| Wed, 13 Jan |
Lohri |
Punjabi winter bonfire (night before Makar Sankranti) |
| Thu, 14 Jan |
Makar Sankranti & Pongal |
Sun enters Capricorn (sidereal) |
| Sat, 6 Feb |
Vasant Panchami |
Saraswati Puja and the start of spring (Magha Shukla Panchami) |
| Tue, 2 Mar |
Maha Shivaratri |
The great night of Shiva (Magha Krishna Chaturdashi) |
| Thu, 18 Mar |
Holika Dahan |
Bonfire of Holika (Phalguna Purnima) |
| Fri, 19 Mar |
Holi (Rangwali Holi) |
Festival of colours (Chaitra Krishna Pratipada) |
| Sat, 3 Apr |
Ugadi & Gudi Padwa |
Hindu new year (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada) |
| Sun, 11 Apr |
Rama Navami |
Birthday of Lord Rama (Chaitra Shukla Navami) |
| Wed, 14 Apr |
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) |
Solar new year and harvest (Sun enters Aries) |
| Sun, 18 Apr |
Hanuman Jayanti |
Birth of Lord Hanuman (Chaitra Purnima) |
| Tue, 4 May |
Akshaya Tritiya |
The "never-diminishing" third day of Vaisakha |
| Mon, 17 May |
Buddha Purnima |
Vaisakha full moon, Buddha's birth and enlightenment |
| Fri, 11 Jun |
Ganga Dussehra |
Descent of the Ganga (Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami) |
| Tue, 15 Jun |
Vat Purnima |
Vat Savitri fast for married women (Jyeshtha Purnima) |
| Fri, 2 Jul |
Jagannath Rath Yatra |
Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Puri |
| Thu, 15 Jul |
Guru Purnima |
Day to honour teachers (Ashadha Purnima) |
| Mon, 2 Aug |
Hariyali Teej |
Monsoon festival of Shiva and Parvati (Shravana Shukla Tritiya) |
| Wed, 4 Aug |
Nag Panchami |
Worship of serpents (Shravana Shukla Panchami) |
| Fri, 13 Aug |
Raksha Bandhan |
Bond of brother and sister (Shravana Purnima) |
| Fri, 20 Aug |
Krishna Janmashtami |
Birth of Lord Krishna (Krishna Ashtami) |
| Tue, 31 Aug |
Hartalika Teej |
Parvati's fast for Shiva (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya) |
| Wed, 1 Sep |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Birth of Lord Ganesha (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi) |
| Fri, 10 Sep |
Anant Chaturdashi |
Ganesh visarjan and Anant Vrat (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi) |
| Sun, 26 Sep |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya, last day of Pitru Paksha |
| Tue, 28 Sep |
Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) |
Nine nights of Goddess Durga begin (Ashwin Shukla Pratipada) |
| Mon, 4 Oct |
Durga Ashtami |
Maha Ashtami of Navratri (Ashwin Shukla Ashtami) |
| Tue, 5 Oct |
Maha Navami |
Ninth day of Navratri (Ashwin Shukla Navami) |
| Wed, 6 Oct |
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
Victory of good over evil (Ashwin Shukla Dashami) |
| Sun, 10 Oct |
Sharad Purnima |
Harvest full moon (Ashwin Purnima) |
| Thu, 14 Oct |
Karwa Chauth |
Fast for the husband's long life (Krishna Chaturthi) |
| Mon, 18 Oct |
Ahoi Ashtami |
Mothers' fast for their children (Krishna Ashtami) |
| Sun, 24 Oct |
Dhanteras |
Start of Diwali (Krishna Trayodashi) |
| Mon, 25 Oct |
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) |
Choti Diwali (Krishna Chaturdashi) |
| Tue, 26 Oct |
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
Festival of lights (Amavasya of Ashwin) |
| Wed, 27 Oct |
Govardhan Puja |
Annakut (Kartik Shukla Pratipada) |
| Thu, 28 Oct |
Bhai Dooj |
Brothers and sisters (Kartik Shukla Dwitiya) |
| Sun, 31 Oct |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) |
Sun worship (Kartik Shukla Shashthi) |
| Fri, 5 Nov |
Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
Vishnu wakes (Kartik Shukla Ekadashi) |
| Sat, 6 Nov |
Tulsi Vivah |
Wedding of Tulsi and Shaligram (Kartik Shukla Dwadashi) |
| Tue, 9 Nov |
Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) |
Dev Diwali and Ganga snan (Kartik Purnima) |
| Mon, 29 Nov |
Vivah Panchami |
Wedding of Rama and Sita (Margashirsha Shukla Panchami) |
| Sun, 5 Dec |
Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) |
Birth of the Bhagavad Gita (Mokshada Ekadashi) |
| Wed, 8 Dec |
Dattatreya Jayanti |
Birth of Dattatreya (Margashirsha Purnima) |
