Festival Calendar
Every major festival with its story, rituals, timings, and verified dates — and a countdown to what comes next.
Dates are verified for 2026 and 2027 against multiple panchang sources. Hindu dates are lunisolar — they can differ by a day between regions and traditions; such cases carry a note.
Which calendar do you follow?
The bright fortnight is named the same everywhere. A dark fortnight belongs to one month in the north and to the month before it in Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south — the same night, two true names. Saved only on this device.
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- Tithi
- A day of the Hindu moon calendar. Festival dates follow the moon, which is why they move each year.
- Panchang
- The traditional Hindu calendar-almanac that tells which tithi, star and auspicious times fall on each day.
- Vrat
- A day of promise — often fasting or eating simply — kept for a deity or a loved one's wellbeing.
- Jayanti
- A birthday celebration — of a deity, saint or great soul.
- Muhurat
- An auspicious time-window chosen from the panchang for starting something important.
- Puja
- Worship at home or temple — offering light, flowers, food and prayers to a deity.
- Aarti
- Waving a lit lamp in slow circles before the deity while singing — the glowing finale of a puja.
- Prasad
- Food offered to the deity first and then shared by everyone — a blessing you can eat.