Hindu Holidays 2028 — Complete Calendar

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2028 at a glance

Total observances: 479
Major festivals: 94
Fasting days: 186
Jayantis: 122

January 2028

43 observances

Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat1 Jan Sat

Monthly Ganesha worship (Shukla Chaturthi).
Guru Gobind Singh Prakash (Sanatan)Jayanti4 Jan Tue

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's prakash (birth) on Poh Sudi 7 — Pausha Shukla Saptami of the Bikrami calendar (a Shukla…
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiJayanti5 Jan Wed

Birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth and last human Guru of the Sikhs, who founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699 AD.
Vaikuntha EkadashiMajor Festival8 Jan Sat

Major Vaishnava Ekadashi — believed that the Vaikuntha Dwara (gateway to Vishnu's abode) opens on this day.
Putrada EkadashiVrat8 Jan Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Mahaperiyava AradhanaJayanti8 Jan Sat

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham,…
Mukkoti DwadashiMajor Festival9 Jan Sun

Day after Vaikuntha Ekadashi — the Shukla Dwadashi of solar Dhanurmasa.
PradoshamVrat9 Jan Sun

Shiva worship day (Shukla Trayodashi at Pradosh-kaal).
Margazhi ThiruvadiraiRegional11 Jan Tue

Vision of Lord Nataraja (Cosmic Dance of Shiva).
Shakambhari JayantiJayanti12 Jan Wed

Birth anniversary of Goddess Shakambhari, the Devi who provided shaak (vegetables) to nourish a famine-stricken world.
Krishna Pushya AbhishekaMajor Festival12 Jan Wed

Special abhishekam of Lord Krishna (the Deity bathed with auspicious substances).
PurnimaVrat12 Jan Wed

Full Moon day.
Erumeli Petta ThullalRegional12 Jan Wed

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

Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Vedanta monk who introduced Indian philosophy to the Western world at the 1893…
Bhogi PongalRegional14 Jan Fri

First day of the four-day Tamil Pongal harvest festival.
LohriRegional14 Jan Fri

Punjabi mid-winter folk festival.
Sakat ChauthVrat15 Jan Sat

Magha Krishna Chaturthi — Sankashti Chaturthi specifically dedicated to Lord Ganesha for child welfare.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat15 Jan Sat

Monthly Ganesha worship fast (Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise).
Makar SankrantiSankranti15 Jan Sat

Sun enters Capricorn (Makara).
MakaravilakkuRegional15 Jan Sat

Climactic festival of Sabarimala — divine light (Makara Jyothi) appears on Ponnambalamedu hill at twilight on Makara Sankranti evening.
PongalMajor Festival15 Jan Sat

Tamil harvest festival; main day with Makar Sankranti / Uttarayana.
Thyagaraja AradhanaJayanti16 Jan Sun

Samadhi anniversary of Sri Thyagaraja Swamigal (1767-1847) — the great Carnatic music saint-composer, one of the Trimurti of Carnatic music.
Mattu PongalRegional16 Jan Sun

Third day of the four-day Tamil Pongal festival.
Magh BihuRegional16 Jan Sun

Assamese harvest festival on Makar Sankranti day (also Bhogali Bihu).
Kanu PongalRegional17 Jan Mon

Fourth and final day of the Tamil Pongal festival.
Ramananda JayantiJayanti18 Jan Tue

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanandacharya (1400-1476/1480, traditional dates vary) — founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya and pioneering…
Sri Narahari Tirtha AradhanaJayanti18 Jan Tue

Aradhana of Sri Narahari Tirtha (1281-1333) — third pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, recovered the Mool Rama and Mool Sita vigrahas…
KalashtamiVrat18 Jan Tue

Monthly Kala Bhairava worship on Krishna Ashtami, observed on the night the Ashtami prevails.
Udupi Sri Krishna ParyayaRegional18 Jan Tue

Biennial change of presiding matha at Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi — handover ceremony where the outgoing matha pontiff hands the puja rights…
Posh DashamiJayanti21 Jan Fri

Birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara — Posh Vad 10, Pausha Krishna Dashami of the Gujarati…
Shat-tila EkadashiVrat22 Jan Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat23 Jan Sun
Masik ShivaratriVrat24 Jan Mon

Monthly Shiva night (Krishna Chaturdashi at Nishita).
Ratanti Kali PujaVrat25 Jan Tue

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Kali — Magha Krishna Chaturdashi per Bengali Purnimanta = Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi per Amanta.
Thai AmavasaiVrat26 Jan Wed

New moon in Tamil Thai (solar Makara) month.
Mauni AmavasyaMajor Festival26 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 AradhanaJayanti26 Jan Wed

Aradhana day of Sri Purandara Dasaru (1484-1565) — pitamaha of Carnatic music and prolific Haridasa composer (allegedly 4.75 lakh kritis,…
AmavasyaVrat26 Jan Wed

New Moon day.
Ganesha JayantiJayanti30 Jan Sun

Birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha (per the Magha Purana — Maharashtrian convention).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat30 Jan Sun
Vasant PanchamiMajor Festival31 Jan Mon

Festival of spring.
Sant Tukaram JayantiJayanti31 Jan Mon

Birth anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — major Maharashtrian Bhakti poet-saint of the Varkari sampradaya.
Phag Mahotsav BeginRegional31 Jan Mon

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

February 2028

27 observances

Ratha SaptamiMajor Festival3 Feb Thu

Birthday of Surya (Sun God) — marks the chariot turn of the Sun towards the northern hemisphere.
Bhishma AshtamiMajor Festival4 Feb Fri

Death anniversary of Bhishma Pitamaha — the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas — who chose this day to leave his mortal body…
Madhva NavamiJayanti5 Feb Sat

Anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya's (1238-1317) departure to Badari — the Dvaita Vedanta acharya is believed to have walked into the…
Jaya EkadashiVrat6 Feb Sun

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Bheeshma EkadashiVrat7 Feb Mon

Also known as Jaya Ekadashi — Bhishma Pitamah chose this Ekadashi (Magha Shukla) to leave his mortal body.
Vishwakarma JayantiJayanti8 Feb Tue

Birth anniversary of Lord Vishwakarma — the divine architect of the gods.
Nityananda TrayodashiJayanti8 Feb Tue

Appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu — co-founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
PradoshamVrat8 Feb Tue
Thai PoosamRegional9 Feb Wed

Major Murugan festival.
Ravidas JayantiJayanti10 Feb Thu

Birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas (Guru Ravidas, 1377-1528) — 15th-century Bhakti poet-saint and social reformer from Varanasi.
Lalita JayantiJayanti10 Feb Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
PurnimaVrat10 Feb Thu
Sai Baba JayantiJayanti11 Feb Fri

