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Explore Hindu festivals across the year 2026
पौष पूर्णिमा
📅 Jan 3, 2026
Full moon day in the month of Paush
✨ Bathing in holy rivers, charity
सकट चौथ
📅 Jan 6, 2026
Festival observed by women for family welfare
✨ Fasting, worship of Ganesha
शट्तिला एकादशी
📅 Jan 14, 2026
Eleventh lunar day sacred for Vishnu worship and fasting
✨ Fasting, Lord Vishnu worship, charity of sesame seeds
मकर संक्रांति / पोंगल / उत्तरायण
📅 Jan 14, 2026
Harvest festival marking the sun's transition into Capricorn
✨ Kite flying, til-gud sweets, holy dips in rivers, pongal rice
मौनी अमावस्या (माघ अमावस्या)
📅 Jan 18, 2026
New moon day significant for spiritual practice and silence
✨ Maun vrat (silence fast), meditation, river bathing
वसंत पंचमी (सरस्वती पूजा)
📅 Jan 23, 2026
Festival celebrating Goddess Saraswati and spring season
✨ Worship of Saraswati, wearing yellow, education and learning
रथ सप्तमी
📅 Jan 25, 2026
Seventh day when Sun God begins his northward journey
✨ Sun worship, temple visits, ritual bathing
जय एकादशी
📅 Jan 29, 2026
Eleventh lunar day for Lord Vishnu worship and fasting
✨ Fasting, meditation, Lord Vishnu worship
माघ पूर्णिमा
📅 Feb 1, 2026
Full moon day in Magha month, auspicious for charity
✨ Holy bathing in rivers, charity donations
थाईपुसम
📅 Feb 1, 2026
Festival celebrating Lord Murugan's victory over evil
✨ Kavadi procession (South India), fasting, prayers
विजय एकादशी
📅 Feb 13, 2026
Eleventh lunar day dedicated to Lord Vishnu
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship, liberation
महाशिवरात्रि
📅 Feb 15, 2026
Great night of Lord Shiva, fasting and night-long worship
✨ Fasting, Shiva temples, Rudra Abhishek, night vigil, Bilva leaves
फाल्गुन अमावस्या
📅 Feb 17, 2026
New moon day in Phalguna month
✨ River bathing, charity, spiritual practices
आमलकी एकादशी
📅 Feb 27, 2026
Ekadashi celebrated near Amalaki (Indian gooseberry) tree
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, tree veneration
होलिका दहन
📅 Mar 3, 2026
Bonfire festival celebrating the burning of evil
✨ Bonfire, prayers for protection, new beginnings
होली
📅 Mar 4, 2026
Festival of colors celebrating triumph of good over evil
✨ Colors, music, dance, gujhiya sweets, family gatherings
पापमोचनी एकादशी
📅 Mar 15, 2026
Ekadashi for sins removal through fasting and worship
✨ Fasting, meditation, Lord Vishnu worship, charity
चैत्र अमावस्या
📅 Mar 19, 2026
New moon day in Chaitra month
✨ Ancestor worship, ritual bathing
गुड़ी पड़वा / युगादि / चैत्र नवरात्रि
📅 Mar 19, 2026
Hindu New Year marking the beginning of spring and Navratri
✨ Gudi hoisting, new clothes, traditional foods, Navratri fasting
राम नवमी
📅 Mar 26, 2026
Birthday of Lord Rama, seventh avatar of Vishnu
✨ Ramayana recitation, fasting, temple visits, kheer prasad
कामद एकादशी
📅 Mar 29, 2026
Ekadashi for fulfillment of desires
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, desire fulfillment prayers
महावीर जयंती
📅 Mar 31, 2026
Birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, founder of Jainism
✨ Jain temple worship, processions, charity
हनुमान जयंती / चैत्र पूर्णिमा
📅 Apr 2, 2026
Birthday of Lord Hanuman and full moon day of Chaitra
✨ Hanuman Chalisa recitation, temple visits, prasad
वरुथिनी एकादशी
📅 Apr 13, 2026
Ekadashi celebrated during spring season
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
वैशाखी / पुथांडु / विषु
📅 Apr 14, 2026
New Year celebration in Punjab and South India
✨ New harvest, traditional foods, family celebrations
बंगाली नव वर्ष (पहेला बैशाख)
📅 Apr 15, 2026
New Year celebration in Bengal
✨ Processions, cultural programs, traditional sweets
वैशाखा अमावस्या
📅 Apr 17, 2026
New moon day in Vaishakha month
