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Every festival begins as a story.

From Makar Sankranti to regional observances — origin, reason, katha, and customs for each festival. See verified 2026–2027 dates on the calendar.

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Pitru Paksha26 September 2026 – 9 October 2026
Indira Ekadashi6 October 2026
Sarva Pitru Amavasya9 October 2026
Navratri11 October 2026 – 19 October 2026
Durga Ashtami18 October 2026
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01 · Season

Spring

Festivals of colour, renewal, and divine birth — Magha to Vaishakha.

Vasant Panchami
January – February
Vasant Panchami
Magha Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Vasant Panchami honours Saraswati, goddess of learning, speech, music, and the arts, and is taken as the first day of spring. Fields turn yellow with mustard blossom and devotees dress in yellow to match.

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Holi
March
Holi
Phalguna Purnima and Chaitra Krishna Pratipada · 2 days

Holi unfolds over two days — the night of Holika Dahan, when a bonfire consumes what stands for ego and injustice, and the next day of Dhulandi, when every distinction is forgotten in a haze of colour.

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Ram Navami
March – April
Ram Navami
Chaitra Shukla Navami · 1 day · the ninth of Chaitra Navratri

Ram Navami marks the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, born at midday in Ayodhya to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya on Chaitra Shukla Navami. The day falls on the ninth and final day of Chaitra Navratri.

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Hanuman Jayanti
April
Hanuman Jayanti
Chaitra Purnima · 1 day

Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Hanuman, son of Anjana and Kesari and child of the wind. Across the north it falls on Chaitra Purnima, and the day recalls strength joined to humility and devotion joined to service.

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Holika Dahan
February – March
Holika Dahan
Phalguna Purnima eve · 1 night

Holika Dahan is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Prahlad. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sheetala Ashtami
March
Sheetala Ashtami
Chaitra Krishna Ashtami · 1 day

Sheetala Ashtami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Sheetala. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ugadi
March – April
Ugadi
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Ugadi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on new year. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Gudi Padwa
March – April
Gudi Padwa
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Gudi Padwa is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Gudi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Chaitra Navratri
March – April
Chaitra Navratri
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada–Navami · 9 days

Chaitra Navratri is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Navadurga. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Gangaur
March – April
Gangaur
Chaitra Shukla Tritiya · Up to 18 days

Gangaur is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Gauri. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Mesha Sankranti
13 – 14 April
Mesha Sankranti
Vaishakha · Mesha · 1 day

Mesha Sankranti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on sun. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vaisakhi
13 – 14 April
Vaisakhi
Vaishakha · 1 day

Vaisakhi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on harvest. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Puthandu
14 April
Puthandu
Chithirai 1 · 1 day

Puthandu is a significant Sanatan observance centred on new year. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vishu
14 – 15 April
Vishu
Medam · 1 day

Vishu is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Vishukkani. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Poila Boishakh
14 – 15 April
Poila Boishakh
Boishakh 1 · 1 day

Poila Boishakh is a significant Sanatan observance centred on new year. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Akshaya Tritiya
April – May
Akshaya Tritiya
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya · 1 day

Akshaya Tritiya is a significant Sanatan observance centred on imperishable. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Parashurama Jayanti
April – May
Parashurama Jayanti
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya · 1 day

Parashurama Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on axe. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ganga Saptami
April – May
Ganga Saptami
Vaishakha Shukla Saptami · 1 day

Ganga Saptami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Ganga. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sita Navami
April – May
Sita Navami
Vaishakha Shukla Navami · 1 day

Sita Navami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Sita. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Narasimha Jayanti
April – May
Narasimha Jayanti
Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi · 1 day

Narasimha Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Prahlad. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Buddha Purnima
April – May
Buddha Purnima
Vaishakha Purnima · 1 day

Buddha Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Gautama. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Amalaki Ekadashi
February – March
Amalaki Ekadashi
Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Amalaki Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on amla. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Papamochani Ekadashi
March
Papamochani Ekadashi
Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Papamochani Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on release. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kamada Ekadashi
March – April
Kamada Ekadashi
Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Kamada Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on wishes. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Varuthini Ekadashi
April
Varuthini Ekadashi
Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Varuthini Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on protection. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Mohini Ekadashi
April – May
Mohini Ekadashi
Vaishakha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Mohini Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Mohini. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Apara Ekadashi
May
Apara Ekadashi
Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Apara Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on merit. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ugadi Pachadi Day
March – April
Ugadi Pachadi Day
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Ugadi Pachadi Day is a significant Sanatan observance centred on pachadi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Cheti Chand
March – April
Cheti Chand
Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya · 1 day

Cheti Chand is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Jhulelal. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sajibu Nongma Panba
March – April
Sajibu Nongma Panba
Sajibu · 1 day

Sajibu Nongma Panba is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Manipur. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Gudi Padwa Rangoli
March – April
Gudi Padwa Rangoli
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Gudi Padwa Rangoli is a significant Sanatan observance centred on toran. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Hanuman Jayanti South
December / by region
Hanuman Jayanti South
Margashirsha / other traditions · 1 day

Hanuman Jayanti South is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Hanuman. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Basant Utsav
January – February
Basant Utsav
Magha Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Basant Utsav is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Rabindranath. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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02 · Season

Monsoon

Festivals of the guru, kinship, and devotion — Ashadha to Bhadrapada.

