Hindu Holidays 2027 — Complete Calendar

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Total observances: 480
Major festivals: 88
Fasting days: 197
Jayantis: 120

January 2027

34 observances

Itu PujaVrat3 Jan Sun

Bengali women's Surya / Sun-god vrat — every Sunday (Robibar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha (Bengali Agrahayan).
Saphala EkadashiVrat3 Jan Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat4 Jan Mon

Shiva worship day (Krishna Trayodashi at Pradosh-kaal).
Masik ShivaratriVrat5 Jan Tue

Monthly Shiva night (Krishna Chaturdashi at Nishita).
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiJayanti5 Jan Tue

Birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth and last human Guru of the Sikhs, who founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699 AD.
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat7 Jan Thu

Maharashtrian women's Mahalakshmi vrat — every Thursday (Guruvar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha.
AmavasyaVrat7 Jan Thu

New Moon day.
Mahaperiyava AradhanaJayanti8 Jan Fri

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham,…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat11 Jan Mon

Monthly Ganesha worship (Shukla Chaturthi).
Erumeli Petta ThullalRegional11 Jan Mon

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

Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Vedanta monk who introduced Indian philosophy to the Western world at the 1893…
Bhogi PongalRegional13 Jan Wed

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

Punjabi mid-winter folk festival.
Makar SankrantiSankranti14 Jan Thu

Sun enters Capricorn (Makara).
MakaravilakkuRegional14 Jan Thu

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

Tamil harvest festival; main day with Makar Sankranti / Uttarayana.
Guru Gobind Singh Prakash (Sanatan)Jayanti15 Jan Fri

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's prakash (birth) on Poh Sudi 7 — Pausha Shukla Saptami of the Bikrami calendar (a Shukla…
Mattu PongalRegional15 Jan Fri

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

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

Fourth and final day of the Tamil Pongal festival.
Putrada EkadashiVrat18 Jan Mon

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Udupi Sri Krishna ParyayaRegional18 Jan Mon

Biennial change of presiding matha at Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi — handover ceremony where the outgoing matha pontiff hands the puja rights…
PradoshamVrat20 Jan Wed
Thai PoosamRegional22 Jan Fri

Major Murugan festival.
Shakambhari JayantiJayanti22 Jan Fri

Birth anniversary of Goddess Shakambhari, the Devi who provided shaak (vegetables) to nourish a famine-stricken world.
Krishna Pushya AbhishekaMajor Festival22 Jan Fri

Special abhishekam of Lord Krishna (the Deity bathed with auspicious substances).
PurnimaVrat22 Jan Fri

Full Moon day.
Sakat ChauthVrat25 Jan Mon

Magha Krishna Chaturthi — Sankashti Chaturthi specifically dedicated to Lord Ganesha for child welfare.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat25 Jan Mon

Monthly Ganesha worship fast (Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise).
Thyagaraja AradhanaJayanti26 Jan Tue

Samadhi anniversary of Sri Thyagaraja Swamigal (1767-1847) — the great Carnatic music saint-composer, one of the Trimurti of Carnatic music.
Ramananda JayantiJayanti28 Jan Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanandacharya (1400-1476/1480, traditional dates vary) — founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya and pioneering…
Sri Narahari Tirtha AradhanaJayanti28 Jan Thu

Aradhana of Sri Narahari Tirtha (1281-1333) — third pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, recovered the Mool Rama and Mool Sita vigrahas…
KalashtamiVrat29 Jan Fri

Monthly Kala Bhairava worship on Krishna Ashtami, observed on the night the Ashtami prevails.
Posh DashamiJayanti31 Jan Sun

Birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara — Posh Vad 10, Pausha Krishna Dashami of the Gujarati…

February 2027

34 observances

Shat-tila EkadashiVrat1 Feb Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat3 Feb Wed
Masik ShivaratriVrat4 Feb Thu
Ratanti Kali PujaVrat5 Feb Fri

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Kali — Magha Krishna Chaturdashi per Bengali Purnimanta = Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi per Amanta.
Thai AmavasaiVrat6 Feb Sat

New moon in Tamil Thai (solar Makara) month.
Mauni AmavasyaMajor Festival6 Feb Sat

Magha Amavasya — devotees observe maun (silence) the entire day, take a holy bath in the Ganges or other sacred rivers (especially at…
Purandaradasa AradhanaJayanti6 Feb Sat

Aradhana day of Sri Purandara Dasaru (1484-1565) — pitamaha of Carnatic music and prolific Haridasa composer (allegedly 4.75 lakh kritis,…
AmavasyaVrat6 Feb Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat6 Feb Sat

Amavasya falling on a Saturday (Shanivara) — Shani Amavasya.
Ganesha JayantiJayanti10 Feb Wed

Birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha (per the Magha Purana — Maharashtrian convention).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat10 Feb Wed
Vasant PanchamiMajor Festival11 Feb Thu

Festival of spring.
Sant Tukaram JayantiJayanti11 Feb Thu

Birth anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — major Maharashtrian Bhakti poet-saint of the Varkari sampradaya.
Phag Mahotsav BeginRegional11 Feb Thu

Start of the 40-day Pushtimarg Phag (Holi) celebration window — Magha Shukla Panchami (= Vasant Panchami).
Ratha SaptamiMajor Festival13 Feb Sat

Birthday of Surya (Sun God) — marks the chariot turn of the Sun towards the northern hemisphere.
Kumbha SankrantiSankranti13 Feb Sat

Sun enters Aquarius (Kumbha).
Bhishma AshtamiMajor Festival14 Feb Sun

Death anniversary of Bhishma Pitamaha — the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas — who chose this day to leave his mortal body…
Madhva NavamiJayanti15 Feb Mon

Anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya's (1238-1317) departure to Badari — the Dvaita Vedanta acharya is believed to have walked into the…
Bheeshma EkadashiVrat17 Feb Wed

Also known as Jaya Ekadashi — Bhishma Pitamah chose this Ekadashi (Magha Shukla) to leave his mortal body.
Jaya EkadashiVrat17 Feb Wed

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat18 Feb Thu
Vishwakarma JayantiJayanti18 Feb Thu

Birth anniversary of Lord Vishwakarma — the divine architect of the gods.
Nityananda TrayodashiJayanti18 Feb Thu

Appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu — co-founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Ravidas JayantiJayanti20 Feb Sat

Birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas (Guru Ravidas, 1377-1528) — 15th-century Bhakti poet-saint and social reformer from Varanasi.
Lalita JayantiJayanti20 Feb Sat

Appearance day of Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
PurnimaVrat20 Feb Sat
Maasi MagamRegional21 Feb Sun