✨ River bathing, spiritual practices
अक्षय तृतीया
📅 Apr 19, 2026
Auspicious day for new ventures and gold purchases
✨ Gold buying, new business ventures, charity
मोहिनी एकादशी
📅 Apr 27, 2026
Ekadashi dedicated to Lord Vishnu
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
बुद्ध पूर्णिमा / वैशाखा पूर्णिमा
📅 May 1, 2026
Birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha
✨ Meditation, prayer, visiting Buddhist temples, bodhi tree worship
नरसिंह जयंती
📅 May 8, 2026
Birthday of Lord Narasimha, protector against evil
✨ Narasimha temple worship, protection prayers
अपरा एकादशी
📅 May 13, 2026
Ekadashi for spiritual upliftment
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
ज्येष्ठा अमावस्या / शनि जयंती / वट सावित्री व्रत
📅 May 16, 2026
New moon day, Saturn's birthday, women's vow for husband's longevity
✨ Banyan tree worship, ritual fasting, prayers
गंगा दशहरा
📅 May 25, 2026
Festival celebrating River Ganga's descent to earth
✨ Holy bathing in Ganga, Ganga worship, spiritual rituals
पद्मिनी एकादशी (अधिक मास)
📅 May 27, 2026
Ekadashi during the extra lunar month
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, spiritual practice
परम एकादशी (अधिक मास)
📅 Jun 11, 2026
Ekadashi during the extra lunar month
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
अधिक मास अमावस्या
📅 Jun 15, 2026
New moon day during the extra lunar month
✨ Ancestor worship, ritual bathing, charity
निर्जला एकादशी
📅 Jun 25, 2026
Ekadashi fasted without food or water
✨ Strict fasting, Vishnu worship, spiritual purification
ज्येष्ठा पूर्णिमा
📅 Jun 29, 2026
Full moon day in Jyeshtha month
✨ Rituals, temple worship, donations
योगिनी एकादशी
📅 Jul 10, 2026
Ekadashi associated with yogic practices
✨ Fasting, meditation, yoga practice
आषाढ़ अमावस्या
📅 Jul 14, 2026
New moon day in Ashadha month
✨ River bathing, ancestor veneration
जगन्नाथ रथ यात्रा
📅 Jul 16, 2026
Chariot procession of Lord Jagannath in Odisha
✨ Grand procession, temple pilgrimage, festival celebration
देवशयनी एकादशी (आषाढ़ी एकादशी)
📅 Jul 25, 2026
Ekadashi marking Lord Vishnu's sleep
✨ Fasting, Chaturmas fasting period begins, limiting travel
गुरु पूर्णिमा
📅 Jul 29, 2026
Festival honoring spiritual and academic teachers
✨ Guru worship, gratitude, spiritual discourse, meditation
कामिका एकादशी
📅 Aug 9, 2026
Ekadashi during monsoon month
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, desire fulfillment
श्रावण अमावस्या / हरियाली अमावस्या
📅 Aug 12, 2026
New moon day in sacred Shravan month
✨ Sacred bathing, charity, ancestor worship
हरियाली तीज
📅 Aug 15, 2026
Festival celebrating arrival of monsoon
✨ Swing play, women's celebration, fasting for prosperity
नाग पंचमी
📅 Aug 17, 2026
Festival dedicated to serpent deities
✨ Snake worship, milk offerings, protection prayers
श्रावण पुत्रदा एकादशी
📅 Aug 23, 2026
Ekadashi for blessed children
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, children's blessings
ओणम (थिरुवोणम)
📅 Aug 26, 2026
Harvest festival of Kerala
✨ Flower arrangements, boat races, traditional feasts
रक्षा बंधन / वरलक्ष्मी व्रत
📅 Aug 28, 2026
Festival celebrating brother-sister bond and Lakshmi worship
✨ Tying rakhi, sweets, gifts, protection vow, Lakshmi puja
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
📅 Sep 4, 2026
Birthday of Lord Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu
✨ Midnight celebration, fasting, dahi handi, bhajans, butter offerings
अज एकादशी
📅 Sep 7, 2026
Ekadashi during monsoon season
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, spiritual practice
भाद्रपद अमावस्या
📅 Sep 11, 2026
New moon day in Bhadrapada month
✨ Ancestor worship, ritual bathing, charity
गणेश चतुर्थी / हरतालिका तीज
📅 Sep 14, 2026
