Hindu Holidays

Hinduism is a worldwide religion, with a variety of holidays and festivals celebrated across the lunar calendar. Hindu festivals are known by the Sanskrit word “Utsava”—which means to grow upward. They are celebrated with feasts, offerings, fasts, vigils, or offerings to deities—but all relate back to the Hindu pantheon.

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Date Holiday Category Tags
Jan 13 Tuesday
Lohri , ,
Jan 14 Wednesday
Makar Sankranti , ,
Pongal , ,
Jan 23 Friday
Basant Panchami , ,
Vasant Panchami ,
Feb 1 Sunday
Maghi Purnima , ,
Thaipusam , ,
Feb 15 Sunday
Maha Shivaratri ,
Mar 3 Tuesday
Dolyatra , ,
Holika Dahana , ,
Suriname Phagwah , ,
Mar 4 Wednesday
Holi , ,
Mar 20 Friday
Ougadi , ,
Mar 26 Thursday
Ram Navami Day , ,
Mar 27 Friday
Ram Navami , ,
Apr 13 Monday
Songkran Water Festival , ,
May 1 Thursday
National Mantra Day , ,
May 12 Monday
Vesak , ,
May 26 Monday
Savitri Amavasya , ,
Jun 13 Friday
Maharana Pratap Jayanti , ,
Jun 27 Friday
Rath Yatra , ,
Jun 29 Sunday
Bonalu , ,
Jul 3 Thursday
Kharchi Puja , ,
Jul 11 Friday
Behdienkhlam in Meghalaya ,
Jul 17 Thursday
Tirot Sing Day , , ,
Jul 18 Friday
Ker Puja , ,
Jul 29 Tuesday
Nag Panchami ,
Aug 8 Friday
Raksha Bandhan ,
Aug 10 Sunday
Esala Perahera ,
Aug 26 Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi ,
Onam ,
Sep 7 Sunday
Pitru Paksha ,
Sep 22 Monday
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti ,
Mysore Dasara
Navratri ,
Sep 28 Sunday
Durga Puja
Durga Ashtami ,
Sep 29 Monday
Nepal: Phulpati , ,
Sep 30 Tuesday
Nepal: Maha Ashtami ,
Oct 1 Wednesday
Durga Puja Navami ,
Mahanavami
Nepal: Maha Navami , ,
Oct 2 Thursday
Dashain , ,
Vijayadashami ,
Oct 7 Tuesday
Valmiki Jayanti , ,
Oct 9 Thursday
Karva Chauth ,
Oct 20 Monday
Diwali
Kali Puja ,
Lakshmi Puja , ,
Naraka Chaturdashi
Oct 27 Monday
Chhath Puja , ,
Oct 29 Wednesday
Maha Saptami , ,
Nov 1 Saturday
Pushkar Camel Fair Pushkar , ,
Nov 5 Wednesday
Dev Diwali ,
Nov 15 Saturday
Govardhan Puja ,
Nov 16 Sunday
Bhai Dooj