Sacred bathing festival when Magha nakshatra aligns with Maasi (solar Kumbha) Purnima.
Sai Baba JayantiJayanti21 Feb Sun

Birth anniversary of Shirdi Sai Baba — modern saint (c.1838-1918) revered across Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Attukal PongalaRegional21 Feb Sun

World's largest women-led religious gathering — held annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Shaheedi Saka Sri Nankana SahibMajor Festival21 Feb Sun

Commemoration of the Nankana Sahib massacre (1921) — Sikh martyrs killed during peaceful protest at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat23 Feb Tue
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati AppearanceJayanti25 Feb Thu

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (1874-1937) — founder of the Gaudiya Math, guru of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami…
Gajanan Maharaj Pragat DinJayanti27 Feb Sat

Manifestation day (pragat din) of Shri Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon (d.1910) — a major Datta-tradition saint of Maharashtra revered as a…
KalashtamiVrat27 Feb Sat

March 2027

31 observances

Vijaya EkadashiVrat3 Mar Wed

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Hola MohallaMajor Festival4 Mar Thu

Three-day Sikh festival of martial arts at Anandpur Sahib, instituted by Guru Gobind Singh.
PradoshamVrat5 Mar Fri
Maha ShivaratriMajor Festival6 Mar Sat

Great night of Lord Shiva.
Masik ShivaratriVrat6 Mar Sat
AmavasyaVrat8 Mar Mon
Somvati AmavasyaVrat8 Mar Mon

Amavasya falling on a Monday (Somavara).
Phulera DoojRegional10 Mar Wed

Krishna-Radha festival celebrated with flower offerings (phul = flower, era = sky).
Ramakrishna Paramhansa JayantiJayanti10 Mar Wed

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa (1836-1886) — modern Bengali mystic, guru of Swami Vivekananda.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat12 Mar Fri
Lakshmi Devi JayantiJayanti15 Mar Mon

Birth anniversary of Goddess Mahalakshmi from the churning of the Ksheera Sagar (Ocean of Milk).
Meena SankrantiSankranti15 Mar Mon

Sun enters Pisces (Meena).
Amalaki EkadashiVrat18 Mar Thu

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat19 Mar Fri
Holika DahanMajor Festival21 Mar Sun

Eve of Holi — bonfire commemorating the salvation of Prahlada from his demoness aunt Holika.
Panguni UthiramRegional22 Mar Mon

Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) nakshatra in Tamil Panguni (solar Meena) month.
Gaura PurnimaJayanti22 Mar Mon

Appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (also revered as a combined incarnation of Radha…
Dol YatraMajor Festival22 Mar Mon

Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnav swing-festival of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna — Phalguna Shukla Purnima.
PurnimaVrat22 Mar Mon
Tukaram BeejJayanti24 Mar Wed

Vaikuntha-gaman (sadeha ascension) anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — per Varkari tradition, Tukaram ascended to Vaikuntha…
Sri Sudheendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti24 Mar Wed

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)Jayanti25 Mar Thu

Tithi-based birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630-1680) — founder of the Maratha Empire.
Sri Vadiraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti25 Mar Thu

Aradhana of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha (1480-1600) — 120-year-life Madhva pontiff of Sode Matha, prolific author (Yuktimallika, Tirtha Prabandha,…
Karaikkal Ammaiyar Guru PoojaJayanti25 Mar Thu

Guru Pooja of Sri Karaikkal Ammaiyar — woman Nayanar saint, composer of Arpudha Tiruvandadi and Tiru Irattai Manimalai.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat25 Mar Thu
Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti26 Mar Fri

Aradhana of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha (1460-1539) — guru of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara, prolific Madhva pontiff and rajaguru.
Rang PanchamiRegional27 Mar Sat

Maharashtrian observance of color-throwing five days after Holi — Phalguna Krishna Panchami.
Allama Prabhu AradhanaJayanti27 Mar Sat

Aradhana of Allama Prabhu (12th century) — Shunya Simhasanadhipati (head) of the Anubhava Mantapa at Kalyana, master of mystical Vachana…
Eknath ShashthiJayanti28 Mar Sun

Death anniversary (jala-samadhi) of Sant Eknath Maharaj (1533-1599) — major Varkari saint of Maharashtra, author of Eknathi Bhagavata.
Sheetala SaptamiVrat29 Mar Mon

Worship of Goddess Sheetala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles, chickenpox).
KalashtamiVrat29 Mar Mon

April 2027

37 observances

Papamochani EkadashiVrat2 Apr Fri

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat4 Apr Sun
Masik ShivaratriVrat4 Apr Sun
AmavasyaVrat6 Apr Tue
Bhaumvati AmavasyaVrat6 Apr Tue

Amavasya falling on a Tuesday (Bhaumavara, the day of Mars).
UgadiMajor Festival7 Apr Wed

Hindu New Year (Deccan/South India).
Gudi PadwaRegional7 Apr Wed

Maharashtrian/Konkani New Year — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
Cheti ChandRegional7 Apr Wed

Sindhi New Year — birth anniversary of Jhulelal.
Chaitra NavratriMajor Festival7 Apr Wed

First day of spring Navratri — nine nights of the Divine Mother (ends on Ram Navami).
Matsya JayantiJayanti9 Apr Fri

Appearance day of Lord Matsya, the 1st Vishnu avatar — a giant fish that saved Manu and the seven sages during the cosmic deluge (Pralaya).
GangaurRegional9 Apr Fri

Major Rajasthani festival celebrating the divine union of Goddess Gauri (Parvati) and Lord Shiva.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat10 Apr Sat
Yamuna ChathMajor Festival12 Apr Mon

Yamuna Jayanti / Chath — appearance day of Goddess Yamuna, river deity.
Yamuna ChhathJayanti12 Apr Mon

Birth anniversary of Shri Yamunaji — the river goddess Yamuna (consort of Krishna and bridge-deity to Krishna in Pushtimarg theology).
Ram NavamiMajor Festival14 Apr Wed

Birthday of Lord Rama, born in Ayodhya.
Samarth Ramdas JayantiJayanti14 Apr Wed

Birth anniversary of Samarth Guru Ramdas (1608-1681) — Maharashtrian Bhakti saint and guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Basanti Annapurna PujaMajor Festival14 Apr Wed

Bengali spring (Basanti) worship of Goddess Annapurna — Chaitra Shukla Ashtami.
Mesha SankrantiSankranti14 Apr Wed

Sun enters Aries (Mesha).
VaisakhiRegional14 Apr Wed

Sikh harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
PuthanduRegional14 Apr Wed