Birth anniversary of Shirdi Sai Baba — modern saint (c.1838-1918) revered across Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat13 Feb Sun
Kumbha SankrantiSankranti13 Feb Sun

Sun enters Aquarius (Kumbha).
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati AppearanceJayanti14 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 DinJayanti16 Feb Wed

Manifestation day (pragat din) of Shri Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon (d.1910) — a major Datta-tradition saint of Maharashtra revered as a…
KalashtamiVrat17 Feb Thu
Vijaya EkadashiVrat20 Feb Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Shaheedi Saka Sri Nankana SahibMajor Festival21 Feb Mon

Commemoration of the Nankana Sahib massacre (1921) — Sikh martyrs killed during peaceful protest at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib…
PradoshamVrat22 Feb Tue
Maha ShivaratriMajor Festival23 Feb Wed

Great night of Lord Shiva.
Masik ShivaratriVrat23 Feb Wed
AmavasyaVrat25 Feb Fri
Phulera DoojRegional27 Feb Sun

Krishna-Radha festival celebrated with flower offerings (phul = flower, era = sky).
Ramakrishna Paramhansa JayantiJayanti27 Feb Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa (1836-1886) — modern Bengali mystic, guru of Swami Vivekananda.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat29 Feb Tue

March 2028

34 observances

Lakshmi Devi JayantiJayanti4 Mar Sat

Birth anniversary of Goddess Mahalakshmi from the churning of the Ksheera Sagar (Ocean of Milk).
Hola MohallaMajor Festival4 Mar Sat

Three-day Sikh festival of martial arts at Anandpur Sahib, instituted by Guru Gobind Singh.
Amalaki EkadashiVrat7 Mar Tue

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat8 Mar Wed
Maasi MagamRegional10 Mar Fri

Sacred bathing festival when Magha nakshatra aligns with Maasi (solar Kumbha) Purnima.
Holika DahanMajor Festival10 Mar Fri

Eve of Holi — bonfire commemorating the salvation of Prahlada from his demoness aunt Holika.
Attukal PongalaRegional10 Mar Fri

World's largest women-led religious gathering — held annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Gaura PurnimaJayanti10 Mar Fri

Appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (also revered as a combined incarnation of Radha…
Dol YatraMajor Festival10 Mar Fri

Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnav swing-festival of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna — Phalguna Shukla Purnima.
PurnimaVrat10 Mar Fri
HoliMajor Festival11 Mar Sat

Festival of colors (Rangwali Holi).
Tukaram BeejJayanti12 Mar Sun

Vaikuntha-gaman (sadeha ascension) anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1608-1650) — per Varkari tradition, Tukaram ascended to Vaikuntha…
Sri Sudheendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti12 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)Jayanti13 Mar Mon

Tithi-based birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630-1680) — founder of the Maratha Empire.
Sri Vadiraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti13 Mar Mon

Aradhana of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha (1480-1600) — 120-year-life Madhva pontiff of Sode Matha, prolific author (Yuktimallika, Tirtha Prabandha,…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat13 Mar Mon
Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha AradhanaJayanti14 Mar Tue

Aradhana of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha (1460-1539) — guru of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara, prolific Madhva pontiff and rajaguru.
Meena SankrantiSankranti14 Mar Tue

Sun enters Pisces (Meena).
Rang PanchamiRegional15 Mar Wed

Maharashtrian observance of color-throwing five days after Holi — Phalguna Krishna Panchami.
Allama Prabhu AradhanaJayanti15 Mar Wed

Aradhana of Allama Prabhu (12th century) — Shunya Simhasanadhipati (head) of the Anubhava Mantapa at Kalyana, master of mystical Vachana…
Eknath ShashthiJayanti16 Mar Thu

Death anniversary (jala-samadhi) of Sant Eknath Maharaj (1533-1599) — major Varkari saint of Maharashtra, author of Eknathi Bhagavata.
Sheetala SaptamiVrat17 Mar Fri

Worship of Goddess Sheetala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles, chickenpox).
KalashtamiVrat17 Mar Fri
Papamochani EkadashiVrat21 Mar Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat23 Mar Thu
Masik ShivaratriVrat24 Mar Fri
AmavasyaVrat26 Mar Sun
UgadiMajor Festival27 Mar Mon

Hindu New Year (Deccan/South India).
Gudi PadwaRegional27 Mar Mon

Maharashtrian/Konkani New Year — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
Cheti ChandRegional27 Mar Mon

Sindhi New Year — birth anniversary of Jhulelal.
Chaitra NavratriMajor Festival27 Mar Mon

First day of spring Navratri — nine nights of the Divine Mother (ends on Ram Navami).
Matsya JayantiJayanti29 Mar Wed

Appearance day of Lord Matsya, the 1st Vishnu avatar — a giant fish that saved Manu and the seven sages during the cosmic deluge (Pralaya).
GangaurRegional29 Mar Wed

Major Rajasthani festival celebrating the divine union of Goddess Gauri (Parvati) and Lord Shiva.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat30 Mar Thu

April 2028

43 observances

Yamuna ChathMajor Festival1 Apr Sat

Yamuna Jayanti / Chath — appearance day of Goddess Yamuna, river deity.
Yamuna ChhathJayanti1 Apr Sat

Birth anniversary of Shri Yamunaji — the river goddess Yamuna (consort of Krishna and bridge-deity to Krishna in Pushtimarg theology).
Ram NavamiMajor Festival3 Apr Mon

Birthday of Lord Rama, born in Ayodhya.
Samarth Ramdas JayantiJayanti3 Apr Mon

Birth anniversary of Samarth Guru Ramdas (1608-1681) — Maharashtrian Bhakti saint and guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Basanti Annapurna PujaMajor Festival3 Apr Mon

Bengali spring (Basanti) worship of Goddess Annapurna — Chaitra Shukla Ashtami.
Kamada EkadashiVrat5 Apr Wed

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi (kshaya tithi — observed on the previous day per Smarta convention) — Vishnu fasting day.
Damanakaropana DwadashiMajor Festival6 Apr Thu

Krishna festival on Chaitra Shukla Dwadashi when the Damanaka tree is offered to the Deity.
Mahavir JayantiJayanti7 Apr Fri

Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
PradoshamVrat7 Apr Fri
Panguni UthiramRegional8 Apr Sat

Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) nakshatra in Tamil Panguni (solar Meena) month.
Hanuman JayantiJayanti9 Apr Sun

Birthday of Lord Hanuman.
Bengaluru KaragaRegional9 Apr Sun

Bengaluru's signature folk festival — 9-day Tigala (Vahnikula Kshatriya) community event culminating in a midnight procession on Chaitra…
PurnimaVrat9 Apr Sun
Karaikkal Ammaiyar Guru PoojaJayanti11 Apr Tue

