Festival calendar
Hindu festivals, year by year
Diwali, Holi, Navratri, Janmashtami and every Ekadashi, Purnima and Pradosh vrat, each on the day the classical rules give it, with the time of the main puja. Pick a year to see its festivals month by month for New Delhi or your own city.
Years
202636 festivals, with every vrat- HoliWednesday, 4 March
- Ram NavamiThursday, 26 March
- Raksha BandhanFriday, 28 August
- Krishna JanmashtamiFriday, 4 September
- Sharad Navratri beginsSunday, 11 October
- DussehraTuesday, 20 October
- DiwaliSunday, 8 November
- Chhath PujaSunday, 15 November
- HoliMonday, 22 March
- Ram NavamiThursday, 15 April
- Raksha BandhanTuesday, 17 August
- Krishna JanmashtamiWednesday, 25 August
- Sharad Navratri beginsThursday, 30 September
- DussehraSaturday, 9 October
- DiwaliFriday, 29 October
- Chhath PujaThursday, 4 November
Dates are for New Delhi and were checked against Drik Panchang. Most festivals fall on the same day across India, but a few can move by a day between cities, and every muhurat time changes, so each year’s page can be worked out again for your city.