Tamil New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Chithirai 1 in the Tamil solar calendar).
VishuRegional15 Apr Thu

Malayalam New Year; Sun enters Aries / Mesha.
Bohag BihuRegional15 Apr Thu

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

Bengali New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Boishakh 1 in the Bengali solar calendar).
Bisu ParbaRegional15 Apr Thu

Tulu New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (coastal Karnataka — Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts).
Kamada EkadashiVrat16 Apr Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi (kshaya tithi — observed on the previous day per Smarta convention) — Vishnu fasting day.
Chithirai ThiruvizhaRegional17 Apr Sat

Meenakshi Thirukalyanam (celestial wedding) festival in Madurai.
Damanakaropana DwadashiMajor Festival17 Apr Sat

Krishna festival on Chaitra Shukla Dwadashi when the Damanaka tree is offered to the Deity.
Mahavir JayantiJayanti18 Apr Sun

Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
PradoshamVrat18 Apr Sun
Hanuman JayantiJayanti20 Apr Tue

Birthday of Lord Hanuman.
Bengaluru KaragaRegional20 Apr Tue

Bengaluru's signature folk festival — 9-day Tigala (Vahnikula Kshatriya) community event culminating in a midnight procession on Chaitra…
PurnimaVrat20 Apr Tue
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat23 Apr Fri
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat25 Apr Sun
KalashtamiVrat28 Apr Wed
SitalashtamiVrat29 Apr Thu

Worship of Goddess Sitala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles).
Anusuya JayantiJayanti29 Apr Thu

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

May 2027

44 observances

Appar Guru PoojaJayanti1 May Sat

Guru Pooja of Sri Tirunavukkarasar (Appar Nayanar) — composer of Tevaram books 4-6 (4th-6th Tirumurai), elder of the Tevaram trio, known…
Vallabhacharya JayantiJayanti2 May Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Vallabhacharya, founder of the Pushtimarg sect of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Varuthini EkadashiVrat2 May Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat3 May Mon
Masik ShivaratriVrat4 May Tue
AmavasyaVrat6 May Thu
Shukdev JayantiJayanti7 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Shri Shukadeva (Shukacharya) — son of Vyasa, narrator of Srimad Bhagavata Purana to King Parikshit.
Akshaya TritiyaMajor Festival8 May Sat

Auspicious day for new beginnings — Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed on the day the Tritiya prevails in the forenoon/madhyahna.
Parshuram JayantiJayanti8 May Sat

Birth anniversary of Lord Parashurama, the 6th Vishnu avatar — sage-warrior who wielded the parashu (axe).
Matangi JayantiJayanti8 May Sat

Appearance day of Goddess Matangi, 9th of the 10 Mahavidyas — the goddess of speech and music.
Basava JayantiJayanti8 May Sat

Birth anniversary of Basaveshwara (Basavanna, 1131 CE) — founder of the Lingayat / Veerashaiva tradition, social reformer, and head of the…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat9 May Sun
Shankara JayantiJayanti10 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya — the great Advaita Vedanta philosopher who unified Hindu thought.
Surdas JayantiJayanti10 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Sant Surdas (1478-1583) — blind Bhakti poet of the Krishna devotional tradition.
Ramanujacharya JayantiJayanti10 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) — founder of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta and Sri Vaishnava sampradaya.
Ramanuja TirunakshatramJayanti10 May Mon

Tamil Sri Vaishnava (Iyengar) birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya — Chittirai (solar Mesha) + Tiruvadirai (Ardra) nakshatra.
Channabasavanna JayantiJayanti10 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Channabasavanna (1160 CE) — Basavanna's nephew, second-most-important Lingayat figure, succeeded Basavanna at the…
Ganga SaptamiJayanti12 May Wed

Ganga Jayanti — appearance day of Goddess Ganga in the locks of Lord Shiva.
Baglamukhi JayantiJayanti13 May Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Baglamukhi, one of the ten Mahavidyas (great wisdom goddesses) in Tantric tradition — the goddess who paralyses…
Sita NavamiJayanti14 May Fri

Sita Jayanti — birth anniversary of Goddess Sita, consort of Lord Rama.
Thrissur PooramRegional15 May Sat

Kerala's most spectacular temple festival — grand elephant processions, Kudamattom (umbrella exchange), Pandi Melam percussion, Pulikali,…
Vrishabha SankrantiSankranti15 May Sat

Sun enters Taurus (Vrishabha).
Adi Shankara AradhanaJayanti16 May Sun

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788-820 CE) — founder of Advaita Vedanta and the four Amnaya mathas (Sringeri,…
Mohini EkadashiVrat16 May Sun

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Rukmini DwadashiJayanti17 May Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Rukmini, principal queen of Sri Krishna at Dvaraka.
PradoshamVrat17 May Mon
Narasimha JayantiJayanti19 May Wed

Appearance day of Lord Narasimha, half-man-half-lion fourth avatar of Vishnu, who protected devotee Prahlada by slaying Hiranyakashipu.
Chhinnamasta JayantiJayanti19 May Wed

Appearance day of Goddess Chhinnamasta — 6th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Buddha PurnimaJayanti20 May Thu

Triple anniversary of Lord Buddha — birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana.
Vaikasi VisakamRegional20 May Thu

Birthday of Lord Murugan (Karthikeya).
Kurma JayantiJayanti20 May Thu

Appearance day of Lord Kurma, the tortoise 2nd avatar of Vishnu, who supported Mount Mandara during the cosmic churning of the Milky Ocean…
Chandika JayantiJayanti20 May Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Chandika (a fierce form of Durga / Shakti).
JyesthabhishekRegional20 May Thu

Krishna's Vraj coronation utsav — Vaishakha Shukla Purnima (= Buddha Purnima day).
Akka Mahadevi JayantiJayanti20 May Thu

Birth anniversary of Akka Mahadevi (1130-1160) — woman Sharana saint of the Lingayat tradition, prolific Vachana poet (~430 surviving…
PurnimaVrat20 May Thu
Mahaperiyava JayantiJayanti20 May Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
Narada JayantiJayanti21 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Devarshi Narada — celestial sage and divine messenger, propagator of Bhakti.
Tirugnana Sambandhar Guru PoojaJayanti23 May Sun

Mukti / guru-puja day of Sri Tirugnana Sambandhar — child-saint and prime among the 63 Nayanars, composed Tevaram (1st 3 Tirumurai).
Narsi Mehta JayantiJayanti24 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Sant Narsinh Mehta (1414-1488) — the Adi Kavi (first poet) of Gujarati literature and 15th-century Krishna-Bhakti…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat24 May Mon
Sabarimala Pratishta DinamRegional25 May Tue

Annual consecration anniversary of the Sabarimala Sannidhanam — TDB-fixed observance in Edavam (Vrishabha) month.
KalashtamiVrat28 May Fri
Hanuman Jayanti (Telugu)Jayanti31 May Mon

Telugu tradition observes Hanuman Jayanti on Vaishakha Krishna Dashami (40 days after Chaitra Purnima).
Apara EkadashiVrat31 May Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.