Birthday of Lord Ganesha and women's festival for marriage
✨ Ganesha idol worship, 10-day celebration, women's fasting
विश्वकर्मा पूजा
📅 Sep 17, 2026
Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, deity of craftsmen and workers
✨ Machine worship, workplace prayers, tool blessings
परिवर्तनी एकादशी
📅 Sep 22, 2026
Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu changes his sleeping position
✨ Fasting, meditation, spiritual transformation
अनंत चतुर्दशी
📅 Sep 25, 2026
Festival celebrating eternal Lord Ananta (Sheshnag)
✨ Ananta worship, yellow thread tying, spiritual infinity
पितृ पक्ष शुरू होता है
📅 Sep 26, 2026
Period for honoring ancestral souls
✨ Ancestor worship, tarpan rituals, charity for departed souls
इंदिरा एकादशी
📅 Oct 6, 2026
Ekadashi during autumn season
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
आश्विन अमावस्या / महालय अमावस्या
📅 Oct 10, 2026
New moon day marking the end of Pitru Paksha
✨ Ancestor ritual completion, ritual bathing, family prayers
शरद नवरात्रि शुरू (घटस्थापना)
📅 Oct 11, 2026
Nine nights celebrating Goddess Durga
✨ Ghatasthapana, fasting, garba, dandiya, goddess worship
दुर्गा पूजा (अष्टमी/नवमी)
📅 Oct 19, 2026
Main day of Durga Puja celebrating victory of goddess
✨ Durga worship, animal sacrifice in some regions, pandal visits
दशहरा (विजयदशमी)
📅 Oct 20, 2026
Victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, end of Navratri
✨ Ravan effigy burning, Durga visarjan, victory of good over evil
पापंकुश एकादशी
📅 Oct 22, 2026
Ekadashi destroying sins like a hook
✨ Fasting, meditation, penance, sin removal
शरद पूर्णिमा
📅 Oct 26, 2026
Full moon marking the end of autumn
✨ Night celebrations, kheer preparation, moonlight gatherings
करवा चौथ
📅 Oct 29, 2026
Fasting by wives for husband's long life
✨ Day-long fast, moon worship, sargi gift, mehndi application
राम एकादशी
📅 Nov 5, 2026
Ekadashi dedicated to Lord Rama
✨ Fasting, Rama worship, Ramayana recitation
धनतेरस
📅 Nov 6, 2026
First day of Diwali, worship of wealth and health
✨ Gold/utensil buying, Lakshmi-Dhanvantari worship, diyas
दीपावली / नरक चतुर्दशी
📅 Nov 8, 2026
Festival of lights, victory of light over darkness
✨ Diyas, fireworks, Lakshmi puja, sweets, new clothes
कार्तिक अमावस्या / गोवर्धन पूजा
📅 Nov 9, 2026
New moon day and worship of Govardhan mountain
✨ Cow worship, Govardhan parikrama, gir (cow dung) decorations
भाई दूज
📅 Nov 11, 2026
Celebration of brother-sister relationship
✨ Tilak ceremony, sweets exchange, protection prayers for brother
छठ पूजा
📅 Nov 15, 2026
Worship of Sun God for prosperity and well-being
✨ River worship, fasting, arghya offering, spiritual purification
देवुत्थान एकादशी
📅 Nov 20, 2026
Ekadashi marking Lord Vishnu's awakening from sleep
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, end of Chaturmas period
कार्तिक पूर्णिमा
📅 Nov 24, 2026
Full moon day marking the end of autumn
✨ Holy bathing in rivers, Dev Deepawali preparation, moonlight celebrations
देव दीपावली (वाराणसी)
📅 Nov 28, 2026
Festival of lights for gods, celebrated primarily in Varanasi
✨ Ganga Aarti, thousands of diyas, spiritual celebrations at ghats
उत्पन्न एकादशी
📅 Dec 4, 2026
Ekadashi celebrating Lord Vishnu's emergence
✨ Fasting, meditation, Vishnu worship
मार्गशीर्ष अमावस्या
📅 Dec 8, 2026
New moon day in Margashirsha month
✨ River bathing, ancestor worship, spiritual practices
मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयंती
📅 Dec 20, 2026
Ekadashi for liberation and birthday of Bhagavad Gita
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, Gita recitation, meditation
सफला एकादशी
📅 Dec 31, 2026
Ekadashi bringing fruitful results
✨ Fasting, Vishnu worship, year-end spiritual renewal