Hindu Holidays 2025 — Complete Calendar

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Total observances: 477
Major festivals: 93
Fasting days: 187
Jayantis: 121

January 2025

38 observances

Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat3 Jan Fri

Monthly Ganesha worship (Shukla Chaturthi).
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiJayanti5 Jan Sun

Birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth and last human Guru of the Sikhs, who founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699 AD.
Guru Gobind Singh Prakash (Sanatan)Jayanti6 Jan Mon

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's prakash (birth) on Poh Sudi 7 — Pausha Shukla Saptami of the Bikrami calendar (a Shukla…
Mahaperiyava AradhanaJayanti8 Jan Wed

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham,…
Vaikuntha EkadashiMajor Festival10 Jan Fri

Major Vaishnava Ekadashi — believed that the Vaikuntha Dwara (gateway to Vishnu's abode) opens on this day.
Putrada EkadashiVrat10 Jan Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Mukkoti DwadashiMajor Festival11 Jan Sat

Day after Vaikuntha Ekadashi — the Shukla Dwadashi of solar Dhanurmasa.
PradoshamVrat11 Jan Sat

Shiva worship day (Shukla Trayodashi at Pradosh-kaal).
Erumeli Petta ThullalRegional11 Jan Sat

Tribal-style devotee dance procession at Erumeli (the gateway town to the Sabarimala forest path).
Swami Vivekananda JayantiJayanti12 Jan Sun

Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Vedanta monk who introduced Indian philosophy to the Western world at the 1893…
Margazhi ThiruvadiraiRegional13 Jan Mon

Vision of Lord Nataraja (Cosmic Dance of Shiva).
Shakambhari JayantiJayanti13 Jan Mon

Birth anniversary of Goddess Shakambhari, the Devi who provided shaak (vegetables) to nourish a famine-stricken world.
Krishna Pushya AbhishekaMajor Festival13 Jan Mon

Special abhishekam of Lord Krishna (the Deity bathed with auspicious substances).
PurnimaVrat13 Jan Mon

Full Moon day.
Bhogi PongalRegional13 Jan Mon

First day of the four-day Tamil Pongal harvest festival.
LohriRegional13 Jan Mon

Punjabi mid-winter folk festival.
Makar SankrantiSankranti14 Jan Tue

Sun enters Capricorn (Makara).
MakaravilakkuRegional14 Jan Tue

Climactic festival of Sabarimala — divine light (Makara Jyothi) appears on Ponnambalamedu hill at twilight on Makara Sankranti evening.
PongalMajor Festival14 Jan Tue

Tamil harvest festival; main day with Makar Sankranti / Uttarayana.
Mattu PongalRegional15 Jan Wed

Third day of the four-day Tamil Pongal festival.
Magh BihuRegional15 Jan Wed

Assamese harvest festival on Makar Sankranti day (also Bhogali Bihu).
Kanu PongalRegional16 Jan Thu

Fourth and final day of the Tamil Pongal festival.
Sakat ChauthVrat17 Jan Fri

Magha Krishna Chaturthi — Sankashti Chaturthi specifically dedicated to Lord Ganesha for child welfare.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat17 Jan Fri

Monthly Ganesha worship fast (Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise).
Thyagaraja AradhanaJayanti18 Jan Sat

Samadhi anniversary of Sri Thyagaraja Swamigal (1767-1847) — the great Carnatic music saint-composer, one of the Trimurti of Carnatic music.
Udupi Sri Krishna ParyayaRegional18 Jan Sat

Biennial change of presiding matha at Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi — handover ceremony where the outgoing matha pontiff hands the puja rights…
Ramananda JayantiJayanti21 Jan Tue

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanandacharya (1400-1476/1480, traditional dates vary) — founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya and pioneering…
Sri Narahari Tirtha AradhanaJayanti21 Jan Tue

Aradhana of Sri Narahari Tirtha (1281-1333) — third pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, recovered the Mool Rama and Mool Sita vigrahas…
KalashtamiVrat21 Jan Tue

Monthly Kala Bhairava worship on Krishna Ashtami, observed on the night the Ashtami prevails.
Posh DashamiJayanti24 Jan Fri

Birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara — Posh Vad 10, Pausha Krishna Dashami of the Gujarati…
Shat-tila EkadashiVrat25 Jan Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat27 Jan Mon
Masik ShivaratriVrat27 Jan Mon

Monthly Shiva night (Krishna Chaturdashi at Nishita).
Ratanti Kali PujaVrat28 Jan Tue

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Kali — Magha Krishna Chaturdashi per Bengali Purnimanta = Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi per Amanta.
Thai AmavasaiVrat29 Jan Wed

New moon in Tamil Thai (solar Makara) month.
Mauni AmavasyaMajor Festival29 Jan Wed

Magha Amavasya — devotees observe maun (silence) the entire day, take a holy bath in the Ganges or other sacred rivers (especially at…
Purandaradasa AradhanaJayanti29 Jan Wed

Aradhana day of Sri Purandara Dasaru (1484-1565) — pitamaha of Carnatic music and prolific Haridasa composer (allegedly 4.75 lakh kritis,…
AmavasyaVrat29 Jan Wed

New Moon day.

February 2025

29 observances

Ganesha JayantiJayanti1 Feb Sat

Birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha (per the Magha Purana — Maharashtrian convention).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat2 Feb Sun
Vasant PanchamiMajor Festival3 Feb Mon

Festival of spring.
Sant Tukaram JayantiJayanti3 Feb Mon

Birth anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — major Maharashtrian Bhakti poet-saint of the Varkari sampradaya.
Phag Mahotsav BeginRegional3 Feb Mon

Start of the 40-day Pushtimarg Phag (Holi) celebration window — Magha Shukla Panchami (= Vasant Panchami).
Ratha SaptamiMajor Festival4 Feb Tue

Birthday of Surya (Sun God) — marks the chariot turn of the Sun towards the northern hemisphere.
Bhishma AshtamiMajor Festival5 Feb Wed

Death anniversary of Bhishma Pitamaha — the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas — who chose this day to leave his mortal body…
Madhva NavamiJayanti6 Feb Thu

Anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya's (1238-1317) departure to Badari — the Dvaita Vedanta acharya is believed to have walked into the…
Bheeshma EkadashiVrat8 Feb Sat

Also known as Jaya Ekadashi — Bhishma Pitamah chose this Ekadashi (Magha Shukla) to leave his mortal body.
Jaya EkadashiVrat8 Feb Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Vishwakarma JayantiJayanti10 Feb Mon

Birth anniversary of Lord Vishwakarma — the divine architect of the gods.
Nityananda TrayodashiJayanti10 Feb Mon

Appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu — co-founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
PradoshamVrat10 Feb Mon
Thai PoosamRegional11 Feb Tue

Major Murugan festival.
Ravidas JayantiJayanti12 Feb Wed

Birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas (Guru Ravidas, 1377-1528) — 15th-century Bhakti poet-saint and social reformer from Varanasi.
Lalita JayantiJayanti12 Feb Wed

