Hindu festivals & vratas 2026
17.08.2026FestivalsFestivals & vratas 2026Purnimanta · computed at local sunrise · Varanasi
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Dates are classical (per the Lahiri ayanamsa) and computed for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Regional observance may shift by one day.
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- 01DiwaliThe festival of lights — Lakshmi enters every lit home.
- 02HoliThe festival of colours — spring, love, and the burning of pride.
- 03NavratriNine nights of the Goddess — Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati in their nine forms.
- 04Krishna JanmashtamiThe midnight birth of Krishna — Mathura, the prison, the river.
- 05Maha ShivaratriThe great night of Shiva — Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi, the night of awareness.
- 06Raksha BandhanThe thread of protection — sister to brother, on Shravana Purnima.
- 07Ganesh ChaturthiThe arrival of Ganesha — the obstacle-remover, for ten days.
- 08Karwa ChauthThe married woman’s vrat for her husband’s long life — moonrise to moonrise.
- 09Ram NavamiThe birth of Rama — Chaitra Shukla Navami, midday in Ayodhya.
- 10Hanuman JayantiThe appearance of Hanuman — sunrise on Chaitra Purnima.