Guru Purnima
July
Guru Purnima
Ashadha Purnima · 1 day

Guru Purnima is the day a student turns to acknowledge the teacher. It is also called Vyasa Purnima, for it marks the birth of Veda Vyasa, who arranged the Vedas and composed the Mahabharata.

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Raksha Bandhan
August
Raksha Bandhan
Shravana Purnima · 1 day

On Raksha Bandhan a sister ties a raksha sutra on her brother’s wrist and he pledges to protect her. The thread is not merely thread but a bond of affection and responsibility.

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Krishna Janmashtami
August – September
Krishna Janmashtami
Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami · Rohini nakshatra · 2 days · Janmashtami and Nandotsav

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, born at midnight in a Mathura prison under the shadow of Kansa’s fear. Devotees fast and keep vigil until the hour of his birth, greeting it with conches, bells, and kirtan.

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Ganesh Chaturthi
August – September
Ganesh Chaturthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi · 10 days · until Anant Chaturdashi

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha, remover of obstacles. His image is installed in homes and pandals for ten days and immersed on Anant Chaturdashi to the cry of “Ganpati Bappa Morya — come again soon next year.”

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Vat Savitri
May – June
Vat Savitri
Jyeshtha Amavasya · 1 day

Vat Savitri is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Savitri. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Shani Jayanti
May – June
Shani Jayanti
Jyeshtha Amavasya · 1 day

Shani Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Shani. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ganga Dussehra
May – June
Ganga Dussehra
Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami · Up to 10 days

Ganga Dussehra is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Ganga. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Nirjala Ekadashi
May – June
Nirjala Ekadashi
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Nirjala Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Bhima. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vat Purnima
June
Vat Purnima
Jyeshtha Purnima · 1 day

Vat Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on banyan. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Snana Yatra
June
Snana Yatra
Jyeshtha Purnima · 1 day

Snana Yatra is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Puri. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Rath Yatra
June – July
Rath Yatra
Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya · Up to 9 days

Rath Yatra is a significant Sanatan observance centred on chariot. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Devshayani Ekadashi
June – July
Devshayani Ekadashi
Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Devshayani Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Chaturmas. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Hariyali Teej
July – August
Hariyali Teej
Shravana Shukla Tritiya · 1 day

Hariyali Teej is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Teej. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Nag Panchami
July – August
Nag Panchami
Shravana Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Nag Panchami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on naga. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Varalakshmi Vrat
July – August
Varalakshmi Vrat
Shravana Shukla Friday · 1 day

Varalakshmi Vrat is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Lakshmi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Onam
August – September
Onam
Chingam · Thiruvonam · 10 days

Onam is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Mahabali. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Gayatri Jayanti
August
Gayatri Jayanti
Shravana Purnima · 1 day

Gayatri Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Gayatri. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kajari Teej
August
Kajari Teej
Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya · 1 day

Kajari Teej is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Kajari. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Hartalika Teej
August – September
Hartalika Teej
Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya · 1 day

Hartalika Teej is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Hartalika. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Rishi Panchami
August – September
Rishi Panchami
Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Rishi Panchami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Saptarishi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vishwakarma Puja
September
Vishwakarma Puja
Kanya Sankranti · 1 day

Vishwakarma Puja is a significant Sanatan observance centred on tools. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Radha Ashtami
August – September
Radha Ashtami
Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami · 1 day

Radha Ashtami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Radha. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Anant Chaturdashi
September
Anant Chaturdashi
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi · 1 day

Anant Chaturdashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Anant thread. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Pandava Nirjala Remembrance
May – June
Pandava Nirjala Remembrance
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Pandava Nirjala Remembrance is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Bhimasena. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Yogini Ekadashi
June – July
Yogini Ekadashi
Ashadha Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Yogini Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on yoga. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kamika Ekadashi
July – August
Kamika Ekadashi
Shravana Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Kamika Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Sawan. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
August
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Shravana Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on children. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Aja Ekadashi
August – September
Aja Ekadashi
Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Aja Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on forgiveness. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Parsva Ekadashi
September
Parsva Ekadashi
Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Parsva Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on side. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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03 · Season

Autumn

Festivals of Shakti, victory, and lamps — Ashwin to Kartika.