Appearance day of Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
PurnimaVrat12 Feb Wed
Kumbha SankrantiSankranti12 Feb Wed

Sun enters Aquarius (Kumbha).
Sai Baba JayantiJayanti13 Feb Thu

Birth anniversary of Shirdi Sai Baba — modern saint (c.1838-1918) revered across Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat16 Feb Sun
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati AppearanceJayanti17 Feb Mon

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (1874-1937) — founder of the Gaudiya Math, guru of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami…
Gajanan Maharaj Pragat DinJayanti20 Feb Thu

Manifestation day (pragat din) of Shri Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon (d.1910) — a major Datta-tradition saint of Maharashtra revered as a…
KalashtamiVrat20 Feb Thu
Shaheedi Saka Sri Nankana SahibMajor Festival21 Feb Fri

Commemoration of the Nankana Sahib massacre (1921) — Sikh martyrs killed during peaceful protest at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib…
Vijaya EkadashiVrat24 Feb Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat25 Feb Tue
Maha ShivaratriMajor Festival26 Feb Wed

Great night of Lord Shiva.
Masik ShivaratriVrat26 Feb Wed
AmavasyaVrat27 Feb Thu

March 2025

38 observances

Phulera DoojRegional1 Mar Sat

Krishna-Radha festival celebrated with flower offerings (phul = flower, era = sky).
Ramakrishna Paramhansa JayantiJayanti1 Mar Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa (1836-1886) — modern Bengali mystic, guru of Swami Vivekananda.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat3 Mar Mon
Hola MohallaMajor Festival4 Mar Tue

Three-day Sikh festival of martial arts at Anandpur Sahib, instituted by Guru Gobind Singh.
Lakshmi Devi JayantiJayanti7 Mar Fri

Birth anniversary of Goddess Mahalakshmi from the churning of the Ksheera Sagar (Ocean of Milk).
Amalaki EkadashiVrat10 Mar Mon

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat11 Mar Tue
Maasi MagamRegional12 Mar Wed

Sacred bathing festival when Magha nakshatra aligns with Maasi (solar Kumbha) Purnima.
Holika DahanMajor Festival13 Mar Thu

Eve of Holi — bonfire commemorating the salvation of Prahlada from his demoness aunt Holika.
Attukal PongalaRegional13 Mar Thu

World's largest women-led religious gathering — held annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
HoliMajor Festival14 Mar Fri

Festival of colors (Rangwali Holi).
Gaura PurnimaJayanti14 Mar Fri

Appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (also revered as a combined incarnation of Radha…
Dol YatraMajor Festival14 Mar Fri

Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnav swing-festival of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna — Phalguna Shukla Purnima.
PurnimaVrat14 Mar Fri
Meena SankrantiSankranti14 Mar Fri

Sun enters Pisces (Meena).
Tukaram BeejJayanti16 Mar Sun

Vaikuntha-gaman (sadeha ascension) anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — per Varkari tradition, Tukaram ascended to Vaikuntha…
Sri Sudheendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti16 Mar Sun

Aradhana of Sri Sudheendra Tirtha (1596-1623) — guru of Sri Raghavendra Swamy and one of the great pontiffs of Sri Sri Sri 1008 Mantralaya…
Shivaji Jayanti (Tithi)Jayanti17 Mar Mon

Tithi-based birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630-1680) — founder of the Maratha Empire.
Sri Vadiraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti17 Mar Mon

Aradhana of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha (1480-1600) — 120-year-life Madhva pontiff of Sode Matha, prolific author (Yuktimallika, Tirtha Prabandha,…
Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti18 Mar Tue

Aradhana of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha (1460-1539) — guru of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara, prolific Madhva pontiff and rajaguru.
Karaikkal Ammaiyar Guru PoojaJayanti18 Mar Tue

Guru Pooja of Sri Karaikkal Ammaiyar — woman Nayanar saint, composer of Arpudha Tiruvandadi and Tiru Irattai Manimalai.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat18 Mar Tue
Rang PanchamiRegional19 Mar Wed

Maharashtrian observance of color-throwing five days after Holi — Phalguna Krishna Panchami.
Allama Prabhu AradhanaJayanti19 Mar Wed

Aradhana of Allama Prabhu (12th century) — Shunya Simhasanadhipati (head) of the Anubhava Mantapa at Kalyana, master of mystical Vachana…
Eknath ShashthiJayanti20 Mar Thu

Death anniversary (jala-samadhi) of Sant Eknath Maharaj (1533-1599) — major Varkari saint of Maharashtra, author of Eknathi Bhagavata.
Sheetala SaptamiVrat21 Mar Fri

Worship of Goddess Sheetala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles, chickenpox).
KalashtamiVrat22 Mar Sat
Papamochani EkadashiVrat25 Mar Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat27 Mar Thu
Masik ShivaratriVrat27 Mar Thu
AmavasyaVrat29 Mar Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat29 Mar Sat

Amavasya falling on a Saturday (Shanivara) — Shani Amavasya.
UgadiMajor Festival30 Mar Sun

Hindu New Year (Deccan/South India).
Gudi PadwaRegional30 Mar Sun

Maharashtrian/Konkani New Year — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
Cheti ChandRegional30 Mar Sun

Sindhi New Year — birth anniversary of Jhulelal.
Chaitra NavratriMajor Festival30 Mar Sun

First day of spring Navratri — nine nights of the Divine Mother (ends on Ram Navami).
Matsya JayantiJayanti31 Mar Mon

Appearance day of Lord Matsya, the 1st Vishnu avatar — a giant fish that saved Manu and the seven sages during the cosmic deluge (Pralaya).
GangaurRegional31 Mar Mon

Major Rajasthani festival celebrating the divine union of Goddess Gauri (Parvati) and Lord Shiva.

April 2025

36 observances

Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat1 Apr Tue
Yamuna ChathMajor Festival3 Apr Thu

Yamuna Jayanti / Chath — appearance day of Goddess Yamuna, river deity.
Yamuna ChhathJayanti3 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Shri Yamunaji — the river goddess Yamuna (consort of Krishna and bridge-deity to Krishna in Pushtimarg theology).
Basanti Annapurna PujaMajor Festival5 Apr Sat

Bengali spring (Basanti) worship of Goddess Annapurna — Chaitra Shukla Ashtami.
Ram NavamiMajor Festival6 Apr Sun

Birthday of Lord Rama, born in Ayodhya.
Samarth Ramdas JayantiJayanti6 Apr Sun

Birth anniversary of Samarth Guru Ramdas (1608-1681) — Maharashtrian Bhakti saint and guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Kamada EkadashiVrat8 Apr Tue

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Damanakaropana DwadashiMajor Festival9 Apr Wed

Krishna festival on Chaitra Shukla Dwadashi when the Damanaka tree is offered to the Deity.
Mahavir JayantiJayanti10 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
PradoshamVrat10 Apr Thu
Panguni UthiramRegional11 Apr Fri

Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) nakshatra in Tamil Panguni (solar Meena) month.
Hanuman JayantiJayanti12 Apr Sat

Birthday of Lord Hanuman.
Bengaluru KaragaRegional12 Apr Sat

Bengaluru's signature folk festival — 9-day Tigala (Vahnikula Kshatriya) community event culminating in a midnight procession on Chaitra…
PurnimaVrat12 Apr Sat
Mesha SankrantiSankranti14 Apr Mon

Sun enters Aries (Mesha).
VaisakhiRegional14 Apr Mon

Sikh harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
VishuRegional14 Apr Mon

Malayalam New Year; Sun enters Aries / Mesha.
PuthanduRegional14 Apr Mon

Tamil New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Chithirai 1 in the Tamil solar calendar).
Bisu ParbaRegional14 Apr Mon

Tulu New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (coastal Karnataka — Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts).
Bohag BihuRegional15 Apr Tue

Assamese New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (also Rongali Bihu — spring festival).
Pohela BoishakhRegional15 Apr Tue

Bengali New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Boishakh 1 in the Bengali solar calendar).
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat16 Apr Wed
KalashtamiVrat20 Apr Sun
SitalashtamiVrat21 Apr Mon

Worship of Goddess Sitala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles).
Anusuya JayantiJayanti21 Apr Mon

Birth anniversary of Mata Anusuya — wife of Sage Atri and mother of the Trinity (Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh as Dattatreya).
Vallabhacharya JayantiJayanti24 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Vallabhacharya, founder of the Pushtimarg sect of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Appar Guru PoojaJayanti24 Apr Thu

Guru Pooja of Sri Tirunavukkarasar (Appar Nayanar) — composer of Tevaram books 4-6 (4th-6th Tirumurai), elder of the Tevaram trio, known…
Varuthini EkadashiVrat24 Apr Thu

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat25 Apr Fri
Masik ShivaratriVrat26 Apr Sat
AmavasyaVrat27 Apr Sun
Shukdev JayantiJayanti28 Apr Mon

Birth anniversary of Shri Shukadeva (Shukacharya) — son of Vyasa, narrator of Srimad Bhagavata Purana to King Parikshit.
Parshuram JayantiJayanti29 Apr Tue

Birth anniversary of Lord Parashurama, the 6th Vishnu avatar — sage-warrior who wielded the parashu (axe).
Akshaya TritiyaMajor Festival30 Apr Wed

Auspicious day for new beginnings — Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed on the day the Tritiya prevails in the forenoon/madhyahna.
Matangi JayantiJayanti30 Apr Wed

Appearance day of Goddess Matangi, 9th of the 10 Mahavidyas — the goddess of speech and music.
Basava JayantiJayanti30 Apr Wed

Birth anniversary of Basaveshwara (Basavanna, 1131 CE) — founder of the Lingayat / Veerashaiva tradition, social reformer, and head of the…

May 2025

42 observances

Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat1 May Thu
Shankara JayantiJayanti2 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya — the great Advaita Vedanta philosopher who unified Hindu thought.
Surdas JayantiJayanti2 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Sant Surdas (1478-1583) — blind Bhakti poet of the Krishna devotional tradition.
Ramanujacharya JayantiJayanti2 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) — founder of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta and Sri Vaishnava sampradaya.
Ramanuja TirunakshatramJayanti2 May Fri

Tamil Sri Vaishnava (Iyengar) birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya — Chittirai (solar Mesha) + Tiruvadirai (Ardra) nakshatra.
Channabasavanna JayantiJayanti2 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Channabasavanna (1160 CE) — Basavanna's nephew, second-most-important Lingayat figure, succeeded Basavanna at the…
Ganga SaptamiJayanti4 May Sun

Ganga Jayanti — appearance day of Goddess Ganga in the locks of Lord Shiva.
Baglamukhi JayantiJayanti5 May Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Baglamukhi, one of the ten Mahavidyas (great wisdom goddesses) in Tantric tradition — the goddess who paralyses…
Sita NavamiJayanti6 May Tue

Sita Jayanti — birth anniversary of Goddess Sita, consort of Lord Rama.
Chithirai ThiruvizhaRegional7 May Wed

Meenakshi Thirukalyanam (celestial wedding) festival in Madurai.
Thrissur PooramRegional7 May Wed

Kerala's most spectacular temple festival — grand elephant processions, Kudamattom (umbrella exchange), Pandi Melam percussion, Pulikali,…
Adi Shankara AradhanaJayanti8 May Thu

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788-820 CE) — founder of Advaita Vedanta and the four Amnaya mathas (Sringeri,…
Mohini EkadashiVrat8 May Thu

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Rukmini DwadashiJayanti9 May Fri

Appearance day of Goddess Rukmini, principal queen of Sri Krishna at Dvaraka.
PradoshamVrat9 May Fri
Narasimha JayantiJayanti11 May Sun

Appearance day of Lord Narasimha, half-man-half-lion fourth avatar of Vishnu, who protected devotee Prahlada by slaying Hiranyakashipu.
Chhinnamasta JayantiJayanti11 May Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Chhinnamasta — 6th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Buddha PurnimaJayanti12 May Mon

Triple anniversary of Lord Buddha — birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana.
Kurma JayantiJayanti12 May Mon

Appearance day of Lord Kurma, the tortoise 2nd avatar of Vishnu, who supported Mount Mandara during the cosmic churning of the Milky Ocean…
Chandika JayantiJayanti12 May Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Chandika (a fierce form of Durga / Shakti).
JyesthabhishekRegional12 May Mon

Krishna's Vraj coronation utsav — Vaishakha Shukla Purnima (= Buddha Purnima day).
Akka Mahadevi JayantiJayanti12 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Akka Mahadevi (1130-1160) — woman Sharana saint of the Lingayat tradition, prolific Vachana poet (~430 surviving…
PurnimaVrat12 May Mon
Narada JayantiJayanti13 May Tue

Birth anniversary of Devarshi Narada — celestial sage and divine messenger, propagator of Bhakti.
Vrishabha SankrantiSankranti15 May Thu

Sun enters Taurus (Vrishabha).
Narsi Mehta JayantiJayanti16 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Sant Narsinh Mehta (1414-1488) — the Adi Kavi (first poet) of Gujarati literature and 15th-century Krishna-Bhakti…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat16 May Fri
KalashtamiVrat20 May Tue
Mahaperiyava JayantiJayanti20 May Tue

Birth anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
Hanuman Jayanti (Telugu)Jayanti22 May Thu

Telugu tradition observes Hanuman Jayanti on Vaishakha Krishna Dashami (40 days after Chaitra Purnima).
Apara EkadashiVrat23 May Fri

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat24 May Sat
Masik ShivaratriVrat25 May Sun
Sabarimala Pratishta DinamRegional25 May Sun