June 2027

28 observances

PradoshamVrat2 Jun Wed
Masik ShivaratriVrat3 Jun Thu
Vat SavitriVrat4 Jun Fri

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 JayantiJayanti4 Jun Fri

Birth anniversary of Lord Shani (Saturn), the celestial dispenser of karma.
Phalaharini Kali PujaVrat4 Jun Fri

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Phalaharini Kali — Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya per Bengali Purnimanta = Vaishakha Amavasya per Amanta.
AmavasyaVrat4 Jun Fri
Sekkizhar Guru PoojaJayanti8 Jun Tue

Guru Pooja of Sri Sekkizhar (12th century) — author of Periya Puranam (12th Tirumurai), the canonical hagiography of all 63 Nayanars.
Guru Arjan Dev Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti8 Jun Tue

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Arjan Dev Ji's martyrdom (1606 CE) on Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi per Bikrami lunar tradition.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat8 Jun Tue
SitalsasthiRegional9 Jun Wed

Wedding of Shiva and Parvati celebrated as a community carnival in Sambalpur, Odisha.
Dhumavati JayantiJayanti11 Jun Fri

Appearance day of Goddess Dhumavati — 7th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Mahesh NavamiRegional12 Jun Sat

Founding day of the Maheshwari community — per legend, Lord Mahesh (Shiva) revived 72 Khandelwal Rajputs and gave them the name…
Ganga DussehraMajor Festival13 Jun Sun

Descent of Goddess Ganga to earth from heaven.
Gayatri JayantiJayanti14 Jun Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Gayatri — embodiment of the Gayatri Mantra and Mother of the Vedas.
Nirjala EkadashiVrat14 Jun Mon

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Mithuna SankrantiSankranti15 Jun Tue

Sun enters Gemini (Mithuna).
Panihati Chida Dahi UtsavaMajor Festival16 Jun Wed

Festival of chipped rice (chida) and yogurt (dahi) at Panihati, West Bengal — commemorates the day Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami served…
PradoshamVrat16 Jun Wed
Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti17 Jun Thu

Aradhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (1404-1502) — pioneer of the Haridasa movement, guru of Sri Vyasaraja, founder of pillaged Mulbagal…
Kabir Das JayantiJayanti18 Jun Fri

Birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das — 15th-century mystic poet and saint of the Bhakti and Sufi traditions.
Vat PurnimaVrat18 Jun Fri

Maharashtrian variant of Vat Savitri — married women fast and tie sacred threads around the banyan tree (vata vriksha) for husbands'…
PurnimaVrat18 Jun Fri
Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival18 Jun Fri

Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (5th Guru), tortured to death by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1606 — the first Sikh martyr.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat22 Jun Tue
Kamakhya Ambubachi MelaRegional22 Jun Tue

4-day Tantric festival at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati (Assam) — celebrates the Goddess's annual menstruation period.
Banda Singh Bahadur Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival25 Jun Fri

Martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur — Sikh military commander and disciple of Guru Gobind Singh.
KalashtamiVrat26 Jun Sat
Yogini EkadashiVrat30 Jun Wed

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.

July 2027

36 observances

PradoshamVrat1 Jul Thu
Sri Vijayendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti2 Jul Fri

Aradhana of Sri Vijayendra Tirtha (1517-1614) — 6th pontiff in the Mantralaya parampara, master of 64 vidyas (kalas), guru of Sudheendra…
Masik ShivaratriVrat2 Jul Fri
AmavasyaVrat3 Jul Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat3 Jul Sat
Manikkavachakar Guru PoojaJayanti7 Jul Wed

Guru Pooja of Sri Manikkavachakar — minister-turned-saint, composed Tiruvasagam (8th Tirumurai) and Tirukkovaiyar.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat7 Jul Wed
Hera PanchamiMajor Festival8 Jul Thu

Hera Panchami — fifth day of the Puri Rath Yatra cycle (Ashadha Shukla Panchami).
Aani ThirumanjanamRegional9 Jul Fri

Maha-abhishekam of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on Aani Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) — commemorates Shiva's upadesha to Manikkavachakar under…
Bhai Mani Singh Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival9 Jul Fri

Martyrdom of Bhai Mani Singh — Sikh scholar, scribe of Dasam Granth, head granthi of Harmandir Sahib.
Bipattarini VrataVrat10 Jul Sat

Bengali women's vrata for protection from calamities — Ashadha Shukla Saptami (observed on a Tuesday or Saturday between Ratha Yatra and…
Periyalvar TirunakshatramJayanti12 Jul Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Periyalvar (Vishnuchittar) — father of Andal, composer of Tiruppallandu (the foundational mangala-shloka recited…
Bahuda YatraMajor Festival13 Jul Tue

Return chariot journey of Lord Jagannatha to the main temple at Puri (9 days after Ratha Yatra).
Suna BeshaMajor Festival14 Jul Wed

Suna Besha — golden ornament darshan of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi at Puri (same day as Devshayani…
Devshayani EkadashiVrat14 Jul Wed

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Adhara PanaMajor Festival15 Jul Thu

Adhara Pana — sacred honey-and-spice drink offering to Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on the chariots, Ashadha Shukla Dwadashi at…
PradoshamVrat15 Jul Thu
Niladri BijeMajor Festival16 Jul Fri

Niladri Bije — final return of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra to the inner sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) of the main temple at Puri,…
Bhai Taru Singh Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival16 Jul Fri

Martyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh — Sikh farmer-saint who chose to have his scalp cut off rather than convert.
Karka SankrantiSankranti17 Jul Sat

Sun enters Cancer (Karka).
Guru PurnimaMajor Festival18 Jul Sun

Day to honor teachers and gurus.
Chaturmasya BeginsMajor Festival18 Jul Sun

Start of the 4-month Chaturmasya period — Vaishnavas observe additional vows during the monsoon when Vishnu yoga-sleeps on Sheshanaga.
Sanatana Goswami DisappearanceJayanti18 Jul Sun

Disappearance day of Srila Sanatana Goswami — principal disciple of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, author of Hari Bhakti Vilasa, the Six…
PurnimaVrat18 Jul Sun
Veer Shasan JayantiJayanti19 Jul Mon

Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira's first divine sermon (Sarvajna Vani) — delivered 66 days after attaining Kevala Jnana, on Shravana…
Sawan SomwarVrat19 Jul Mon

Monday vrat of Sawan (Shravana), the month of Lord Shiva — devotees fast through the day, perform jalabhishek / Rudrabhisheka of the Shiva…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat22 Jul Thu
Aadi VelliVrat23 Jul Fri

Tamil women's Goddess Shakti vrat — every Friday (Velli) in the solar month of Aadi (Karka).
Sawan SomwarVrat26 Jul Mon
KalashtamiVrat26 Jul Mon
Aadi KrithigaiRegional28 Jul Wed

Krithika nakshatra in Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Kamika EkadashiVrat29 Jul Thu

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Aadi VelliVrat30 Jul Fri
PradoshamVrat30 Jul Fri
Shravan ShivratriMajor Festival31 Jul Sat

The Shivaratri of lunar Shravana — most auspicious of the monthly Shivaratris, falling during the holy Shravan month dedicated to Lord…
Masik ShivaratriVrat31 Jul Sat

August 2027

61 observances

Aadi AmavasaiVrat2 Aug Mon

New moon in Tamil Aadi / Malayalam Karkidakam (solar Karka) month.
Hariyali AmavasyaVrat2 Aug Mon

Shravana Amavasya (per traditional naming) — three days before Hariyali Teej.
Sawan SomwarVrat2 Aug Mon
AmavasyaVrat2 Aug Mon
Somvati AmavasyaVrat2 Aug Mon
Mangala Gauri VratVrat3 Aug Tue

Maharashtrian women's vrat — every Tuesday (Mangalvar) in the lunar month of Shravana.
Hariyali TeejVrat4 Aug Wed

Festival celebrating the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Aadi PooramRegional4 Aug Wed

Birth of Goddess Andal (Kodhai), the Vaishnava poet-saint and consort of Lord Vishnu.
Aadi PerukkuRegional4 Aug Wed

River worship festival on the 18th day of Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat5 Aug Thu
Nag PanchamiMajor Festival6 Aug Fri

Worship of serpent deities.
Sri Helavanakatte Giriamma AradhanaJayanti6 Aug Fri

Aradhana of Helavanakatte Giriamma — rare Haridasini woman saint and devotee of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha.
Aadi VelliVrat6 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat6 Aug Fri

Pan-South-India women's Lakshmi vrat — Friday before Shravana Purnima (engine: every Friday in Shravana Amanta; the canonical observance…
Kalki JayantiJayanti7 Aug Sat

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 JayantiJayanti8 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623) — author of the Ramcharitmanas (Awadhi vernacular Ramayana) and Hanuman Chalisa.
Sundarar Guru PoojaJayanti8 Aug Sun

Guru Pooja of Sri Sundaramurthi Nayanar — last-composed of the Tevaram trio (7th Tirumurai), known as 'Friend of Shiva' (Tambiran Tholan).
Shravan SomvarVrat9 Aug 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 SomwarVrat9 Aug Mon
Mangala Gauri VratVrat10 Aug Tue
Jhulana Yatra BeginsMajor Festival12 Aug Thu

Start of Jhulana Yatra — 5-day swing festival where Radha and Krishna deities are placed on a decorated swing (jhula).
Pavitra EkadashiMajor Festival12 Aug Thu

Pushtimarg's founding day — Sri Vallabhacharya received Brahmsambandh diksha from Shrinathji on Shravana Shukla Ekadashi (V.S. 1549 / 1492…
Putrada EkadashiVrat12 Aug Thu
Aadi VelliVrat13 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat13 Aug Fri
PradoshamVrat14 Aug Sat
Yamunacharya TirunakshatramJayanti15 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Yamunacharya / Alavandar (916-1041 CE) — third pontiff of the Sri Vaishnava acharya lineage (Nathamuni →…
Shravan SomvarVrat16 Aug Mon
Sawan SomwarVrat16 Aug Mon
Raksha BandhanMajor Festival17 Aug Tue

Festival of the sacred thread.
Yajurveda UpakarmaRegional17 Aug Tue

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Yajurveda brahmins.
Balarama JayantiJayanti17 Aug Tue

Appearance day of Lord Balarama — elder brother of Krishna, considered Krishna's first expansion (svayam-prakasha).
Rakshabandhan at MathuraRegional17 Aug Tue

Digambar Jain observance commemorating Vishnukumar's rescue of 700 Jain munis on Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan day).
Mangala Gauri VratVrat17 Aug Tue
PurnimaVrat17 Aug Tue
Simha SankrantiSankranti17 Aug Tue

Sun enters Leo (Simha).
Raghavendra Swamy AradhanaJayanti19 Aug Thu

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Sri Raghavendra Swamy (1595-1671) — most-revered Madhva saint, Brindavana at Mantralayam (Andhra Pradesh, on…
Kajari TeejVrat20 Aug Fri

Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya in Purnimanta reckoning (= Shravana Krishna Tritiya, Amanta) — third day of the waning moon after Raksha Bandhan.
Varalakshmi VratVrat20 Aug Fri
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat20 Aug Fri
Shravan SomvarVrat23 Aug Mon
Mangala Gauri VratVrat24 Aug Tue
KalashtamiVrat24 Aug Tue
Krishna JanmashtamiMajor Festival25 Aug Wed

Birthday of Lord Krishna — celebrated at midnight (Nishita Kala) when Krishna Ashtami prevails.
Sant Dnyaneshwar JayantiJayanti25 Aug Wed

Birth anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (Jnaneshwar, 1275-1296) — 13th-century Maharashtrian saint, author of Dnyaneshwari (Marathi Bhagavad…
Adya Kali JayantiJayanti25 Aug Wed

Appearance day of Goddess Adya Kali — primordial form of Mahakali.
NandotsavaMajor Festival26 Aug Thu

Festival of Nanda Maharaja — celebrating the joy of Krishna's appearance at Gokula.
Srila Prabhupada AppearanceJayanti26 Aug Thu

Appearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) — founder-acharya of ISKCON.
Varalakshmi VratVrat27 Aug Fri
Aja EkadashiVrat27 Aug Fri

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Paryushan BeginsMajor Festival28 Aug Sat

Start of the 8-day Shvetambara Jain festival of reflection, fasting, and seeking forgiveness — the most important Jain religious festival.
PradoshamVrat29 Aug Sun
Shravan SomvarVrat30 Aug Mon
Masik ShivaratriVrat30 Aug Mon
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sampuranta DivasMajor Festival30 Aug Mon

Completion day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 (added Guru Tegh Bahadur's bani).
Polala AmavasyaVrat31 Aug Tue