Navratri
September – October
Navratri
Ashwin Shukla Pratipada to Navami · 9 nights

Navratri is nine nights given to the nine forms of the Goddess. Each day honours one of the Navadurga, and the tenth is kept as Vijayadashami, the victory of truth over falsehood.

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Dussehra · Vijayadashami
September – October
Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Ashwin Shukla Dashami · 1 day

Vijayadashami is the tenth day after Navratri, when Rama killed Ravana and Durga killed Mahishasura. At dusk the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Meghnad go up in flame.

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Karva Chauth
October – November
Karva Chauth
Kartika Krishna Chaturthi · 1 day · sunrise to moonrise

On Karva Chauth married women keep a fast without food or water from sunrise to moonrise for their husband’s long life and wellbeing. Karva is the earthen pot used in the rite and chauth the fourth lunar day, and from these the festival takes its name.

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Diwali
October – November
Diwali
Kartika Amavasya · 5 days

Deepavali means a row of lamps — the festival that answers the darkest night of the year with countless flames. It runs five days: Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj.

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Bhai Dooj
October – November
Bhai Dooj
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya · 1 day

Bhai Dooj is the fifth and last day of Diwali, when a sister marks her brother’s forehead and prays for his long life, and he comes to her home to eat. Its scriptural name is Yama Dwitiya.

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Chhath Puja
October – November
Chhath Puja
Kartika Shukla Shashthi · 4 days

Chhath Puja is a demanding four-day observance for the sun and his shakti Chhathi Maiya, in which the devotee goes thirty-six hours without water and stands in a river or pond to offer arghya to the setting and then the rising sun.

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Pitru Paksha
September – October
Pitru Paksha
Bhadrapada Purnima–Amavasya · 15 days

Pitru Paksha is a significant Sanatan observance centred on shraddha. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sarva Pitru Amavasya
September – October
Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Ashwin Amavasya · 1 day

Sarva Pitru Amavasya is a significant Sanatan observance centred on shraddha. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Durga Ashtami
September – October
Durga Ashtami
Ashwin Shukla Ashtami · 1 day

Durga Ashtami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on kumari puja. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Maha Navami
September – October
Maha Navami
Ashwin Shukla Navami · 1 day

Maha Navami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on ayudha. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sharad Purnima
October
Sharad Purnima
Ashwin Purnima · 1 night

Sharad Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on kheer. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ahoi Ashtami
October – November
Ahoi Ashtami
Kartika Krishna Ashtami · 1 day

Ahoi Ashtami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Ahoi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Dhanteras
October – November
Dhanteras
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi · 1 day

Dhanteras is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Dhanvantari. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Naraka Chaturdashi
October – November
Naraka Chaturdashi
Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi · 1 day

Naraka Chaturdashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Narakasura. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Govardhan Puja
October – November
Govardhan Puja
Kartika Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Govardhan Puja is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Govardhan. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Devutthana Ekadashi
November
Devutthana Ekadashi
Kartika Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Devutthana Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Prabodhini. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Tulsi Vivah
November
Tulsi Vivah
Kartika Shukla Dwadashi · 1 day

Tulsi Vivah is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Tulsi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kartika Purnima
November
Kartika Purnima
Kartika Purnima · 1 day

Kartika Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Kashi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kalabhairav Jayanti
November
Kalabhairav Jayanti
Kartika Krishna Ashtami · 1 day

Kalabhairav Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Bhairav. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Indira Ekadashi
September – October
Indira Ekadashi
Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Indira Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on ancestors. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Papankusha Ekadashi
October
Papankusha Ekadashi
Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Papankusha Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on goad. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Rama Ekadashi
October – November
Rama Ekadashi
Kartika Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Rama Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Rama/Lakshmi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Govatsa Dwadashi
October – November
Govatsa Dwadashi
Kartika Krishna Dwadashi · 1 day

Govatsa Dwadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on cow and calf. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Annakut
October – November
Annakut
Kartika Shukla Pratipada · 1 day

Annakut is a significant Sanatan observance centred on food. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Bhai Phota
October – November
Bhai Phota
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya · 1 day

Bhai Phota is a significant Sanatan observance centred on tilak. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kali Puja
October – November
Kali Puja
Kartika Amavasya · 1 night

Kali Puja is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Kali. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Jagaddhatri Puja
November
Jagaddhatri Puja
Kartika Shukla Navami · 1 day

Jagaddhatri Puja is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Jagaddhatri. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Dev Deepavali
November
Dev Deepavali
Kartika Purnima · 1 night

Dev Deepavali is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Ganga ghats. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Tripuri Purnima
November
Tripuri Purnima
Kartika Purnima · 1 day

Tripuri Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Tripura. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Karthigai Deepam
November – December
Karthigai Deepam
Karttikai Deepam · 1 day

Karthigai Deepam is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Tiruvannamalai. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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04 · Season

Winter

Festivals of the sun, austerity, and vigil — Pausha to Phalguna.

