Geeta Gyan Deities Festivals Calendar About

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Festivals · Festival calendar

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.

Upcoming

Chhath Puja13 November 2026 – 16 November 2026

Jagaddhatri Puja17 November 2026

Devutthana Ekadashi20 November 2026

Tulsi Vivah21 November 2026

Dev Deepavali24 November 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vishu

14 – 15 April

Vishu

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mattu Pongal

15 – 16 January

Mattu Pongal

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

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.

Bhogi

13 – 14 January

Bhogi

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

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.

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.

Kanni Pongal

17 January

Kanni Pongal

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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