Annual consecration anniversary of the Sabarimala Sannidhanam — TDB-fixed observance in Edavam (Vrishabha) month.
Vat SavitriVrat27 May Tue

Married women fast and worship the banyan tree (vata vriksha) for the long life of their husbands, invoking the legend of Savitri who won…
Shani JayantiJayanti27 May Tue

Birth anniversary of Lord Shani (Saturn), the celestial dispenser of karma.
Phalaharini Kali PujaVrat27 May Tue

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Phalaharini Kali — Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya per Bengali Purnimanta = Vaishakha Amavasya per Amanta.
AmavasyaVrat27 May Tue
Bhaumvati AmavasyaVrat27 May Tue

Amavasya falling on a Tuesday (Bhaumavara, the day of Mars).
Guru Arjan Dev Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti30 May Fri

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Arjan Dev Ji's martyrdom (1606 CE) on Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi per Bikrami lunar tradition.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat30 May Fri
Sekkizhar Guru PoojaJayanti31 May Sat

Guru Pooja of Sri Sekkizhar (12th century) — author of Periya Puranam (12th Tirumurai), the canonical hagiography of all 63 Nayanars.

June 2025

28 observances

SitalsasthiRegional1 Jun Sun

Wedding of Shiva and Parvati celebrated as a community carnival in Sambalpur, Odisha.
Dhumavati JayantiJayanti3 Jun Tue

Appearance day of Goddess Dhumavati — 7th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Mahesh NavamiRegional4 Jun Wed

Founding day of the Maheshwari community — per legend, Lord Mahesh (Shiva) revived 72 Khandelwal Rajputs and gave them the name…
Ganga DussehraMajor Festival5 Jun Thu

Descent of Goddess Ganga to earth from heaven.
Gayatri JayantiJayanti6 Jun Fri

Appearance day of Goddess Gayatri — embodiment of the Gayatri Mantra and Mother of the Vedas.
Nirjala EkadashiVrat6 Jun Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat8 Jun Sun
Vaikasi VisakamRegional9 Jun Mon

Birthday of Lord Murugan (Karthikeya).
Panihati Chida Dahi UtsavaMajor Festival9 Jun Mon

Festival of chipped rice (chida) and yogurt (dahi) at Panihati, West Bengal — commemorates the day Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami served…
Vat PurnimaVrat10 Jun Tue

Maharashtrian variant of Vat Savitri — married women fast and tie sacred threads around the banyan tree (vata vriksha) for husbands'…
Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti10 Jun Tue

Aradhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (1404-1502) — pioneer of the Haridasa movement, guru of Sri Vyasaraja, founder of pillaged Mulbagal…
Kabir Das JayantiJayanti11 Jun Wed

Birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das — 15th-century mystic poet and saint of the Bhakti and Sufi traditions.
PurnimaVrat11 Jun Wed
Tirugnana Sambandhar Guru PoojaJayanti12 Jun Thu

Mukti / guru-puja day of Sri Tirugnana Sambandhar — child-saint and prime among the 63 Nayanars, composed Tevaram (1st 3 Tirumurai).
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat14 Jun Sat
Mithuna SankrantiSankranti15 Jun Sun

Sun enters Gemini (Mithuna).
KalashtamiVrat18 Jun Wed
Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival18 Jun Wed

Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (5th Guru), tortured to death by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1606 — the first Sikh martyr.
Yogini EkadashiVrat21 Jun Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi (kshaya tithi — observed on the previous day per Smarta convention) — Vishnu fasting day.
Kamakhya Ambubachi MelaRegional22 Jun Sun

4-day Tantric festival at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati (Assam) — celebrates the Goddess's annual menstruation period.
Sri Vijayendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti23 Jun Mon

Aradhana of Sri Vijayendra Tirtha (1517-1614) — 6th pontiff in the Mantralaya parampara, master of 64 vidyas (kalas), guru of Sudheendra…
PradoshamVrat23 Jun Mon
Masik ShivaratriVrat23 Jun Mon
AmavasyaVrat25 Jun Wed
Banda Singh Bahadur Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival25 Jun Wed

Martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur — Sikh military commander and disciple of Guru Gobind Singh.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat29 Jun Sun
Hera PanchamiMajor Festival30 Jun Mon

Hera Panchami — fifth day of the Puri Rath Yatra cycle (Ashadha Shukla Panchami).
Manikkavachakar Guru PoojaJayanti30 Jun Mon

Guru Pooja of Sri Manikkavachakar — minister-turned-saint, composed Tiruvasagam (8th Tirumurai) and Tirukkovaiyar.

July 2025

42 observances

Aani ThirumanjanamRegional2 Jul Wed

Maha-abhishekam of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on Aani Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) — commemorates Shiva's upadesha to Manikkavachakar under…
Bipattarini VrataVrat2 Jul Wed

Bengali women's vrata for protection from calamities — Ashadha Shukla Saptami (observed on a Tuesday or Saturday between Ratha Yatra and…
Bahuda YatraMajor Festival5 Jul Sat

Return chariot journey of Lord Jagannatha to the main temple at Puri (9 days after Ratha Yatra).
Periyalvar TirunakshatramJayanti5 Jul Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Periyalvar (Vishnuchittar) — father of Andal, composer of Tiruppallandu (the foundational mangala-shloka recited…
Suna BeshaMajor Festival6 Jul Sun

Suna Besha — golden ornament darshan of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi at Puri (same day as Devshayani…
Devshayani EkadashiVrat6 Jul Sun

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Adhara PanaMajor Festival7 Jul Mon

Adhara Pana — sacred honey-and-spice drink offering to Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on the chariots, Ashadha Shukla Dwadashi at…
Niladri BijeMajor Festival8 Jul Tue

Niladri Bije — final return of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra to the inner sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) of the main temple at Puri,…
PradoshamVrat8 Jul Tue
Bhai Mani Singh Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival9 Jul Wed

Martyrdom of Bhai Mani Singh — Sikh scholar, scribe of Dasam Granth, head granthi of Harmandir Sahib.
Guru PurnimaMajor Festival10 Jul Thu

Day to honor teachers and gurus.
Chaturmasya BeginsMajor Festival10 Jul Thu

Start of the 4-month Chaturmasya period — Vaishnavas observe additional vows during the monsoon when Vishnu yoga-sleeps on Sheshanaga.
Sanatana Goswami DisappearanceJayanti10 Jul Thu

Disappearance day of Srila Sanatana Goswami — principal disciple of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, author of Hari Bhakti Vilasa, the Six…
PurnimaVrat10 Jul Thu
Veer Shasan JayantiJayanti11 Jul Fri

Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira's first divine sermon (Sarvajna Vani) — delivered 66 days after attaining Kevala Jnana, on Shravana…
Sawan SomwarVrat14 Jul Mon

Monday vrat of Sawan (Shravana), the month of Lord Shiva — devotees fast through the day, perform jalabhishek / Rudrabhisheka of the Shiva…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat14 Jul Mon
Karka SankrantiSankranti16 Jul Wed

