Festival & Fasting Calendar
Sacred days, fasts, and celebrations across the Hindu calendar year
April 2026
Hanuman Jayanti 2026
jayantiDeity: Hanuman
Birthday of Lord Hanuman — celebrated with Hanuman Chalisa recitations and temple visits.
UpcomingBaisakhi 2026
festivalHarvest festival of Punjab — celebrated with Bhangra, fairs, and community feasting.
Akshaya Tritiya 2026
festivalDeity: Vishnu
Most auspicious day of the year — any good work begun today is said to multiply endlessly.
Varuthini Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi that removes sins and grants liberation; strict fasting is observed.
May 2026
Buddha Purnima 2026
purnimaDeity: Buddha
Full moon marking the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha.
Mohini Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi on which Lord Vishnu appeared as Mohini to distribute the nectar of immortality.
Apara Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi that grants immeasurable merit and removes accumulated sins.
June 2026
Nirjala Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
The strictest Ekadashi — fasting without water; equals the merit of all 24 annual Ekadashis.
Yogini Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi that cures diseases and removes suffering through fasting and Vishnu worship.
July 2026
Devshayani Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu enters cosmic sleep for four months; Chaturmas begins.
Guru Purnima 2026
purnimaDeity: Vyasa
Full moon for honouring teachers and gurus — also the birthday of sage Vyasa.
August 2026
Janmashtami 2026
jayantiDeity: Krishna
Birthday of Lord Krishna — celebrated with fasting, devotional songs, and midnight celebrations.
Nag Panchami 2026
festivalDeity: Nag Devata
Day of serpent worship — milk is offered to snakes and Nag Devata is invoked for protection.
Raksha Bandhan 2026
festivalFestival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters — sisters tie a protective rakhi.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026
festivalDeity: Ganesha
Birthday of Lord Ganesha — 10-day festival of worship, processions, and community celebrations.
September 2026
Shardiya Navratri 2026
festivalDeity: Durga
Nine nights of Goddess Durga worship in autumn — the most widely celebrated Navratri.
October 2026
Dussehra 2026
festivalDeity: Ram
Victory of Lord Ram over Ravana — effigies of Ravana are burned across India.
Karva Chauth 2026
fastDeity: Shiva-Parvati
Day-long fast by married women for the long life and prosperity of their husbands.
Dhanteras 2026
festivalDeity: Lakshmi
First day of Diwali festivities — Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kubera are worshipped for wealth.
Diwali 2026
festivalDeity: Lakshmi
Festival of lights — Goddess Lakshmi is welcomed into homes with diyas, fireworks, and sweets.
Govardhan Puja 2026
festivalDeity: Krishna
Lord Krishna is worshipped for lifting Govardhan Hill to shelter cows and devotees.
Bhai Dooj 2026
festivalSisters perform aarti for brothers and pray for their long life.
Chhath Puja 2026
festivalDeity: Surya
Four-day festival worshipping the Sun God — devotees offer arghya to the rising and setting sun.
November 2026
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep — Chaturmas ends and weddings resume.
December 2026
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Ekadashi on which the Bhagavad Gita was revealed by Krishna to Arjuna — also Gita Jayanti.
Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2026
ekadashiDeity: Vishnu
Most sacred Ekadashi of the year — the Vaikuntha Dwaram (gate of heaven) is said to open.
Christmas 2026
festivalCelebration of the birth of Jesus Christ — widely observed across India with festive cheer.