Makar Sankranti
14 – 15 January
Makar Sankranti
Magha · Sun enters Capricorn · 1 day

Makar Sankranti marks the day the sun moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn and begins Uttarayana, its northward journey. It is the one major Hindu festival fixed by the solar calendar, which is why its date barely shifts each year.

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Maha Shivaratri
February – March
Maha Shivaratri
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi · 1 night · four watches

Maha Shivaratri is the one night of the year given wholly to Shiva. Devotees fast through the day and keep vigil through all four watches of the night, bathing the Shiva linga — a festival less of festivity than of wakefulness and inner stillness.

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Pausha Purnima
December – January
Pausha Purnima
Pausha Purnima · 1 day

Pausha Purnima is the sacred winter full moon when devotees bathe in holy rivers and give in charity.

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Sakat Chauth
January
Sakat Chauth
Pausha Krishna Chaturthi · 1 day

Sakat Chauth is a Ganesha vrat where devotees eat only after sighting the moon and pray for relief from hardship.

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Pongal
14 – 17 January
Pongal
Thai month · 4 days

Pongal is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Surya. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Mauni Amavasya
January
Mauni Amavasya
Pausha Amavasya · 1 day

Mauni Amavasya is a significant Sanatan observance centred on silence. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Ratha Saptami
January – February
Ratha Saptami
Magha Shukla Saptami · 1 day

Ratha Saptami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on sun chariot. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Bhishma Ashtami
January – February
Bhishma Ashtami
Magha Shukla Ashtami · 1 day

Bhishma Ashtami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Bhishma. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Magha Purnima
January – February
Magha Purnima
Magha Purnima · 1 day

Magha Purnima is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Magha baths. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vivah Panchami
November – December
Vivah Panchami
Margashirsha Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Vivah Panchami is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Janakpur. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Gita Jayanti
November – December
Gita Jayanti
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Gita Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Kurukshetra. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Dattatreya Jayanti
December
Dattatreya Jayanti
Margashirsha Purnima · 1 day

Dattatreya Jayanti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Datta. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Lohri
13 January
Lohri
Pausha · Lohri · 1 night

Lohri is a significant Sanatan observance centred on fire. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Thaipusam
January – February
Thaipusam
Thai Purnima · 1 day

Thaipusam is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Kavadi. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Mokshada Ekadashi
November – December
Mokshada Ekadashi
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Mokshada Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Gita. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
December – January
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Pausha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Pausha Putrada Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on progeny. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Shattila Ekadashi
January
Shattila Ekadashi
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Shattila Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on sesame. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vijaya Ekadashi
February
Vijaya Ekadashi
Phalguna Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Vijaya Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on victory. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Utpanna Ekadashi
November – December
Utpanna Ekadashi
Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi · 1 day

Utpanna Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on origin. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Champa Shashthi
November – December
Champa Shashthi
Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi · 1 day

Champa Shashthi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Khandoba. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Dhanu Sankranti
December
Dhanu Sankranti
Dhanu Sankranti · 1 day

Dhanu Sankranti is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Dhanurmasa. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Vaikuntha Ekadashi
December – January
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Dhanu/Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · 1 day

Vaikuntha Ekadashi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Vaikuntha. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Mattu Pongal
15 – 16 January
Mattu Pongal
Thai · 1 day

Mattu Pongal is a significant Sanatan observance centred on cattle. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kanuma
16 January
Kanuma
Pushya · 1 day

Kanuma is a significant Sanatan observance centred on livestock. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Bhogi
13 – 14 January
Bhogi
Thai · 1 day

Bhogi is a significant Sanatan observance centred on old belongings. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Sita Vivah Utsav
November – December
Sita Vivah Utsav
Margashirsha Shukla Panchami · 1 day

Sita Vivah Utsav is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Janakpur. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Thiruvathira
December – January
Thiruvathira
Dhanu · Thiruvathira · 1 day

Thiruvathira is a significant Sanatan observance centred on Parvati. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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Kanni Pongal
17 January
Kanni Pongal
Thai · 1 day

Kanni Pongal is a significant Sanatan observance centred on outing. Devotees keep vows, worship, and give charity to purify daily life.

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These 120 festivals trace the yearly cycle of Indian culture.

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