| Thu, 14 Jan |
Lohri |
Punjabi winter bonfire (night before Makar Sankranti) |
| Fri, 15 Jan |
Makar Sankranti & Pongal |
Sun enters Capricorn (sidereal) |
| Thu, 11 Feb |
Vasant Panchami |
Saraswati Puja and the start of spring (Magha Shukla Panchami) |
| Sat, 6 Mar |
Maha Shivaratri |
The great night of Shiva (Magha Krishna Chaturdashi) |
| Sun, 21 Mar |
Holika Dahan |
Bonfire of Holika (Phalguna Purnima) |
| Mon, 22 Mar |
Holi (Rangwali Holi) |
Festival of colours (Chaitra Krishna Pratipada) |
| Wed, 7 Apr |
Ugadi & Gudi Padwa |
Hindu new year (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada) |
| Wed, 14 Apr |
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) |
Solar new year and harvest (Sun enters Aries) |
| Thu, 15 Apr |
Rama Navami |
Birthday of Lord Rama (Chaitra Shukla Navami) |
| Tue, 20 Apr |
Hanuman Jayanti |
Birth of Lord Hanuman (Chaitra Purnima) |
| Sun, 9 May |
Akshaya Tritiya |
The "never-diminishing" third day of Vaisakha |
| Thu, 20 May |
Buddha Purnima |
Vaisakha full moon, Buddha's birth and enlightenment |
| Sun, 13 Jun |
Ganga Dussehra |
Descent of the Ganga (Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami) |
| Fri, 18 Jun |
Vat Purnima |
Vat Savitri fast for married women (Jyeshtha Purnima) |
| Mon, 5 Jul |
Jagannath Rath Yatra |
Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Puri |
| Sun, 18 Jul |
Guru Purnima |
Day to honour teachers (Ashadha Purnima) |
| Wed, 4 Aug |
Hariyali Teej |
Monsoon festival of Shiva and Parvati (Shravana Shukla Tritiya) |
| Fri, 6 Aug |
Nag Panchami |
Worship of serpents (Shravana Shukla Panchami) |
| Tue, 17 Aug |
Raksha Bandhan |
Bond of brother and sister (Shravana Purnima) |
| Tue, 24 Aug |
Krishna Janmashtami |
Birth of Lord Krishna (Krishna Ashtami) |
| Fri, 3 Sep |
Hartalika Teej |
Parvati's fast for Shiva (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya) |
| Sat, 4 Sep |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Birth of Lord Ganesha (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi) |
| Tue, 14 Sep |
Anant Chaturdashi |
Ganesh visarjan and Anant Vrat (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi) |
| Wed, 29 Sep |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya, last day of Pitru Paksha |
| Thu, 30 Sep |
Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) |
Nine nights of Goddess Durga begin (Ashwin Shukla Pratipada) |
| Thu, 7 Oct |
Durga Ashtami |
Maha Ashtami of Navratri (Ashwin Shukla Ashtami) |
| Sat, 9 Oct |
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
Victory of good over evil (Ashwin Shukla Dashami) |
| Sat, 9 Oct |
Maha Navami |
Ninth day of Navratri (Ashwin Shukla Navami) |
| Fri, 15 Oct |
Sharad Purnima |
Harvest full moon (Ashwin Purnima) |
| Mon, 18 Oct |
Karwa Chauth |
Fast for the husband's long life (Krishna Chaturthi) |
| Fri, 22 Oct |
Ahoi Ashtami |
Mothers' fast for their children (Krishna Ashtami) |
| Wed, 27 Oct |
Dhanteras |
Start of Diwali (Krishna Trayodashi) |
| Thu, 28 Oct |
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) |
Choti Diwali (Krishna Chaturdashi) |
| Fri, 29 Oct |
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
Festival of lights (Amavasya of Ashwin) |
| Sat, 30 Oct |
Govardhan Puja |
Annakut (Kartik Shukla Pratipada) |
| Sun, 31 Oct |
Bhai Dooj |
Brothers and sisters (Kartik Shukla Dwitiya) |
| Thu, 4 Nov |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) |
Sun worship (Kartik Shukla Shashthi) |
| Wed, 10 Nov |
Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
Vishnu wakes (Kartik Shukla Ekadashi) |
| Wed, 10 Nov |
Tulsi Vivah |
Wedding of Tulsi and Shaligram (Kartik Shukla Dwadashi) |
| Sat, 13 Nov |
Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) |
Dev Diwali and Ganga snan (Kartik Purnima) |
| Fri, 3 Dec |
Vivah Panchami |
Wedding of Rama and Sita (Margashirsha Shukla Panchami) |
| Thu, 9 Dec |
Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) |
Birth of the Bhagavad Gita (Mokshada Ekadashi) |
| Mon, 13 Dec |
Dattatreya Jayanti |
Birth of Dattatreya (Margashirsha Purnima) |