Telugu observance on Shravana Amavasya (Amanta; Purnimanta almanacs call the same new moon Bhadrapada Amavasya).
Bail PolaRegional31 Aug Tue

Maharashtrian agrarian festival honoring bullocks (bails) — farmers bathe, decorate, and worship their working oxen as gratitude for their…
Kaushiki AmavasyaVrat31 Aug Tue

Major Tantric night-puja at Tarapith — Shravana Amavasya in Amanta reckoning (Bhadra Amavasya of the Bengali solar-month almanac).
Mangala Gauri VratVrat31 Aug Tue
AmavasyaVrat31 Aug Tue
Bhaumvati AmavasyaVrat31 Aug Tue

September 2027

50 observances

Varaha JayantiJayanti2 Sep Thu

Appearance day of Lord Varaha, the boar third avatar of Vishnu, who lifted the earth from the cosmic ocean.
Ganesh ChaturthiMajor Festival3 Sep Fri

Birthday of Lord Ganesha — Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
Hartalika TeejVrat3 Sep Fri

Married women observe a strict day-and-night fast for marital welfare and unmarried girls pray for a worthy husband.
Samaveda UpakarmaRegional3 Sep Fri

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Samaveda brahmins.
Swarna Gowri HabbaVrat3 Sep Fri

Karnataka women's day-before-Ganesh-Chaturthi festival — married women worship Goddess Gowri (Parvati) for marital harmony and prosperity.
AthamRegional3 Sep Fri

Day 1 of the 10-day Onam festival in Kerala.
Rishi PanchamiVrat4 Sep Sat

Worship of the Sapta Rishis (Seven Sages — Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vasishtha).
SamvatsariMajor Festival4 Sep Sat

Last day of Shvetambara Paryushan — 'Kshamapana' day of seeking forgiveness from all beings.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat4 Sep Sat
ChithiraRegional4 Sep Sat

Day 2 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Das Lakshan BeginsMajor Festival5 Sep Sun

Start of the 10-day Digambar Jain Paryushan (Das Lakshan Mahaparva), beginning the day after Shvetambara Samvatsari ends.
ChodhiRegional5 Sep Sun

Day 3 of the 10-day Onam festival.
VishakamRegional6 Sep Mon

Day 4 of the 10-day Onam festival.
AnizhamRegional7 Sep Tue

Day 5 of the 10-day Onam festival.
RadhashtamiJayanti8 Sep Wed

Birth anniversary of Goddess Radha, eternal consort of Krishna.
Dadhichi JayantiJayanti8 Sep Wed

Birth anniversary of Sage Dadhichi — Vedic sage who sacrificed his bones for Indra to make the Vajra weapon to defeat Vritrasura.
Mahalakshmi Vratam BeginVrat8 Sep Wed

Start of the 16-day Sri Mahalakshmi Vratam observed primarily by Telugu women — Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami through Ashvayuja Shukla Ashtami.
ThrikkettaRegional8 Sep Wed

Day 6 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Sri Jagannatha Dasa AradhanaJayanti9 Sep Thu

Aradhana of Sri Jagannatha Dasa (1727-1809) — major Haridasa composer, author of the magnum opus Sri Hari Kathamrita Sara (Madhva…
MoolamRegional9 Sep Thu

Day 7 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Sugandha DashamiMajor Festival10 Sep Fri

Day 6 of the 10-day Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami.
PooradamRegional10 Sep Fri

Day 8 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Parivartini EkadashiVrat11 Sep Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
UthradamRegional11 Sep Sat

Day 9 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Avani AvittamRegional12 Sep Sun

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Rigveda brahmins.
ThiruvonamRegional12 Sep Sun

Main day of the 10-day Onam harvest festival in Kerala.
Bhuvaneshwari JayantiJayanti12 Sep Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari — 4th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Vamana JayantiJayanti12 Sep Sun

Appearance day of Lord Vamana, the dwarf brahmin fifth avatar of Vishnu, who restored the cosmic order by humbling King Bali.
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Pehla PrakashMajor Festival12 Sep Sun

First Prakash (installation) of Adi Granth at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in 1604 by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Marks the founding moment…
PradoshamVrat13 Sep Mon
Anant ChaturdashiMajor Festival14 Sep Tue

Ganesh Visarjan day.
KshamavaniMajor Festival14 Sep Tue

Last day of Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — forgiveness day.
PurnimaVrat15 Sep Wed
Tirumala Salakatla Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival15 Sep Wed

Annual Brahmotsavam at Tirumala (Srivari) — 9-day temple festival.
Pitru Paksha BeginsMajor Festival16 Sep Thu

Start of the 15/16-day Pitru Paksha — the period dedicated to ancestral offerings (Shraddh, Tarpan, Pinda Daan).
Bhaktivinoda Thakura AppearanceJayanti16 Sep Thu

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) — predecessor acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, bridge between Sri Chaitanya…
Kanya SankrantiSankranti17 Sep Fri

Sun enters Virgo (Kanya).
Vishwakarma PujaRegional17 Sep Fri

Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and engineer of the gods.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat19 Sep Sun
KalashtamiVrat23 Sep Thu
Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival24 Sep Fri

Navarathri Brahmotsavam at Tirumala — second Brahmotsavam in Adhika Maas years like 2026.
Indira EkadashiVrat26 Sep Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat27 Sep Mon
Masik ShivaratriVrat28 Sep Tue
MahalayaMajor Festival29 Sep Wed

Mahalaya Amavasya — last day of Pitru Paksha; tarpan to ancestors.
AmavasyaVrat29 Sep Wed
Tirumala Garuda SevaMajor Festival29 Sep Wed

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

Nine nights of Goddess Durga worship.
GhatasthapanaMajor Festival30 Sep Thu

Kalash Sthapana — the sankalpa rite that opens Sharad Navratri on Ashvina Shukla Pratipada.
Agrasen JayantiJayanti30 Sep Thu

Birth anniversary of Maharaja Agrasen — legendary ancient ruler of Agroha, considered the patriarch of the Agarwal community.