Guru Pooja of Sri Karaikkal Ammaiyar — woman Nayanar saint, composer of Arpudha Tiruvandadi and Tiru Irattai Manimalai.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat12 Apr Wed
Mesha SankrantiSankranti13 Apr Thu

Sun enters Aries (Mesha).
VaisakhiRegional13 Apr Thu

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

Malayalam New Year; Sun enters Aries / Mesha.
Bohag BihuRegional14 Apr Fri

Assamese New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (also Rongali Bihu — spring festival).
PuthanduRegional14 Apr Fri

Tamil New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Chithirai 1 in the Tamil solar calendar).
Pohela BoishakhRegional14 Apr Fri

Bengali New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (Boishakh 1 in the Bengali solar calendar).
Bisu ParbaRegional14 Apr Fri

Tulu New Year on Mesha Sankranti day (coastal Karnataka — Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts).
KalashtamiVrat16 Apr Sun
SitalashtamiVrat17 Apr Mon

Worship of Goddess Sitala for protection from infectious diseases (especially smallpox/measles).
Anusuya JayantiJayanti17 Apr Mon

Birth anniversary of Mata Anusuya — wife of Sage Atri and mother of the Trinity (Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh as Dattatreya).
Vallabhacharya JayantiJayanti20 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Vallabhacharya, founder of the Pushtimarg sect of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Appar Guru PoojaJayanti20 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 EkadashiVrat20 Apr Thu

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat22 Apr Sat
Masik ShivaratriVrat22 Apr Sat
AmavasyaVrat24 Apr Mon
Somvati AmavasyaVrat24 Apr Mon

Amavasya falling on a Monday (Somavara).
Shukdev JayantiJayanti25 Apr Tue

Birth anniversary of Shri Shukadeva (Shukacharya) — son of Vyasa, narrator of Srimad Bhagavata Purana to King Parikshit.
Akshaya TritiyaMajor Festival27 Apr Thu

Auspicious day for new beginnings — Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed on the day the Tritiya prevails in the forenoon/madhyahna.
Parshuram JayantiJayanti27 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Lord Parashurama, the 6th Vishnu avatar — sage-warrior who wielded the parashu (axe).
Matangi JayantiJayanti27 Apr Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Matangi, 9th of the 10 Mahavidyas — the goddess of speech and music.
Basava JayantiJayanti27 Apr Thu

Birth anniversary of Basaveshwara (Basavanna, 1131 CE) — founder of the Lingayat / Veerashaiva tradition, social reformer, and head of the…
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat28 Apr Fri
Shankara JayantiJayanti29 Apr Sat

Birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya — the great Advaita Vedanta philosopher who unified Hindu thought.
Surdas JayantiJayanti29 Apr Sat

Birth anniversary of Sant Surdas (1478-1583) — blind Bhakti poet of the Krishna devotional tradition.
Ramanujacharya JayantiJayanti29 Apr Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) — founder of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta and Sri Vaishnava sampradaya.
Channabasavanna JayantiJayanti29 Apr Sat

Birth anniversary of Channabasavanna (1160 CE) — Basavanna's nephew, second-most-important Lingayat figure, succeeded Basavanna at the…
Ramanuja TirunakshatramJayanti30 Apr Sun

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

May 2028

37 observances

Ganga SaptamiJayanti1 May Mon

Ganga Jayanti — appearance day of Goddess Ganga in the locks of Lord Shiva.
Baglamukhi JayantiJayanti2 May Tue

Appearance day of Goddess Baglamukhi, one of the ten Mahavidyas (great wisdom goddesses) in Tantric tradition — the goddess who paralyses…
Sita NavamiJayanti3 May Wed

Sita Jayanti — birth anniversary of Goddess Sita, consort of Lord Rama.
Chithirai ThiruvizhaRegional4 May Thu

Meenakshi Thirukalyanam (celestial wedding) festival in Madurai.
Thrissur PooramRegional4 May Thu

Kerala's most spectacular temple festival — grand elephant processions, Kudamattom (umbrella exchange), Pandi Melam percussion, Pulikali,…
Adi Shankara AradhanaJayanti5 May Fri

Maha-samadhi anniversary of Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788-820 CE) — founder of Advaita Vedanta and the four Amnaya mathas (Sringeri,…
Mohini EkadashiVrat5 May Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Rukmini DwadashiJayanti6 May Sat

Appearance day of Goddess Rukmini, principal queen of Sri Krishna at Dvaraka.
PradoshamVrat6 May Sat
Narasimha JayantiJayanti7 May Sun

Appearance day of Lord Narasimha, half-man-half-lion fourth avatar of Vishnu, who protected devotee Prahlada by slaying Hiranyakashipu.
Chhinnamasta JayantiJayanti7 May Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Chhinnamasta — 6th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Buddha PurnimaJayanti8 May Mon

Triple anniversary of Lord Buddha — birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana.
Kurma JayantiJayanti8 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 JayantiJayanti8 May Mon

Appearance day of Goddess Chandika (a fierce form of Durga / Shakti).
JyesthabhishekRegional8 May Mon

Krishna's Vraj coronation utsav — Vaishakha Shukla Purnima (= Buddha Purnima day).
Akka Mahadevi JayantiJayanti8 May Mon

Birth anniversary of Akka Mahadevi (1130-1160) — woman Sharana saint of the Lingayat tradition, prolific Vachana poet (~430 surviving…
PurnimaVrat8 May Mon
Narada JayantiJayanti9 May Tue

Birth anniversary of Devarshi Narada — celestial sage and divine messenger, propagator of Bhakti.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat11 May Thu
Narsi Mehta JayantiJayanti12 May Fri

Birth anniversary of Sant Narsinh Mehta (1414-1488) — the Adi Kavi (first poet) of Gujarati literature and 15th-century Krishna-Bhakti…
Vrishabha SankrantiSankranti14 May Sun

Sun enters Taurus (Vrishabha).
KalashtamiVrat16 May Tue
Hanuman Jayanti (Telugu)Jayanti19 May Fri

Telugu tradition observes Hanuman Jayanti on Vaishakha Krishna Dashami (40 days after Chaitra Purnima).
Apara EkadashiVrat20 May Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Mahaperiyava JayantiJayanti20 May Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
PradoshamVrat21 May Sun
Masik ShivaratriVrat22 May Mon
Vat SavitriVrat24 May Wed

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 JayantiJayanti24 May Wed

Birth anniversary of Lord Shani (Saturn), the celestial dispenser of karma.
Phalaharini Kali PujaVrat24 May Wed

Bengali Tantric night-puja of Goddess Phalaharini Kali — Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya per Bengali Purnimanta = Vaishakha Amavasya per Amanta.
AmavasyaVrat24 May Wed
Sabarimala Pratishta DinamRegional25 May Thu

Annual consecration anniversary of the Sabarimala Sannidhanam — TDB-fixed observance in Edavam (Vrishabha) month.
Guru Arjan Dev Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti28 May Sun

Sanatani Sikh observance of Guru Arjan Dev Ji's martyrdom (1606 CE) on Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi per Bikrami lunar tradition.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat28 May Sun
Sekkizhar Guru PoojaJayanti29 May Mon

Guru Pooja of Sri Sekkizhar (12th century) — author of Periya Puranam (12th Tirumurai), the canonical hagiography of all 63 Nayanars.
SitalsasthiRegional29 May Mon

Wedding of Shiva and Parvati celebrated as a community carnival in Sambalpur, Odisha.
Dhumavati JayantiJayanti31 May Wed

Appearance day of Goddess Dhumavati — 7th of the 10 Mahavidyas.