Sun enters Cancer (Karka).
Bhai Taru Singh Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival16 Jul Wed

Martyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh — Sikh farmer-saint who chose to have his scalp cut off rather than convert.
KalashtamiVrat17 Jul Thu
Aadi VelliVrat18 Jul Fri

Tamil women's Goddess Shakti vrat — every Friday (Velli) in the solar month of Aadi (Karka).
Aadi KrithigaiRegional20 Jul Sun

Krithika nakshatra in Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Sawan SomwarVrat21 Jul Mon
Kamika EkadashiVrat21 Jul Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat22 Jul Tue
Shravan ShivratriMajor Festival23 Jul Wed

The Shivaratri of lunar Shravana — most auspicious of the monthly Shivaratris, falling during the holy Shravan month dedicated to Lord…
Masik ShivaratriVrat23 Jul Wed
Aadi AmavasaiVrat24 Jul Thu

New moon in Tamil Aadi / Malayalam Karkidakam (solar Karka) month.
Hariyali AmavasyaVrat24 Jul Thu

Shravana Amavasya (per traditional naming) — three days before Hariyali Teej.
AmavasyaVrat24 Jul Thu
Aadi VelliVrat25 Jul Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat25 Jul Fri

Pan-South-India women's Lakshmi vrat — Friday before Shravana Purnima (engine: every Friday in Shravana Amanta; the canonical observance…
Hariyali TeejVrat27 Jul Sun

Festival celebrating the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Aadi PooramRegional28 Jul Mon

Birth of Goddess Andal (Kodhai), the Vaishnava poet-saint and consort of Lord Vishnu.
Shravan SomvarVrat28 Jul Mon

Monday vrat of the lunar month Shravana, the month of Lord Shiva — devotees fast through the day, perform Rudrabhisheka of the Shiva linga…
Sawan SomwarVrat28 Jul Mon
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat28 Jul Mon
Nag PanchamiMajor Festival29 Jul Tue

Worship of serpent deities.
Sri Helavanakatte Giriamma AradhanaJayanti29 Jul Tue

Aradhana of Helavanakatte Giriamma — rare Haridasini woman saint and devotee of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha.
Mangala Gauri VratVrat29 Jul Tue

Maharashtrian women's vrat — every Tuesday (Mangalvar) in the lunar month of Shravana.
Kalki JayantiJayanti30 Jul Wed

Anticipated appearance day of Lord Kalki — 10th Vishnu avatar yet to appear at the end of Kali Yuga to destroy adharma and re-establish…
Tulsidas JayantiJayanti31 Jul Thu

Birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623) — author of the Ramcharitmanas (Awadhi vernacular Ramayana) and Hanuman Chalisa.

August 2025

63 observances

Sundarar Guru PoojaJayanti1 Aug Fri

Guru Pooja of Sri Sundaramurthi Nayanar — last-composed of the Tevaram trio (7th Tirumurai), known as 'Friend of Shiva' (Tambiran Tholan).
Aadi VelliVrat1 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat1 Aug Fri
Aadi PerukkuRegional3 Aug Sun

River worship festival on the 18th day of Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Shravan SomvarVrat4 Aug Mon
Sawan SomwarVrat4 Aug Mon
Jhulana Yatra BeginsMajor Festival5 Aug Tue

Start of Jhulana Yatra — 5-day swing festival where Radha and Krishna deities are placed on a decorated swing (jhula).
Pavitra EkadashiMajor Festival5 Aug Tue

Pushtimarg's founding day — Sri Vallabhacharya received Brahmsambandh diksha from Shrinathji on Shravana Shukla Ekadashi (V.S. 1549 / 1492…
Mangala Gauri VratVrat5 Aug Tue
Putrada EkadashiVrat5 Aug Tue
PradoshamVrat6 Aug Wed
Yamunacharya TirunakshatramJayanti8 Aug Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Yamunacharya / Alavandar (916-1041 CE) — third pontiff of the Sri Vaishnava acharya lineage (Nathamuni →…
Aadi VelliVrat8 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat8 Aug Fri
Raksha BandhanMajor Festival9 Aug Sat

Festival of the sacred thread.
Yajurveda UpakarmaRegional9 Aug Sat

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Yajurveda brahmins.
Balarama JayantiJayanti9 Aug Sat

Appearance day of Lord Balarama — elder brother of Krishna, considered Krishna's first expansion (svayam-prakasha).
Rakshabandhan at MathuraRegional9 Aug Sat

Digambar Jain observance commemorating Vishnukumar's rescue of 700 Jain munis on Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan day).
PurnimaVrat9 Aug Sat
Raghavendra Swamy AradhanaJayanti11 Aug Mon

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Sri Raghavendra Swamy (1595-1671) — most-revered Madhva saint, Brindavana at Mantralayam (Andhra Pradesh, on…
Shravan SomvarVrat11 Aug Mon
Kajari TeejVrat12 Aug Tue

Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya in Purnimanta reckoning (= Shravana Krishna Tritiya, Amanta) — third day of the waning moon after Raksha Bandhan.
Mangala Gauri VratVrat12 Aug Tue
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat12 Aug Tue
Aadi VelliVrat15 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat15 Aug Fri
Krishna JanmashtamiMajor Festival16 Aug Sat

Birthday of Lord Krishna — celebrated at midnight (Nishita Kala) when Krishna Ashtami prevails.
Sant Dnyaneshwar JayantiJayanti16 Aug Sat

Birth anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (Jnaneshwar, 1275-1296) — 13th-century Maharashtrian saint, author of Dnyaneshwari (Marathi Bhagavad…
Adya Kali JayantiJayanti16 Aug Sat

Appearance day of Goddess Adya Kali — primordial form of Mahakali.
KalashtamiVrat16 Aug Sat
NandotsavaMajor Festival17 Aug Sun

Festival of Nanda Maharaja — celebrating the joy of Krishna's appearance at Gokula.
Srila Prabhupada AppearanceJayanti17 Aug Sun

Appearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) — founder-acharya of ISKCON.
Simha SankrantiSankranti17 Aug Sun

Sun enters Leo (Simha).
Shravan SomvarVrat18 Aug Mon
Mangala Gauri VratVrat19 Aug Tue
Aja EkadashiVrat19 Aug Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Paryushan BeginsMajor Festival20 Aug Wed

Start of the 8-day Shvetambara Jain festival of reflection, fasting, and seeking forgiveness — the most important Jain religious festival.
PradoshamVrat20 Aug Wed
Masik ShivaratriVrat21 Aug Thu
Varalakshmi VratVrat22 Aug Fri
Polala AmavasyaVrat23 Aug Sat

Telugu observance on Shravana Amavasya (Amanta; Purnimanta almanacs call the same new moon Bhadrapada Amavasya).
Bail PolaRegional23 Aug Sat

Maharashtrian agrarian festival honoring bullocks (bails) — farmers bathe, decorate, and worship their working oxen as gratitude for their…
Kaushiki AmavasyaVrat23 Aug Sat