October 2027

39 observances

Tirumala Chakra SnanamMajor Festival2 Oct Sat

Concluding ceremony of Tirumala Brahmotsavam — sacred bath of the Sudarshana Chakra.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat3 Oct Sun
Katyayani JayantiJayanti5 Oct Tue

Appearance day of Goddess Katyayani — 6th of the Navadurga (9 forms of Durga).
Durga Puja ShashthiMajor Festival5 Oct Tue

Day 1 of Bengali Durga Puja — Bodhan (awakening of the Devi).
Maha SaptamiMajor Festival6 Oct Wed

Day 2 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Saptami.
Maha AshtamiMajor Festival7 Oct Thu

Day 3 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Ashtami.
Madhavacharya JayantiJayanti8 Oct Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhavacharya (Madhva, 1238-1317) — founder of Dvaita Vedanta and Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya.
Maha NavamiMajor Festival8 Oct Fri

Day 4 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Navami.
DussehraMajor Festival9 Oct Sat

Victory of good over evil.
Sai Baba PunyatithiJayanti9 Oct Sat

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918). Sai Baba took mahasamadhi on Vijayadashami (Ashvin Shukla Dashami).
Sri Madhvacharya JayantiJayanti9 Oct Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya (1238-1317) per Madhva tradition that places his birth on Vijayadashami (Ashvina Shukla Dashami) of…
Vedanta Desikan TirunakshatramJayanti9 Oct Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan / Swami Desikan (1268-1369) — foundational acharya of the Vadakalai branch of Sri Vaishnavism,…
Papankusha EkadashiVrat10 Oct Sun

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat12 Oct Tue
Sharad PurnimaMajor Festival14 Oct Thu

Brightest full moon of the year.
Krishna RasayatraMajor Festival14 Oct Thu

Krishna's autumn Rasa Lila with the gopis at Vrindavan, considered the supreme expression of divine love.
Valmiki JayantiJayanti15 Oct Fri

Birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, the adi-kavi (first poet) and author of the Ramayana.
Mirabai JayantiJayanti15 Oct Fri

Birth anniversary of Sant Mirabai (c.1498-1547) — Rajput princess and 16th-century Bhakti poet-saint, lifelong devotee of Lord Krishna of…
PurnimaVrat15 Oct Fri
Tula SankrantiSankranti17 Oct Sun

Sun enters Libra (Tula).
Kati BihuRegional17 Oct Sun

Assamese harvest-prayer festival on Tula Sankranti — first day of the Kati (Kartik) month per the Assamese solar calendar.
Karwa ChauthVrat18 Oct Mon

Fast for spouse's longevity — Kartika (Purnimanta) Krishna Chaturthi; the fast is broken at moonrise while Chaturthi prevails.
Atla TaddeVrat18 Oct Mon

Major Telugu women's festival — married women fast for husbands' longevity (similar to Karwa Chauth); unmarried girls fast for a good…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat18 Oct Mon
Ahoi AshtamiVrat22 Oct Fri

Mothers' fast for the longevity and welfare of their children, especially sons.
BahulashtamiJayanti22 Oct Fri

Appearance day of Sri Radha Kunda (the sacred bathing pond of Radharani) at Govardhan.
KalashtamiVrat22 Oct Fri
Rama EkadashiVrat25 Oct Mon

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Govatsa DwadashiMajor Festival26 Oct Tue

Cow worship day at the start of Diwali week.
DhanterasMajor Festival27 Oct Wed

Worship of Lord Dhanvantari (god of medicine and Ayurveda) — purchase of gold, silver, and new utensils for prosperity.
PradoshamVrat27 Oct Wed
Masik ShivaratriVrat27 Oct Wed
Naraka ChaturdashiMajor Festival28 Oct Thu

Choti Diwali — Krishna's victory over Narakasura.
DiwaliMajor Festival28 Oct Thu

Festival of lights.
Kamala JayantiJayanti28 Oct Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Kamala — 10th and final of the 10 Mahavidyas, the tantric form of Goddess Lakshmi.
Bandi Chhor DivasMajor Festival28 Oct Thu

Sikh festival commemorating Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji's release from imprisonment by Mughal Emperor Jahangir at Gwalior Fort in 1619, along…
AmavasyaVrat29 Oct Fri
Govardhan PujaMajor Festival30 Oct Sat

Krishna lifts Govardhan hill to protect Vraj from Indra.
Bhai DoojMajor Festival30 Oct Sat

Festival honoring the bond between brothers and sisters.

November 2027

45 observances

Karnataka RajyotsavaRegional1 Nov Mon

Karnataka State Formation Day — Nov 1, 1956: the Kannada-speaking regions of Madras, Hyderabad, Bombay, Coorg, and Mysore merged to form…
Naga ChaturthiVrat2 Nov Tue

Telugu Naga Devata worship day — Karthika Shukla Chaturthi, the day before Naga Panchami in the Karthika observance cycle (distinct from…
Srila Prabhupada DisappearanceJayanti2 Nov Tue

Disappearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1977 at Vrindavan).
Manavala Mamunigal TirunakshatramJayanti2 Nov Tue

Birth anniversary of Sri Manavala Mamunigal (1370-1444) — last great acharya of the Sri Vaishnava lineage and the foundational guru of the…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat2 Nov Tue
Labh PanchamRegional3 Nov Wed

Auspicious 5th day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat new year (Kartika Shukla Panchami).
Gyan PanchamiMajor Festival3 Nov Wed

Pan-Jain observance honoring Jnana (knowledge) — recitation, study, and ritual cleaning of Jain scriptures (Agamas) at Jain temples.
Chhath PujaMajor Festival4 Nov Thu

Sun worship festival — devotees offer prayers to the setting and rising sun, standing in water.
Skanda ShastiMajor Festival4 Nov Thu

Six-day worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda / Karthikeya) — culminates with Soorasamharam, the slaying of demon Surapadma.
GopashtamiMajor Festival6 Nov Sat

Festival of Krishna's promotion from calf-tender to cow-herder (when he was 6 years old).
Akshaya NavamiMajor Festival7 Nov Sun

Amla Navami — auspicious day to plant or worship the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree.
Jagaddhatri PujaMajor Festival7 Nov Sun

Worship of Goddess Jagaddhatri (Mother of the Universe) — distinct Bengali Goddess form.
Kalidas JayantiJayanti9 Nov Tue

Birth anniversary of Mahakavi Kalidas — 4th-5th century Sanskrit poet and dramatist (Abhijnanasakuntalam, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsha,…
Kansa VadhMajor Festival9 Nov Tue

Commemorates Lord Krishna's victory over his uncle, the demon king Kansa, slain on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi per the Bhagavata.
Bhishma Panchaka BeginsMajor Festival9 Nov Tue

Start of the 5-day Bhishma Panchaka vrat at the close of Chaturmasya.
Prabodhini EkadashiVrat9 Nov Tue

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Tulasi VivahMajor Festival10 Nov Wed

Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi (Holy Basil) with Lord Vishnu / Shaligrama.
Ksheerabdi DwadashiMajor Festival10 Nov Wed

Telugu observance honoring Vishnu's churning of the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagar Manthan).
Anyakut DwadashiRegional10 Nov Wed

