The Festival Calendar of Sanatan Dharma
Plan your poojas around the holiest days of the year — every muhurat, every utsav.
In 19 daysGuru Purnima
29 July 2026
Honouring the guru parampara on Ashadha Purnima.
In 27 daysShravan Maas
6 August 2026 — 3 September 2026
The holiest month of Lord Shiva — jalabhishek every Monday.
In 38 daysNag Panchami
17 August 2026
Worship of the Nag devtas for protection.
In 49 daysRaksha Bandhan
28 August 2026
The sacred bond of protection between siblings.
In 56 daysJanmashtami
4 September 2026 — 5 September 2026
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
In 66 daysGanesh Chaturthi
14 September 2026 — 23 September 2026
Welcoming Ganpati Bappa for ten days.
In 93 daysSharad Navratri
11 October 2026 — 19 October 2026
Nine nights of the Divine Mother.
In 121 daysDiwali
8 November 2026
The festival of lights and Lakshmi poojan.
In 126 daysChhath Puja
13 November 2026 — 16 November 2026
Worship of Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya.
In 136 daysDev Diwali
23 November 2026
The Diwali of the gods on the ghats of Kashi.
In 137 daysKartik Purnima
24 November 2026
The most sacred full moon — snan and deep daan.
In 188 daysMakar Sankranti
14 January 2027
The sun enters Makara — snan, til and daan.
In 216 daysBasant Panchami
11 February 2027
Worship of Maa Saraswati at the arrival of spring.
In 239 daysMahashivratri
6 March 2027
The great night of Shiva — jagran and four-prahar pooja.
In 255 daysHoli
22 March 2027 — 23 March 2027
The festival of colours in the land of Braj.
In 279 daysRam Navami
15 April 2027
The birth of Lord Ram — grand utsav in Ayodhya.
In 285 daysHanuman Jayanti
21 April 2027
The birth of Lord Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
In 303 daysAkshaya Tritiya
9 May 2027
The day of unending prosperity.