Major Tantric night-puja at Tarapith — Shravana Amavasya in Amanta reckoning (Bhadra Amavasya of the Bengali solar-month almanac).
AmavasyaVrat23 Aug Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat23 Aug Sat
Varaha JayantiJayanti25 Aug Mon

Appearance day of Lord Varaha, the boar third avatar of Vishnu, who lifted the earth from the cosmic ocean.
Hartalika TeejVrat26 Aug Tue

Married women observe a strict day-and-night fast for marital welfare and unmarried girls pray for a worthy husband.
Samaveda UpakarmaRegional26 Aug Tue

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Samaveda brahmins.
Swarna Gowri HabbaVrat26 Aug Tue

Karnataka women's day-before-Ganesh-Chaturthi festival — married women worship Goddess Gowri (Parvati) for marital harmony and prosperity.
Ganesh ChaturthiMajor Festival27 Aug Wed

Birthday of Lord Ganesha — Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
SamvatsariMajor Festival27 Aug Wed

Last day of Shvetambara Paryushan — 'Kshamapana' day of seeking forgiveness from all beings.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat27 Aug Wed
AthamRegional27 Aug Wed

Day 1 of the 10-day Onam festival in Kerala.
Rishi PanchamiVrat28 Aug Thu

Worship of the Sapta Rishis (Seven Sages — Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vasishtha).
Das Lakshan BeginsMajor Festival28 Aug Thu

Start of the 10-day Digambar Jain Paryushan (Das Lakshan Mahaparva), beginning the day after Shvetambara Samvatsari ends.
ChithiraRegional28 Aug Thu

Day 2 of the 10-day Onam festival.
ChodhiRegional29 Aug Fri

Day 3 of the 10-day Onam festival.
VishakamRegional30 Aug Sat

Day 4 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sampuranta DivasMajor Festival30 Aug Sat

Completion day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 (added Guru Tegh Bahadur's bani).
RadhashtamiJayanti31 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Goddess Radha, eternal consort of Krishna.
Dadhichi JayantiJayanti31 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Sage Dadhichi — Vedic sage who sacrificed his bones for Indra to make the Vajra weapon to defeat Vritrasura.
Mahalakshmi Vratam BeginVrat31 Aug Sun

Start of the 16-day Sri Mahalakshmi Vratam observed primarily by Telugu women — Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami through Ashvayuja Shukla Ashtami.
AnizhamRegional31 Aug Sun

Day 5 of the 10-day Onam festival.

September 2025

38 observances

Sri Jagannatha Dasa AradhanaJayanti1 Sep Mon

Aradhana of Sri Jagannatha Dasa (1727-1809) — major Haridasa composer, author of the magnum opus Sri Hari Kathamrita Sara (Madhva…
ThrikkettaRegional1 Sep Mon

Day 6 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Sugandha DashamiMajor Festival2 Sep Tue

Day 6 of the 10-day Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami.
MoolamRegional2 Sep Tue

Day 7 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Parivartini EkadashiVrat3 Sep Wed

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PooradamRegional3 Sep Wed

Day 8 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Bhuvaneshwari JayantiJayanti4 Sep Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari — 4th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Vamana JayantiJayanti4 Sep Thu

Appearance day of Lord Vamana, the dwarf brahmin fifth avatar of Vishnu, who restored the cosmic order by humbling King Bali.
UthradamRegional4 Sep Thu

Day 9 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Avani AvittamRegional5 Sep Fri

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Rigveda brahmins.
ThiruvonamRegional5 Sep Fri

Main day of the 10-day Onam harvest festival in Kerala.
PradoshamVrat5 Sep Fri
Anant ChaturdashiMajor Festival6 Sep Sat

Ganesh Visarjan day.
KshamavaniMajor Festival6 Sep Sat

Last day of Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — forgiveness day.
PurnimaVrat7 Sep Sun
Pitru Paksha BeginsMajor Festival8 Sep Mon

Start of the 15/16-day Pitru Paksha — the period dedicated to ancestral offerings (Shraddh, Tarpan, Pinda Daan).
Bhaktivinoda Thakura AppearanceJayanti8 Sep Mon

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) — predecessor acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, bridge between Sri Chaitanya…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat10 Sep Wed
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Pehla PrakashMajor Festival12 Sep Fri

First Prakash (installation) of Adi Granth at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in 1604 by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Marks the founding moment…
KalashtamiVrat14 Sep Sun
Tirumala Salakatla Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival15 Sep Mon

Annual Brahmotsavam at Tirumala (Srivari) — 9-day temple festival.
Indira EkadashiVrat17 Sep Wed

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Kanya SankrantiSankranti17 Sep Wed

Sun enters Virgo (Kanya).
Vishwakarma PujaRegional17 Sep Wed

Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and engineer of the gods.
PradoshamVrat19 Sep Fri
Masik ShivaratriVrat19 Sep Fri
MahalayaMajor Festival21 Sep Sun

Mahalaya Amavasya — last day of Pitru Paksha; tarpan to ancestors.
AmavasyaVrat21 Sep Sun
NavratriMajor Festival22 Sep Mon

Nine nights of Goddess Durga worship.
GhatasthapanaMajor Festival22 Sep Mon

Kalash Sthapana — the sankalpa rite that opens Sharad Navratri on Ashvina Shukla Pratipada.
Agrasen JayantiJayanti22 Sep Mon

Birth anniversary of Maharaja Agrasen — legendary ancient ruler of Agroha, considered the patriarch of the Agarwal community.
Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival24 Sep Wed

Navarathri Brahmotsavam at Tirumala — second Brahmotsavam in Adhika Maas years like 2026.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat26 Sep Fri
Katyayani JayantiJayanti28 Sep Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Katyayani — 6th of the Navadurga (9 forms of Durga).
Durga Puja ShashthiMajor Festival28 Sep Sun

Day 1 of Bengali Durga Puja — Bodhan (awakening of the Devi).
Maha SaptamiMajor Festival29 Sep Mon

Day 2 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Saptami.
Tirumala Garuda SevaMajor Festival29 Sep Mon

The most important day of Tirumala Brahmotsavam — Lord Malayappa Swamy taken in procession on Garuda Vahanam.
Maha AshtamiMajor Festival30 Sep Tue

Day 3 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Ashtami.