Pushtimarg's chappan-bhog manorath day — Kartika Shukla Dwadashi (= Tulsi Vivah day).
PradoshamVrat11 Nov Thu
Guru Granth Sahib Ji GurgaddiMajor Festival11 Nov Thu

Day Guru Gobind Singh appointed the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs (1708, Nanded).
Vaikuntha ChaturdashiMajor Festival12 Nov Fri

Combined Vishnu-Shiva worship — devotees bathe at Manikarnika Ghat (Varanasi) and offer 1000 lotuses to both deities.
Bata OshaVrat12 Nov Fri

Bata Osha (also Bada Osha) — women's Kartik-month fasting observance in Odisha on Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi (same day as Vaikuntha…
Dev DeepawaliMajor Festival13 Nov Sat

Gods celebrate Diwali.
Aippasi AnnabhishekamRegional13 Nov Sat

Annabhishekam (sacred bathing of the Shiva lingam with cooked rice) on Aippasi Purnima — Tamil Aippasi (solar Tula) month full moon.
Guru Nanak JayantiJayanti13 Nov Sat

Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism.
PurnimaVrat13 Nov Sat
Kanakadasa JayantiJayanti16 Nov Tue

Birth anniversary of Sri Kanaka Dasa (1509-1609) — Haridasa saint-poet, composer of Mohana Tarangini and 240+ kritis, devotee of Lord…
Vrischika SankrantiSankranti16 Nov Tue

Sun enters Scorpio (Vrischika).
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat17 Nov Wed
Mandala Pooja BeginRegional17 Nov Wed

First day of the 41-day Mandala Vratham at Sabarimala — Sun enters Vrischika (Scorpio).
Kala Bhairav JayantiMajor Festival20 Nov Sat

Appearance day of Lord Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva — Kartika Krishna Ashtami (Amanta; Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami in…
KalashtamiVrat20 Nov Sat
Vitthalnath JayantiJayanti22 Nov Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Vitthalnathji (Gusainji, 1515-1585) — son of Sri Vallabhacharya, codified the seven-svarupa system of Pushtimarg…
Karthika SomavaraVrat22 Nov Mon

Pan-South-India Shaiva fast — every Monday (Somavar) in the solar month of Karthikai (Vrischika).
Utpanna EkadashiVrat23 Nov Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi (kshaya tithi — observed on the previous day per Smarta convention) — Vishnu fasting day.
Sant Dnyaneshwar PunyatithiJayanti25 Nov Thu

Sanjivan-samadhi anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275-1296) — the saint took live samadhi at Alandi at age 21.
PradoshamVrat25 Nov Thu
Sri Padmanabha Tirtha AradhanaJayanti26 Nov Fri

Aradhana of Sri Padmanabha Tirtha (d.1324) — direct disciple and successor of Sri Madhvacharya, second pontiff in the parampara, prolific…
Masik ShivaratriVrat26 Nov Fri
AmavasyaVrat27 Nov Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat27 Nov Sat
Balaji JayantiJayanti28 Nov Sun

Appearance day of Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji) at Tirumala.
Itu PujaVrat28 Nov Sun
Karthika SomavaraVrat29 Nov Mon

December 2027

41 observances

Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat1 Dec Wed
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat2 Dec Thu
Vivah PanchamiMajor Festival3 Dec Fri

Marriage anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita per the Ramayana.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti3 Dec Fri

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji's martyrdom (1675 CE at Chandni Chowk Delhi) on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami per…
Subramanya ShashtiMajor Festival4 Dec Sat

Birthday of Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya / Murugan) per the Margashirsha Shukla Shashti tradition observed in Andhra, Telangana, and coastal…
Champa ShashthiRegional4 Dec Sat

Major Khandoba festival — Khandoba (form of Shiva, also identified with Mallari Martand) is the kuldevta of countless Maharashtrian…
Itu PujaVrat5 Dec Sun
Karthika SomavaraVrat6 Dec Mon
Gita JayantiJayanti9 Dec Thu

Commemorates the day Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Maun EkadashiVrat9 Dec Thu

Pan-Jain silent fast day — Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat9 Dec Thu
Mokshada EkadashiVrat9 Dec Thu

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat11 Dec Sat
Tirumangai Alvar TirunakshatramJayanti12 Dec Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Tirumangai Alvar — last among the 12 Sri Vaishnava Alvar saints, composer of Periya Tirumozhi (Tamil Veda 4) and…
Itu PujaVrat12 Dec Sun
Annapurna JayantiJayanti13 Dec Mon

Birth anniversary of Goddess Annapurna, Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.
Karthigai DeepamRegional13 Dec Mon

Festival of lights at Tiruvannamalai.
Dattatreya JayantiJayanti13 Dec Mon

Birth anniversary of Lord Dattatreya, the combined incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (Hindu Trinity).
Tripura Sundari JayantiJayanti13 Dec Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) — 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Karthika SomavaraVrat13 Dec Mon
PurnimaVrat13 Dec Mon
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival14 Dec Tue

Martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (9th Guru), executed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675 for refusing to convert and for protecting…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat16 Dec Thu
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat16 Dec Thu
Dhanu SankrantiSankranti16 Dec Thu

Sun enters Sagittarius (Dhanu).
Sri Akshobhya Tirtha AradhanaJayanti17 Dec Fri

Aradhana of Sri Akshobhya Tirtha (d.1365) — fourth pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, defeated Vidyaranya in the famous Mulbagal…
Itu PujaVrat19 Dec Sun
KalashtamiVrat20 Dec Mon
Sri Sarada Devi JayantiJayanti22 Dec Wed

Birth anniversary of Sri Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) — Holy Mother of Sri Ramakrishna and the spiritual mother of the Ramakrishna Order.
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat23 Dec Thu
Saphala EkadashiVrat23 Dec Thu
Vadde Sahibzade Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival23 Dec Thu

Martyrdom day of Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh — elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, killed in the Battle of Chamkaur (Dec…
PradoshamVrat25 Dec Sat
Masik ShivaratriVrat25 Dec Sat
Tulsi Pujan DiwasRegional25 Dec Sat

Worship of the sacred Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant.
Itu PujaVrat26 Dec Sun
AmavasyaVrat27 Dec Mon
Somvati AmavasyaVrat27 Dec Mon
Mandala PoojaRegional27 Dec Mon

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

Martyrdom day of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (age 9) and Sahibzada Fateh Singh (age 7) — younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, bricked alive at…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat31 Dec Fri

Frequently asked questions

How many Hindu holidays are there in 2027?

There are approximately 50–70 Hindu observances in 2027, 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.