIRTH DAY) |
| 2 | OCTOBER | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI (BIRTH DAY) |
| 1 | NOVEMBER | KARANATAKA AND ANDRA PARDESH FORMATION DAY |
| 14 | NOVEMBER | CHILDRENS DAY,NEHRU BIRTH DAY |
| 26 | DECEMBER | CHRISTMAS DAY |
| INDIAN STATES FORMATION DATES | ||
| DATE | MONTH | STATE |
| 26 | January | Himachal Pradesh |
| 21 | January | Manipur |
| 21 | January | Meghalaya |
| 26 | January | Rajasthan |
| 26 | January | Tamil Nadu |
| 21 | January | Tripura |
| 20 | February | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 20 | February | Mizoram |
| 22 | March | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1 | April | Assam |
| 1 | April | Bihar |
| 1 | April | Odisha |
| 30 | May | Goa |
| 1 | May | Gujarat |
| 1 | May | Maharashtra |
| 16 | May | Sikkim |
| 2 | June | Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
| 15 | August | Madhya Pradesh |
| 15 | August | Punjab |
| 15 | August | West Bengal |
| 26 | October | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 1 | November | Chhattisgarh |
| 1 | November | Haryana |
| 15 | November | Jharkhand |
| 1 | November | Karnataka |
| 1 | November | Kerala |
| 9 | November | Uttarakhand |
| 1 | December | Nagaland |