June 2028

28 observances

Mahesh NavamiRegional1 Jun Thu

Founding day of the Maheshwari community — per legend, Lord Mahesh (Shiva) revived 72 Khandelwal Rajputs and gave them the name…
Ganga DussehraMajor Festival2 Jun Fri

Descent of Goddess Ganga to earth from heaven.
Gayatri JayantiJayanti3 Jun Sat

Appearance day of Goddess Gayatri — embodiment of the Gayatri Mantra and Mother of the Vedas.
Nirjala EkadashiVrat3 Jun Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat4 Jun Sun
Vaikasi VisakamRegional5 Jun Mon

Birthday of Lord Murugan (Karthikeya).
Panihati Chida Dahi UtsavaMajor Festival5 Jun Mon

Festival of chipped rice (chida) and yogurt (dahi) at Panihati, West Bengal — commemorates the day Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami served…
Vat PurnimaVrat6 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 AradhanaJayanti6 Jun Tue

Aradhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (1404-1502) — pioneer of the Haridasa movement, guru of Sri Vyasaraja, founder of pillaged Mulbagal…
Kabir Das JayantiJayanti7 Jun Wed

Birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das — 15th-century mystic poet and saint of the Bhakti and Sufi traditions.
PurnimaVrat7 Jun Wed
Tirugnana Sambandhar Guru PoojaJayanti8 Jun Thu

Mukti / guru-puja day of Sri Tirugnana Sambandhar — child-saint and prime among the 63 Nayanars, composed Tevaram (1st 3 Tirumurai).
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat10 Jun Sat
KalashtamiVrat15 Jun Thu
Mithuna SankrantiSankranti15 Jun Thu

Sun enters Gemini (Mithuna).
Yogini EkadashiVrat18 Jun Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival18 Jun Sun

Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (5th Guru), tortured to death by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1606 — the first Sikh martyr.
Sri Vijayendra Tirtha AradhanaJayanti20 Jun Tue

Aradhana of Sri Vijayendra Tirtha (1517-1614) — 6th pontiff in the Mantralaya parampara, master of 64 vidyas (kalas), guru of Sudheendra…
PradoshamVrat20 Jun Tue
Masik ShivaratriVrat21 Jun Wed
AmavasyaVrat22 Jun Thu
Kamakhya Ambubachi MelaRegional22 Jun Thu

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

Martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur — Sikh military commander and disciple of Guru Gobind Singh.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat26 Jun Mon
Hera PanchamiMajor Festival27 Jun Tue

Hera Panchami — fifth day of the Puri Rath Yatra cycle (Ashadha Shukla Panchami).
Manikkavachakar Guru PoojaJayanti27 Jun Tue

Guru Pooja of Sri Manikkavachakar — minister-turned-saint, composed Tiruvasagam (8th Tirumurai) and Tirukkovaiyar.
Aani ThirumanjanamRegional29 Jun Thu

Maha-abhishekam of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on Aani Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) — commemorates Shiva's upadesha to Manikkavachakar under…
Bipattarini VrataVrat29 Jun Thu

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

July 2028

44 observances

Bahuda YatraMajor Festival1 Jul Sat

Return chariot journey of Lord Jagannatha to the main temple at Puri (9 days after Ratha Yatra).
Suna BeshaMajor Festival2 Jul Sun

Suna Besha — golden ornament darshan of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi at Puri (same day as Devshayani…
Periyalvar TirunakshatramJayanti2 Jul Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Periyalvar (Vishnuchittar) — father of Andal, composer of Tiruppallandu (the foundational mangala-shloka recited…
Devshayani EkadashiVrat2 Jul Sun

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Adhara PanaMajor Festival3 Jul Mon

Adhara Pana — sacred honey-and-spice drink offering to Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra on the chariots, Ashadha Shukla Dwadashi at…
Niladri BijeMajor Festival4 Jul Tue

Niladri Bije — final return of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra to the inner sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) of the main temple at Puri,…
PradoshamVrat4 Jul Tue
Guru PurnimaMajor Festival6 Jul Thu

Day to honor teachers and gurus.
Chaturmasya BeginsMajor Festival6 Jul Thu

Start of the 4-month Chaturmasya period — Vaishnavas observe additional vows during the monsoon when Vishnu yoga-sleeps on Sheshanaga.
Sanatana Goswami DisappearanceJayanti6 Jul Thu

Disappearance day of Srila Sanatana Goswami — principal disciple of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, author of Hari Bhakti Vilasa, the Six…
PurnimaVrat6 Jul Thu
Veer Shasan JayantiJayanti7 Jul Fri

Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira's first divine sermon (Sarvajna Vani) — delivered 66 days after attaining Kevala Jnana, on Shravana…
Bhai Mani Singh Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival9 Jul Sun

Martyrdom of Bhai Mani Singh — Sikh scholar, scribe of Dasam Granth, head granthi of Harmandir Sahib.
Sawan SomwarVrat10 Jul Mon

Monday vrat of Sawan (Shravana), the month of Lord Shiva — devotees fast through the day, perform jalabhishek / Rudrabhisheka of the Shiva…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat10 Jul Mon
KalashtamiVrat14 Jul Fri
Karka SankrantiSankranti16 Jul Sun

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

Martyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh — Sikh farmer-saint who chose to have his scalp cut off rather than convert.
Sawan SomwarVrat17 Jul Mon
Aadi KrithigaiRegional18 Jul Tue

Krithika nakshatra in Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Kamika EkadashiVrat18 Jul Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat19 Jul Wed
Shravan ShivratriMajor Festival20 Jul Thu

The Shivaratri of lunar Shravana — most auspicious of the monthly Shivaratris, falling during the holy Shravan month dedicated to Lord…
Masik ShivaratriVrat20 Jul Thu
Aadi VelliVrat21 Jul Fri

