India’s calendars & everyday plans

Indian Festivals 2026: Selected Dates

A dated reference of major Indian observances across communities, with a source and scope for each record.

Reviewed 23 October 2026

2026 reference · For next-year planning, open India Holidays 2027 or the 2027 month calendar.

Selected festivals and national dates

DateOccasionReference
New Year's DayIndia and other countries
Date source
LohriPunjab, Haryana and North India
Date source
PongalDate shown for Delhi
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Vasant PanchamiDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Republic DayNational observance in India
Date source
Maha ShivaratriDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Holika DahanDate shown for Delhi
Date source
HoliDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Chaitra Navratri BeginsDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Gudi PadwaDate shown for Delhi
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Ugadi / Gudi PadwaDate shown for Delhi
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Eid al-Fitr
Expected · moon sighting		Expected festival date in India
Date source
Parsi New YearDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Yamuna ChhathDate shown for Delhi
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Ram NavamiPan-India
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Rama Navami *SmartaDate shown for Delhi
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Rama Navami *ISKCONDate shown for Delhi
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Mahavir JayantiJain communities / many official lists
Date source
Good FridayChristian communities / many states
Date source
EasterChristian communities
Date source
Ambedkar JayantiNational / many states
Date source
BaisakhiFestival or observance in India
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Ganga DussehraDate shown for Delhi
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Eid al-Adha / Bakrid
Expected · moon sighting		Expected festival date in India
Date source
Muharram
Expected · moon sighting		Expected festival date in India
Date source
Rath YatraDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Independence DayNational observance in India
Date source
Eid-e-Milad
Expected · moon sighting		Expected festival date in India
Date source
Onam / ThiruvonamDate shown for Delhi
Date source
Raksha BandhanDate shown for Delhi
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JanmashtamiDate shown for Delhi
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Ganesh ChaturthiDate shown for Delhi
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Gandhi JayantiNational observance in India
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Shardiya Navratri BeginsDate shown for Delhi
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Durga Ashtami / Maha NavamiDate shown for Delhi
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Maha NavamiDate shown for Delhi
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Dussehra / VijayadashamiDate shown for Delhi
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Karwa ChauthDate shown for Delhi
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DhanterasDate shown for Delhi
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Kali ChaudasDate shown for Delhi
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Diwali / Lakshmi PujaDate shown for Delhi
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Govardhan PujaDate shown for Delhi
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Bhai DoojDate shown for Delhi
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Chhath PujaDate shown for Delhi
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Guru Nanak JayantiSikh communities / many states
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ChristmasNational / Christian communities
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Use the date with its label

These rows describe observances and national dates. Government-office, bank and exchange closures are held in their own tools because each institution publishes its own schedule. For example, Holi’s regional festival date can differ from a particular exchange closure.

Explore a date in context

Open any row in the month calendar to see its source details and nearby dates. The Hindu calendar supplies sunrise readings in North Indian, Gujarati or Deccan conventions; the Islamic calendar provides a labelled civil calculation alongside independently sourced expected observances.

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