October 2025

46 observances

Madhavacharya JayantiJayanti1 Oct Wed

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhavacharya (Madhva, 1238-1317) — founder of Dvaita Vedanta and Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya.
Maha NavamiMajor Festival1 Oct Wed

Day 4 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Navami.
DussehraMajor Festival2 Oct Thu

Victory of good over evil.
Sai Baba PunyatithiJayanti2 Oct Thu

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918). Sai Baba took mahasamadhi on Vijayadashami (Ashvin Shukla Dashami).
Sri Madhvacharya JayantiJayanti2 Oct Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya (1238-1317) per Madhva tradition that places his birth on Vijayadashami (Ashvina Shukla Dashami) of…
Tirumala Chakra SnanamMajor Festival2 Oct Thu

Concluding ceremony of Tirumala Brahmotsavam — sacred bath of the Sudarshana Chakra.
Vedanta Desikan TirunakshatramJayanti3 Oct Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan / Swami Desikan (1268-1369) — foundational acharya of the Vadakalai branch of Sri Vaishnavism,…
Papankusha EkadashiVrat3 Oct Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat4 Oct Sat
Sharad PurnimaMajor Festival6 Oct Mon

Brightest full moon of the year.
Krishna RasayatraMajor Festival6 Oct Mon

Krishna's autumn Rasa Lila with the gopis at Vrindavan, considered the supreme expression of divine love.
Valmiki JayantiJayanti7 Oct Tue

Birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, the adi-kavi (first poet) and author of the Ramayana.
Mirabai JayantiJayanti7 Oct Tue

Birth anniversary of Sant Mirabai (c.1498-1547) — Rajput princess and 16th-century Bhakti poet-saint, lifelong devotee of Lord Krishna of…
PurnimaVrat7 Oct Tue
Atla TaddeVrat9 Oct Thu

Major Telugu women's festival — married women fast for husbands' longevity (similar to Karwa Chauth); unmarried girls fast for a good…
Karwa ChauthVrat10 Oct Fri

Fast for spouse's longevity — Kartika (Purnimanta) Krishna Chaturthi; the fast is broken at moonrise while Chaturthi prevails.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat10 Oct Fri
Ahoi AshtamiVrat13 Oct Mon

Mothers' fast for the longevity and welfare of their children, especially sons.
KalashtamiVrat13 Oct Mon
BahulashtamiJayanti14 Oct Tue

Appearance day of Sri Radha Kunda (the sacred bathing pond of Radharani) at Govardhan.
Govatsa DwadashiMajor Festival17 Oct Fri

Cow worship day at the start of Diwali week.
Rama EkadashiVrat17 Oct Fri

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Tula SankrantiSankranti17 Oct Fri

Sun enters Libra (Tula).
Kati BihuRegional17 Oct Fri

Assamese harvest-prayer festival on Tula Sankranti — first day of the Kati (Kartik) month per the Assamese solar calendar.
DhanterasMajor Festival18 Oct Sat

Worship of Lord Dhanvantari (god of medicine and Ayurveda) — purchase of gold, silver, and new utensils for prosperity.
PradoshamVrat18 Oct Sat
Masik ShivaratriVrat19 Oct Sun
Naraka ChaturdashiMajor Festival20 Oct Mon

Choti Diwali — Krishna's victory over Narakasura.
DiwaliMajor Festival20 Oct Mon

Festival of lights.
Kamala JayantiJayanti20 Oct Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Kamala — 10th and final of the 10 Mahavidyas, the tantric form of Goddess Lakshmi.
Bandi Chhor DivasMajor Festival20 Oct Mon

Sikh festival commemorating Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji's release from imprisonment by Mughal Emperor Jahangir at Gwalior Fort in 1619, along…
AmavasyaVrat21 Oct Tue
Bhaumvati AmavasyaVrat21 Oct Tue
Govardhan PujaMajor Festival22 Oct Wed

Krishna lifts Govardhan hill to protect Vraj from Indra.
Bhai DoojMajor Festival23 Oct Thu

Festival honoring the bond between brothers and sisters.
Naga ChaturthiVrat25 Oct Sat

Telugu Naga Devata worship day — Karthika Shukla Chaturthi, the day before Naga Panchami in the Karthika observance cycle (distinct from…
Srila Prabhupada DisappearanceJayanti25 Oct Sat

Disappearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1977 at Vrindavan).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat25 Oct Sat
Labh PanchamRegional26 Oct Sun

Auspicious 5th day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat new year (Kartika Shukla Panchami).
Gyan PanchamiMajor Festival26 Oct Sun

Pan-Jain observance honoring Jnana (knowledge) — recitation, study, and ritual cleaning of Jain scriptures (Agamas) at Jain temples.
Manavala Mamunigal TirunakshatramJayanti27 Oct Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Manavala Mamunigal (1370-1444) — last great acharya of the Sri Vaishnava lineage and the foundational guru of the…
Chhath PujaMajor Festival28 Oct Tue

Sun worship festival — devotees offer prayers to the setting and rising sun, standing in water.
Skanda ShastiMajor Festival28 Oct Tue

Six-day worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda / Karthikeya) — culminates with Soorasamharam, the slaying of demon Surapadma.
Akshaya NavamiMajor Festival30 Oct Thu

Amla Navami — auspicious day to plant or worship the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree.
GopashtamiMajor Festival30 Oct Thu

Festival of Krishna's promotion from calf-tender to cow-herder (when he was 6 years old).
Jagaddhatri PujaMajor Festival30 Oct Thu

Worship of Goddess Jagaddhatri (Mother of the Universe) — distinct Bengali Goddess form.

November 2025

40 observances

Prabodhini EkadashiVrat1 Nov Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Karnataka RajyotsavaRegional1 Nov Sat

Karnataka State Formation Day — Nov 1, 1956: the Kannada-speaking regions of Madras, Hyderabad, Bombay, Coorg, and Mysore merged to form…
Kalidas JayantiJayanti2 Nov Sun

Birth anniversary of Mahakavi Kalidas — 4th-5th century Sanskrit poet and dramatist (Abhijnanasakuntalam, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsha,…
Kansa VadhMajor Festival2 Nov Sun

Commemorates Lord Krishna's victory over his uncle, the demon king Kansa, slain on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi per the Bhagavata.
Bhishma Panchaka BeginsMajor Festival2 Nov Sun

Start of the 5-day Bhishma Panchaka vrat at the close of Chaturmasya.
Tulasi VivahMajor Festival2 Nov Sun

Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi (Holy Basil) with Lord Vishnu / Shaligrama.
Ksheerabdi DwadashiMajor Festival2 Nov Sun

Telugu observance honoring Vishnu's churning of the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagar Manthan).
Anyakut DwadashiRegional2 Nov Sun

Pushtimarg's chappan-bhog manorath day — Kartika Shukla Dwadashi (= Tulsi Vivah day).
PradoshamVrat3 Nov Mon
Vaikuntha ChaturdashiMajor Festival4 Nov Tue

Combined Vishnu-Shiva worship — devotees bathe at Manikarnika Ghat (Varanasi) and offer 1000 lotuses to both deities.
Bata OshaVrat4 Nov Tue

Bata Osha (also Bada Osha) — women's Kartik-month fasting observance in Odisha on Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi (same day as Vaikuntha…
Dev DeepawaliMajor Festival5 Nov Wed

Gods celebrate Diwali.
Aippasi AnnabhishekamRegional5 Nov Wed

Annabhishekam (sacred bathing of the Shiva lingam with cooked rice) on Aippasi Purnima — Tamil Aippasi (solar Tula) month full moon.
Guru Nanak JayantiJayanti5 Nov Wed

Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism.
PurnimaVrat5 Nov Wed
Kanakadasa JayantiJayanti8 Nov Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Kanaka Dasa (1509-1609) — Haridasa saint-poet, composer of Mohana Tarangini and 240+ kritis, devotee of Lord…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat8 Nov Sat
Guru Granth Sahib Ji GurgaddiMajor Festival11 Nov Tue

Day Guru Gobind Singh appointed the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs (1708, Nanded).
Kala Bhairav JayantiMajor Festival12 Nov Wed

Appearance day of Lord Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva — Kartika Krishna Ashtami (Amanta; Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami in…
KalashtamiVrat12 Nov Wed
Vitthalnath JayantiJayanti13 Nov Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Vitthalnathji (Gusainji, 1515-1585) — son of Sri Vallabhacharya, codified the seven-svarupa system of Pushtimarg…
Utpanna EkadashiVrat15 Nov Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Vrischika SankrantiSankranti16 Nov Sun

Sun enters Scorpio (Vrischika).
Sant Dnyaneshwar PunyatithiJayanti17 Nov Mon

Sanjivan-samadhi anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275-1296) — the saint took live samadhi at Alandi at age 21.
Karthika SomavaraVrat17 Nov Mon

Pan-South-India Shaiva fast — every Monday (Somavar) in the solar month of Karthikai (Vrischika).
PradoshamVrat17 Nov Mon
Mandala Pooja BeginRegional17 Nov Mon

First day of the 41-day Mandala Vratham at Sabarimala — Sun enters Vrischika (Scorpio).
Masik ShivaratriVrat18 Nov Tue
Sri Padmanabha Tirtha AradhanaJayanti19 Nov Wed

Aradhana of Sri Padmanabha Tirtha (d.1324) — direct disciple and successor of Sri Madhvacharya, second pontiff in the parampara, prolific…
AmavasyaVrat20 Nov Thu
Balaji JayantiJayanti21 Nov Fri

Appearance day of Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji) at Tirumala.
Itu PujaVrat23 Nov Sun

Bengali women's Surya / Sun-god vrat — every Sunday (Robibar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha (Bengali Agrahayan).
Karthika SomavaraVrat24 Nov Mon
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat24 Nov Mon
Vivah PanchamiMajor Festival25 Nov Tue

Marriage anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita per the Ramayana.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti25 Nov Tue

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji's martyrdom (1675 CE at Chandni Chowk Delhi) on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami per…
Subramanya ShashtiMajor Festival26 Nov Wed

Birthday of Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya / Murugan) per the Margashirsha Shukla Shashti tradition observed in Andhra, Telangana, and coastal…
Champa ShashthiRegional26 Nov Wed

Major Khandoba festival — Khandoba (form of Shiva, also identified with Mallari Martand) is the kuldevta of countless Maharashtrian…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat27 Nov Thu

Maharashtrian women's Mahalakshmi vrat — every Thursday (Guruvar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha.
Itu PujaVrat30 Nov Sun

December 2025

37 observances

Gita JayantiJayanti1 Dec Mon

Commemorates the day Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Maun EkadashiVrat1 Dec Mon

Pan-Jain silent fast day — Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.
Karthika SomavaraVrat1 Dec Mon
Mokshada EkadashiVrat1 Dec Mon

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat2 Dec Tue
Dattatreya JayantiJayanti4 Dec Thu

Birth anniversary of Lord Dattatreya, the combined incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (Hindu Trinity).
Tirumangai Alvar TirunakshatramJayanti4 Dec Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Tirumangai Alvar — last among the 12 Sri Vaishnava Alvar saints, composer of Periya Tirumozhi (Tamil Veda 4) and…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat4 Dec Thu
Karthigai DeepamRegional4 Dec Thu

Festival of lights at Tiruvannamalai.
Annapurna JayantiJayanti4 Dec Thu

Birth anniversary of Goddess Annapurna, Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.
Tripura Sundari JayantiJayanti4 Dec Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) — 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
PurnimaVrat4 Dec Thu
Itu PujaVrat7 Dec Sun
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat7 Dec Sun
Karthika SomavaraVrat8 Dec Mon
Sri Akshobhya Tirtha AradhanaJayanti9 Dec Tue

Aradhana of Sri Akshobhya Tirtha (d.1365) — fourth pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, defeated Vidyaranya in the famous Mulbagal…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat11 Dec Thu
KalashtamiVrat11 Dec Thu
Itu PujaVrat14 Dec Sun
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival14 Dec Sun

Martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (9th Guru), executed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675 for refusing to convert and for protecting…
Karthika SomavaraVrat15 Dec Mon
Saphala EkadashiVrat15 Dec Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Dhanu SankrantiSankranti16 Dec Tue

Sun enters Sagittarius (Dhanu).
PradoshamVrat17 Dec Wed
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat18 Dec Thu
Masik ShivaratriVrat18 Dec Thu
AmavasyaVrat19 Dec Fri
Sri Sarada Devi JayantiJayanti22 Dec Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) — Holy Mother of Sri Ramakrishna and the spiritual mother of the Ramakrishna Order.
Vadde Sahibzade Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival23 Dec Tue

Martyrdom day of Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh — elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, killed in the Battle of Chamkaur (Dec…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat24 Dec Wed
Tulsi Pujan DiwasRegional25 Dec Thu

Worship of the sacred Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant.
Guru Gobind Singh Prakash (Sanatan)Jayanti27 Dec Sat
Mandala PoojaRegional27 Dec Sat

Day 41 of the Sabarimala Mandala Vratham — culmination of the 41-day pilgrimage period.
Chhote Sahibzade Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival28 Dec Sun

Martyrdom day of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (age 9) and Sahibzada Fateh Singh (age 7) — younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, bricked alive at…
Vaikuntha EkadashiMajor Festival30 Dec Tue
Putrada EkadashiVrat30 Dec Tue
Mukkoti DwadashiMajor Festival31 Dec Wed

Frequently asked questions

How many Hindu holidays are there in 2025?

There are approximately 50–70 Hindu observances in 2025, depending on regional variations and whether you count fasting days (Ekadashi, Pradosham) alongside major festivals. The exact count and dates depend on your city, as Hindu dates are calculated from local sunrise and Panchang positions.

Are Hindu festival dates the same every year?

No. Hindu festivals follow the lunisolar calendar, so dates shift by 10–12 days relative to the Gregorian calendar each year. Some festivals like Makar Sankranti (solar-based) fall on nearly the same Gregorian date, while lunar-based festivals like Diwali, Holi, and Navratri vary significantly.

Which Hindu holidays are government holidays in India?

The central government of India declares national holidays for major festivals like Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, Maha Shivaratri, Ram Navami, Janmashtami, and Guru Nanak Jayanti. State governments add additional holidays for regional festivals. The list marked in our table highlights commonly recognized government holidays.