Tamil women's Goddess Shakti vrat — every Friday (Velli) in the solar month of Aadi (Karka).
Aadi AmavasaiVrat22 Jul Sat

New moon in Tamil Aadi / Malayalam Karkidakam (solar Karka) month.
Hariyali AmavasyaVrat22 Jul Sat

Shravana Amavasya (per traditional naming) — three days before Hariyali Teej.
AmavasyaVrat22 Jul Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat22 Jul Sat

Amavasya falling on a Saturday (Shanivara) — Shani Amavasya.
Hariyali TeejVrat24 Jul Mon

Festival celebrating the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Shravan SomvarVrat24 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 SomwarVrat24 Jul Mon
Aadi PooramRegional25 Jul Tue

Birth of Goddess Andal (Kodhai), the Vaishnava poet-saint and consort of Lord Vishnu.
Mangala Gauri VratVrat25 Jul Tue

Maharashtrian women's vrat — every Tuesday (Mangalvar) in the lunar month of Shravana.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat25 Jul Tue
Nag PanchamiMajor Festival26 Jul Wed

Worship of serpent deities.
Sri Helavanakatte Giriamma AradhanaJayanti26 Jul Wed

Aradhana of Helavanakatte Giriamma — rare Haridasini woman saint and devotee of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha.
Kalki JayantiJayanti27 Jul Thu

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 JayantiJayanti28 Jul Fri

Birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623) — author of the Ramcharitmanas (Awadhi vernacular Ramayana) and Hanuman Chalisa.
Aadi VelliVrat28 Jul Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat28 Jul Fri

Pan-South-India women's Lakshmi vrat — Friday before Shravana Purnima (engine: every Friday in Shravana Amanta; the canonical observance…
Sundarar Guru PoojaJayanti29 Jul Sat

Guru Pooja of Sri Sundaramurthi Nayanar — last-composed of the Tevaram trio (7th Tirumurai), known as 'Friend of Shiva' (Tambiran Tholan).
Shravan SomvarVrat31 Jul Mon
Sawan SomwarVrat31 Jul Mon

August 2028

66 observances

Jhulana Yatra BeginsMajor Festival1 Aug Tue

Start of Jhulana Yatra — 5-day swing festival where Radha and Krishna deities are placed on a decorated swing (jhula).
Pavitra EkadashiMajor Festival1 Aug Tue

Pushtimarg's founding day — Sri Vallabhacharya received Brahmsambandh diksha from Shrinathji on Shravana Shukla Ekadashi (V.S. 1549 / 1492…
Mangala Gauri VratVrat1 Aug Tue
Putrada EkadashiVrat1 Aug Tue
PradoshamVrat2 Aug Wed
Aadi PerukkuRegional3 Aug Thu

River worship festival on the 18th day of Tamil Aadi (solar Karka) month.
Yamunacharya TirunakshatramJayanti4 Aug Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Yamunacharya / Alavandar (916-1041 CE) — third pontiff of the Sri Vaishnava acharya lineage (Nathamuni →…
Aadi VelliVrat4 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat4 Aug Fri
Raksha BandhanMajor Festival5 Aug Sat

Festival of the sacred thread.
Yajurveda UpakarmaRegional5 Aug Sat

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Yajurveda brahmins.
Balarama JayantiJayanti5 Aug Sat

Appearance day of Lord Balarama — elder brother of Krishna, considered Krishna's first expansion (svayam-prakasha).
Rakshabandhan at MathuraRegional5 Aug Sat

Digambar Jain observance commemorating Vishnukumar's rescue of 700 Jain munis on Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan day).
PurnimaVrat5 Aug Sat
Raghavendra Swamy AradhanaJayanti7 Aug Mon

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Sri Raghavendra Swamy (1595-1671) — most-revered Madhva saint, Brindavana at Mantralayam (Andhra Pradesh, on…
Shravan SomvarVrat7 Aug Mon
Kajari TeejVrat8 Aug Tue

Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya in Purnimanta reckoning (= Shravana Krishna Tritiya, Amanta) — third day of the waning moon after Raksha Bandhan.
Mangala Gauri VratVrat8 Aug Tue
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat9 Aug Wed
Aadi VelliVrat11 Aug Fri
Varalakshmi VratVrat11 Aug Fri
Krishna JanmashtamiMajor Festival13 Aug Sun

Birthday of Lord Krishna — celebrated at midnight (Nishita Kala) when Krishna Ashtami prevails.
Sant Dnyaneshwar JayantiJayanti13 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (Jnaneshwar, 1275-1296) — 13th-century Maharashtrian saint, author of Dnyaneshwari (Marathi Bhagavad…
Adya Kali JayantiJayanti13 Aug Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Adya Kali — primordial form of Mahakali.
KalashtamiVrat13 Aug Sun
NandotsavaMajor Festival14 Aug Mon

Festival of Nanda Maharaja — celebrating the joy of Krishna's appearance at Gokula.
Srila Prabhupada AppearanceJayanti14 Aug Mon

Appearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) — founder-acharya of ISKCON.
Shravan SomvarVrat14 Aug Mon
Mangala Gauri VratVrat15 Aug Tue
Aja EkadashiVrat16 Aug Wed

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Simha SankrantiSankranti16 Aug Wed

Sun enters Leo (Simha).
Paryushan BeginsMajor Festival17 Aug Thu

Start of the 8-day Shvetambara Jain festival of reflection, fasting, and seeking forgiveness — the most important Jain religious festival.
Varalakshmi VratVrat18 Aug Fri
PradoshamVrat18 Aug Fri
Masik ShivaratriVrat18 Aug Fri
Polala AmavasyaVrat20 Aug Sun

Telugu observance on Shravana Amavasya (Amanta; Purnimanta almanacs call the same new moon Bhadrapada Amavasya).
Bail PolaRegional20 Aug Sun

Maharashtrian agrarian festival honoring bullocks (bails) — farmers bathe, decorate, and worship their working oxen as gratitude for their…
Kaushiki AmavasyaVrat20 Aug Sun

Major Tantric night-puja at Tarapith — Shravana Amavasya in Amanta reckoning (Bhadra Amavasya of the Bengali solar-month almanac).
AmavasyaVrat20 Aug Sun
Varaha JayantiJayanti22 Aug Tue

Appearance day of Lord Varaha, the boar third avatar of Vishnu, who lifted the earth from the cosmic ocean.
Hartalika TeejVrat22 Aug Tue

Married women observe a strict day-and-night fast for marital welfare and unmarried girls pray for a worthy husband.
Swarna Gowri HabbaVrat22 Aug Tue

Karnataka women's day-before-Ganesh-Chaturthi festival — married women worship Goddess Gowri (Parvati) for marital harmony and prosperity.
Ganesh ChaturthiMajor Festival23 Aug Wed

