Indian Calendar

Major Hindu festival dates, computed directly from our own Panchang engine.

2026

Makar Sankranti

Harvest festival celebrating the Sun's transit into Capricorn (Makara).

Wed, Jan 14

Vasant Panchami

Saraswati Puja marking the preparation for spring.

Fri, Jan 23

Maha Shivaratri

The Great Night of Shiva.

Mon, Feb 16

Holi

The Festival of Colors.

Tue, Mar 3

Chaitra Navratri

Nine days of Goddess Durga worship in Spring.

Thu, Mar 19

Rama Navami

Birth anniversary of Lord Rama.

Thu, Mar 26

Raksha Bandhan

Celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Thu, Aug 27

Krishna Janmashtami

Birth of Lord Krishna.

Fri, Sep 4

Ganesh Chaturthi

Festival celebrating Lord Ganesha.

Mon, Sep 14

Sharad Navratri

Autumn Navratri celebrating Durga.

Sun, Oct 11

Dussehra

Victory of Good over Evil (Rama defeats Ravana).

Wed, Oct 21

Diwali

The Festival of Lights.

Sun, Nov 8

Tithi-based festival dates (Holi, Diwali, Janmashtami, and others) are computed for New Delhi and may shift by a day in other locations near the tithi boundary.