Birthday of Lord Ganesha — Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
Samaveda UpakarmaRegional23 Aug Wed

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Samaveda brahmins.
SamvatsariMajor Festival23 Aug Wed

Last day of Shvetambara Paryushan — 'Kshamapana' day of seeking forgiveness from all beings.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat23 Aug Wed
AthamRegional23 Aug Wed

Day 1 of the 10-day Onam festival in Kerala.
Rishi PanchamiVrat24 Aug Thu

Worship of the Sapta Rishis (Seven Sages — Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vasishtha).
Das Lakshan BeginsMajor Festival24 Aug Thu

Start of the 10-day Digambar Jain Paryushan (Das Lakshan Mahaparva), beginning the day after Shvetambara Samvatsari ends.
ChithiraRegional24 Aug Thu

Day 2 of the 10-day Onam festival.
ChodhiRegional25 Aug Fri

Day 3 of the 10-day Onam festival.
VishakamRegional26 Aug Sat

Day 4 of the 10-day Onam festival.
RadhashtamiJayanti27 Aug Sun

Birth anniversary of Goddess Radha, eternal consort of Krishna.
Dadhichi JayantiJayanti27 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 BeginVrat27 Aug Sun

Start of the 16-day Sri Mahalakshmi Vratam observed primarily by Telugu women — Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami through Ashvayuja Shukla Ashtami.
AnizhamRegional27 Aug Sun

Day 5 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Sri Jagannatha Dasa AradhanaJayanti28 Aug Mon

Aradhana of Sri Jagannatha Dasa (1727-1809) — major Haridasa composer, author of the magnum opus Sri Hari Kathamrita Sara (Madhva…
ThrikkettaRegional28 Aug Mon

Day 6 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Sugandha DashamiMajor Festival29 Aug Tue

Day 6 of the 10-day Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami.
MoolamRegional29 Aug Tue

Day 7 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Parivartini EkadashiVrat30 Aug Wed

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PooradamRegional30 Aug Wed

Day 8 of the 10-day Onam festival.
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sampuranta DivasMajor Festival30 Aug Wed

Completion day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 (added Guru Tegh Bahadur's bani).
Bhuvaneshwari JayantiJayanti31 Aug Thu

Appearance day of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari — 4th of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Vamana JayantiJayanti31 Aug Thu

Appearance day of Lord Vamana, the dwarf brahmin fifth avatar of Vishnu, who restored the cosmic order by humbling King Bali.
UthradamRegional31 Aug Thu

Day 9 of the 10-day Onam festival.

September 2028

38 observances

Avani AvittamRegional1 Sep Fri

Annual Upakarma (renewal of the sacred thread / yajnopavita) for Rigveda brahmins.
ThiruvonamRegional1 Sep Fri

Main day of the 10-day Onam harvest festival in Kerala.
PradoshamVrat1 Sep Fri
Anant ChaturdashiMajor Festival2 Sep Sat

Ganesh Visarjan day.
KshamavaniMajor Festival2 Sep Sat

Last day of Digambar Das Lakshan Mahaparva — forgiveness day.
PurnimaVrat3 Sep Sun
Pitru Paksha BeginsMajor Festival4 Sep Mon

Start of the 15/16-day Pitru Paksha — the period dedicated to ancestral offerings (Shraddh, Tarpan, Pinda Daan).
Bhaktivinoda Thakura AppearanceJayanti4 Sep Mon

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) — predecessor acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, bridge between Sri Chaitanya…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat7 Sep Thu
KalashtamiVrat11 Sep Mon
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Pehla PrakashMajor Festival12 Sep Tue

First Prakash (installation) of Adi Granth at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in 1604 by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Marks the founding moment…
Indira EkadashiVrat15 Sep Fri

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Tirumala Salakatla Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival15 Sep Fri

Annual Brahmotsavam at Tirumala (Srivari) — 9-day temple festival.
PradoshamVrat16 Sep Sat
Kanya SankrantiSankranti16 Sep Sat

Sun enters Virgo (Kanya).
Vishwakarma PujaRegional16 Sep Sat

Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and engineer of the gods.
Masik ShivaratriVrat17 Sep Sun
MahalayaMajor Festival18 Sep Mon

Mahalaya Amavasya — last day of Pitru Paksha; tarpan to ancestors.
AmavasyaVrat18 Sep Mon
Somvati AmavasyaVrat18 Sep Mon
NavratriMajor Festival19 Sep Tue

Nine nights of Goddess Durga worship.
GhatasthapanaMajor Festival19 Sep Tue

Kalash Sthapana — the sankalpa rite that opens Sharad Navratri on Ashvina Shukla Pratipada.
Agrasen JayantiJayanti19 Sep Tue

Birth anniversary of Maharaja Agrasen — legendary ancient ruler of Agroha, considered the patriarch of the Agarwal community.
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat22 Sep Fri
Katyayani JayantiJayanti24 Sep Sun

Appearance day of Goddess Katyayani — 6th of the Navadurga (9 forms of Durga).
Durga Puja ShashthiMajor Festival24 Sep Sun

Day 1 of Bengali Durga Puja — Bodhan (awakening of the Devi).
Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavam BeginMajor Festival24 Sep Sun

Navarathri Brahmotsavam at Tirumala — second Brahmotsavam in Adhika Maas years like 2026.
Maha SaptamiMajor Festival25 Sep Mon

Day 2 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Saptami.
Maha AshtamiMajor Festival26 Sep Tue

Day 3 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Ashtami.
DussehraMajor Festival27 Sep Wed

Victory of good over evil.
Madhavacharya JayantiJayanti27 Sep Wed

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhavacharya (Madhva, 1238-1317) — founder of Dvaita Vedanta and Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya.
Sai Baba PunyatithiJayanti27 Sep Wed

Mahasamadhi anniversary of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918). Sai Baba took mahasamadhi on Vijayadashami (Ashvin Shukla Dashami).
Maha NavamiMajor Festival27 Sep Wed

Day 4 of Bengali Durga Puja — Ashvina Shukla Navami.
Sri Madhvacharya JayantiJayanti28 Sep Thu

Birth anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya (1238-1317) per Madhva tradition that places his birth on Vijayadashami (Ashvina Shukla Dashami) of…
Vedanta Desikan TirunakshatramJayanti29 Sep Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan / Swami Desikan (1268-1369) — foundational acharya of the Vadakalai branch of Sri Vaishnavism,…
Papankusha EkadashiVrat29 Sep Fri

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Tirumala Garuda SevaMajor Festival29 Sep Fri

The most important day of Tirumala Brahmotsavam — Lord Malayappa Swamy taken in procession on Garuda Vahanam.
PradoshamVrat30 Sep Sat

October 2028

45 observances

Tirumala Chakra SnanamMajor Festival2 Oct Mon

Concluding ceremony of Tirumala Brahmotsavam — sacred bath of the Sudarshana Chakra.
Sharad PurnimaMajor Festival3 Oct Tue

Brightest full moon of the year.
Valmiki JayantiJayanti3 Oct Tue

Birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, the adi-kavi (first poet) and author of the Ramayana.
Mirabai JayantiJayanti3 Oct Tue

Birth anniversary of Sant Mirabai (c.1498-1547) — Rajput princess and 16th-century Bhakti poet-saint, lifelong devotee of Lord Krishna of…
Krishna RasayatraMajor Festival3 Oct Tue

Krishna's autumn Rasa Lila with the gopis at Vrindavan, considered the supreme expression of divine love.
PurnimaVrat3 Oct Tue
Atla TaddeVrat6 Oct Fri

Major Telugu women's festival — married women fast for husbands' longevity (similar to Karwa Chauth); unmarried girls fast for a good…
Karwa ChauthVrat7 Oct Sat

Fast for spouse's longevity — Kartika (Purnimanta) Krishna Chaturthi; the fast is broken at moonrise while Chaturthi prevails.
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat7 Oct Sat
Ahoi AshtamiVrat11 Oct Wed

Mothers' fast for the longevity and welfare of their children, especially sons.
BahulashtamiJayanti11 Oct Wed

Appearance day of Sri Radha Kunda (the sacred bathing pond of Radharani) at Govardhan.
KalashtamiVrat11 Oct Wed
Rama EkadashiVrat14 Oct Sat

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Govatsa DwadashiMajor Festival15 Oct Sun

Cow worship day at the start of Diwali week.
PradoshamVrat15 Oct Sun
DhanterasMajor Festival16 Oct Mon

Worship of Lord Dhanvantari (god of medicine and Ayurveda) — purchase of gold, silver, and new utensils for prosperity.
Masik ShivaratriVrat16 Oct Mon
Naraka ChaturdashiMajor Festival17 Oct Tue

Choti Diwali — Krishna's victory over Narakasura.
DiwaliMajor Festival17 Oct Tue

Festival of lights.
Kamala JayantiJayanti17 Oct Tue

Appearance day of Goddess Kamala — 10th and final of the 10 Mahavidyas, the tantric form of Goddess Lakshmi.
Bandi Chhor DivasMajor Festival17 Oct Tue

Sikh festival commemorating Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji's release from imprisonment by Mughal Emperor Jahangir at Gwalior Fort in 1619, along…
Tula SankrantiSankranti17 Oct Tue

Sun enters Libra (Tula).
Kati BihuRegional17 Oct Tue

Assamese harvest-prayer festival on Tula Sankranti — first day of the Kati (Kartik) month per the Assamese solar calendar.
AmavasyaVrat18 Oct Wed
Govardhan PujaMajor Festival18 Oct Wed

Krishna lifts Govardhan hill to protect Vraj from Indra.
Bhai DoojMajor Festival19 Oct Thu

Festival honoring the bond between brothers and sisters.
Naga ChaturthiVrat21 Oct Sat

Telugu Naga Devata worship day — Karthika Shukla Chaturthi, the day before Naga Panchami in the Karthika observance cycle (distinct from…
Srila Prabhupada DisappearanceJayanti21 Oct Sat

Disappearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1977 at Vrindavan).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat21 Oct Sat
Labh PanchamRegional22 Oct Sun

Auspicious 5th day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat new year (Kartika Shukla Panchami).
Gyan PanchamiMajor Festival22 Oct Sun

Pan-Jain observance honoring Jnana (knowledge) — recitation, study, and ritual cleaning of Jain scriptures (Agamas) at Jain temples.
Chhath PujaMajor Festival23 Oct Mon

Sun worship festival — devotees offer prayers to the setting and rising sun, standing in water.
Skanda ShastiMajor Festival23 Oct Mon

Six-day worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda / Karthikeya) — culminates with Soorasamharam, the slaying of demon Surapadma.
Manavala Mamunigal TirunakshatramJayanti23 Oct Mon

Birth anniversary of Sri Manavala Mamunigal (1370-1444) — last great acharya of the Sri Vaishnava lineage and the foundational guru of the…
GopashtamiMajor Festival25 Oct Wed

Festival of Krishna's promotion from calf-tender to cow-herder (when he was 6 years old).
Akshaya NavamiMajor Festival26 Oct Thu

Amla Navami — auspicious day to plant or worship the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree.
Jagaddhatri PujaMajor Festival26 Oct Thu

Worship of Goddess Jagaddhatri (Mother of the Universe) — distinct Bengali Goddess form.
Kalidas JayantiJayanti28 Oct Sat

Birth anniversary of Mahakavi Kalidas — 4th-5th century Sanskrit poet and dramatist (Abhijnanasakuntalam, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsha,…
Kansa VadhMajor Festival28 Oct Sat

Commemorates Lord Krishna's victory over his uncle, the demon king Kansa, slain on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi per the Bhagavata.
Bhishma Panchaka BeginsMajor Festival28 Oct Sat

Start of the 5-day Bhishma Panchaka vrat at the close of Chaturmasya.
Prabodhini EkadashiVrat28 Oct Sat

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
Tulasi VivahMajor Festival29 Oct Sun

Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi (Holy Basil) with Lord Vishnu / Shaligrama.
Ksheerabdi DwadashiMajor Festival29 Oct Sun

Telugu observance honoring Vishnu's churning of the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagar Manthan).
Anyakut DwadashiRegional29 Oct Sun

Pushtimarg's chappan-bhog manorath day — Kartika Shukla Dwadashi (= Tulsi Vivah day).
PradoshamVrat30 Oct Mon

November 2028

37 observances

Vaikuntha ChaturdashiMajor Festival1 Nov Wed

Combined Vishnu-Shiva worship — devotees bathe at Manikarnika Ghat (Varanasi) and offer 1000 lotuses to both deities.
Bata OshaVrat1 Nov Wed

Bata Osha (also Bada Osha) — women's Kartik-month fasting observance in Odisha on Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi (same day as Vaikuntha…
Karnataka RajyotsavaRegional1 Nov Wed

Karnataka State Formation Day — Nov 1, 1956: the Kannada-speaking regions of Madras, Hyderabad, Bombay, Coorg, and Mysore merged to form…
Dev DeepawaliMajor Festival2 Nov Thu

Gods celebrate Diwali.
Aippasi AnnabhishekamRegional2 Nov Thu

Annabhishekam (sacred bathing of the Shiva lingam with cooked rice) on Aippasi Purnima — Tamil Aippasi (solar Tula) month full moon.
Guru Nanak JayantiJayanti2 Nov Thu

Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism.
PurnimaVrat2 Nov Thu
Kanakadasa JayantiJayanti5 Nov Sun

Birth anniversary of Sri Kanaka Dasa (1509-1609) — Haridasa saint-poet, composer of Mohana Tarangini and 240+ kritis, devotee of Lord…
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat5 Nov Sun
Kala Bhairav JayantiMajor Festival9 Nov Thu

Appearance day of Lord Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva — Kartika Krishna Ashtami (Amanta; Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami in…
KalashtamiVrat9 Nov Thu
Vitthalnath JayantiJayanti11 Nov Sat

Birth anniversary of Sri Vitthalnathji (Gusainji, 1515-1585) — son of Sri Vallabhacharya, codified the seven-svarupa system of Pushtimarg…
Guru Granth Sahib Ji GurgaddiMajor Festival11 Nov Sat

Day Guru Gobind Singh appointed the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs (1708, Nanded).
Utpanna EkadashiVrat12 Nov Sun

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi (kshaya tithi — observed on the previous day per Smarta convention) — Vishnu fasting day.
Sant Dnyaneshwar PunyatithiJayanti14 Nov Tue

Sanjivan-samadhi anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275-1296) — the saint took live samadhi at Alandi at age 21.
PradoshamVrat14 Nov Tue
Sri Padmanabha Tirtha AradhanaJayanti15 Nov Wed

Aradhana of Sri Padmanabha Tirtha (d.1324) — direct disciple and successor of Sri Madhvacharya, second pontiff in the parampara, prolific…
Masik ShivaratriVrat15 Nov Wed
AmavasyaVrat16 Nov Thu
Vrischika SankrantiSankranti16 Nov Thu

Sun enters Scorpio (Vrischika).
Mandala Pooja BeginRegional16 Nov Thu

First day of the 41-day Mandala Vratham at Sabarimala — Sun enters Vrischika (Scorpio).
Balaji JayantiJayanti17 Nov Fri

Appearance day of Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji) at Tirumala.
Itu PujaVrat19 Nov Sun

Bengali women's Surya / Sun-god vrat — every Sunday (Robibar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha (Bengali Agrahayan).
Karthika SomavaraVrat20 Nov Mon

Pan-South-India Shaiva fast — every Monday (Somavar) in the solar month of Karthikai (Vrischika).
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat20 Nov Mon
Vivah PanchamiMajor Festival21 Nov Tue

Marriage anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita per the Ramayana.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi (Sanatan)Jayanti21 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 Festival22 Nov Wed

Birthday of Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya / Murugan) per the Margashirsha Shukla Shashti tradition observed in Andhra, Telangana, and coastal…
Champa ShashthiRegional22 Nov Wed

Major Khandoba festival — Khandoba (form of Shiva, also identified with Mallari Martand) is the kuldevta of countless Maharashtrian…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat23 Nov Thu

Maharashtrian women's Mahalakshmi vrat — every Thursday (Guruvar) in the lunar month of Margashirsha.
Itu PujaVrat26 Nov Sun
Gita JayantiJayanti27 Nov Mon

Commemorates the day Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Maun EkadashiVrat27 Nov Mon

Pan-Jain silent fast day — Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.
Karthika SomavaraVrat27 Nov Mon
Mokshada EkadashiVrat27 Nov Mon

Shukla Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat29 Nov Wed
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat30 Nov Thu

December 2028

37 observances

Annapurna JayantiJayanti1 Dec Fri

Birth anniversary of Goddess Annapurna, Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.
Karthigai DeepamRegional1 Dec Fri

Festival of lights at Tiruvannamalai.
Dattatreya JayantiJayanti1 Dec Fri

Birth anniversary of Lord Dattatreya, the combined incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (Hindu Trinity).
Tripura Sundari JayantiJayanti1 Dec Fri

Appearance day of Goddess Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) — 3rd of the 10 Mahavidyas.
Tirumangai Alvar TirunakshatramJayanti1 Dec Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Tirumangai Alvar — last among the 12 Sri Vaishnava Alvar saints, composer of Periya Tirumozhi (Tamil Veda 4) and…
PurnimaVrat1 Dec Fri
Itu PujaVrat3 Dec Sun
Karthika SomavaraVrat4 Dec Mon
Sankashti ChaturthiVrat5 Dec Tue
Sri Akshobhya Tirtha AradhanaJayanti6 Dec Wed

Aradhana of Sri Akshobhya Tirtha (d.1365) — fourth pontiff in the Madhvacharya parampara, defeated Vidyaranya in the famous Mulbagal…
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat7 Dec Thu
KalashtamiVrat9 Dec Sat
Itu PujaVrat10 Dec Sun
Karthika SomavaraVrat11 Dec Mon
Saphala EkadashiVrat12 Dec Tue

Krishna Paksha Ekadashi — Vishnu fasting day.
PradoshamVrat13 Dec Wed
Margashirsha GuruvarVrat14 Dec Thu
Masik ShivaratriVrat14 Dec Thu
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival14 Dec Thu

Martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (9th Guru), executed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675 for refusing to convert and for protecting…
Dhanu SankrantiSankranti15 Dec Fri

Sun enters Sagittarius (Dhanu).
AmavasyaVrat16 Dec Sat
Shanishchari AmavasyaVrat16 Dec Sat
Vinayaka ChaturthiVrat19 Dec Tue
Sri Sarada Devi JayantiJayanti22 Dec Fri

Birth anniversary of Sri Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) — Holy Mother of Sri Ramakrishna and the spiritual mother of the Ramakrishna Order.
Guru Gobind Singh Prakash (Sanatan)Jayanti23 Dec Sat
Vadde Sahibzade Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival23 Dec Sat

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

Worship of the sacred Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant.
Mandala PoojaRegional26 Dec Tue

Day 41 of the Sabarimala Mandala Vratham — culmination of the 41-day pilgrimage period.
Vaikuntha EkadashiMajor Festival27 Dec Wed
Putrada EkadashiVrat27 Dec Wed
Mukkoti DwadashiMajor Festival28 Dec Thu
Chhote Sahibzade Shaheedi DivasMajor Festival28 Dec Thu

Martyrdom day of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (age 9) and Sahibzada Fateh Singh (age 7) — younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, bricked alive at…
PradoshamVrat29 Dec Fri
Margazhi ThiruvadiraiRegional31 Dec Sun
Shakambhari JayantiJayanti31 Dec Sun
Krishna Pushya AbhishekaMajor Festival31 Dec Sun
PurnimaVrat31 Dec Sun

Frequently asked questions

How many Hindu holidays are there in 2028?

There are approximately 50–70 Hindu observances in 2028, 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.