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Hindu Festivals & Vrats
Every festival, vrat and ekadashi — its presiding deity, lunar timing and the date this year. Search by name or deity, or explore the great festivals below.
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The marquee days of the Hindu year — tap any for its story, rituals and date.
Diwali
Goddess Lakshmi
Kartik Krishna · Amavasya
Holi
Lord Krishna
Phalguna Shukla · Purnima
Dussehra
Lord Rama, Goddess Durga
Ashwin Shukla · Dashami
Ganesh Chaturthi
Lord Ganesha
Bhadrapada Shukla · Chaturthi
Krishna Janmashtami
Lord Krishna
Bhadrapada Krishna · Ashtami
Maha Shivaratri
Lord Shiva
Phalguna Krishna · Chaturdashi
Ram Navami
Lord Rama
Chaitra Shukla · Navami
Makar Sankranti
Makara Sankranti
Raksha Bandhan
Shravana Shukla · Purnima
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101 of 101 festivals
- Aja Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Bhadrapada Krishna · Ekadashi
- Akshaya Tritiya Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi Vaishakha Shukla · Tritiya
- Amalaki Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Phalguna Shukla · Ekadashi
- Amavasya Amavasya
- Anant Chaturdashi Lord Vishnu, Lord Ganesha Bhadrapada Shukla · Chaturdashi
- Apara Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Jyeshtha Krishna · Ekadashi
- Balarama Jayanti Lord Balarama Bhadrapada Shukla · Shashthi
- Bhai Dooj Yama, Yamuna Kartik Shukla · Dwitiya
- Bhishma Ashtami Bhishma Pitamah Magha Shukla · Ashtami
- Buddha Purnima Lord Buddha Vaishakha Shukla · Purnima
- Chaitra Navratri Goddess Durga Chaitra Shukla · Pratipada
- Dattatreya Jayanti Lord Dattatreya Margashirsha Shukla · Purnima
- Devshayani Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ashadha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Devutthana Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Kartik Shukla · Ekadashi
- Dhanteras Dhanvantari, Goddess Lakshmi Kartik Krishna · Trayodashi
- Dhanu Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti
- Diwali Goddess Lakshmi Kartik Krishna · Amavasya
- Durga Ashtami Goddess Durga Ashwin Shukla · Ashtami
- Dussehra Lord Rama, Goddess Durga Ashwin Shukla · Dashami
- Gandhi Jayanti 2 October
- Ganesh Chaturthi Lord Ganesha Bhadrapada Shukla · Chaturthi
- Ganga Dussehra Goddess Ganga Jyeshtha Shukla · Dashami
- Ganga Saptami Goddess Ganga Vaishakha Shukla · Saptami
- Gayatri Jayanti Goddess Gayatri Shravana Shukla · Purnima
- Gita Jayanti Lord Krishna Margashirsha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Govardhan Puja Lord Krishna Kartik Shukla · Pratipada
- Govatsa Dwadashi Kamadhenu Kartik Krishna · Dwadashi
- Guru Purnima Vyasa (Guru) Ashadha Shukla · Purnima
- Hanuman Jayanti Lord Hanuman Chaitra Shukla · Purnima
- Holi Lord Krishna Phalguna Shukla · Purnima
- Holika Dahan Prahlad Phalguna Shukla · Purnima
- Independence Day 15 August
- Indira Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ashwin Krishna · Ekadashi
- Jagannath Rathyatra Lord Jagannath Ashadha Shukla · Dwitiya
- Jaya Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Magha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Kalabhairav Jayanti Kalabhairava (Shiva) Margashirsha Krishna · Ashtami
- Kamada Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Chaitra Shukla · Ekadashi
- Kamika Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Shravana Krishna · Ekadashi
- Kansa Vadh Lord Krishna Kartik Shukla · Dashami
- Kanya Sankranti Kanya Sankranti
- Karka Sankranti Karka Sankranti
- Krishna Janmashtami Lord Krishna Bhadrapada Krishna · Ashtami
- Krishna Pradosh Vrat Lord Shiva Trayodashi
- Kumbha Sankranti Kumbha Sankranti
- Maha Navami Goddess Durga Ashwin Shukla · Navami
- Maha Shivaratri Lord Shiva Phalguna Krishna · Chaturdashi
- Makar Sankranti Makara Sankranti
- Masik Shivaratri Lord Shiva Chaturdashi
- Mauni Amavas Magha Krishna · Amavasya
- Meena Sankranti Meena Sankranti
- Mesha Sankranti Mesha Sankranti
- Mithuna Sankranti Mithuna Sankranti
- Mohini Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Vaishakha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Mokshada Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Margashirsha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Nag Panchami Naga (Serpent deities) Shravana Shukla · Panchami
- Narada Jayanti Narada Muni Jyeshtha Krishna · Pratipada
- Naraka Chaturdashi Lord Krishna Kartik Krishna · Chaturdashi
- Narasimha Jayanti Lord Narasimha Vaishakha Shukla · Chaturdashi
- Nirjala Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Jyeshtha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Padmini Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ekadashi
- Papamochani Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Chaitra Krishna · Ekadashi
- Papankusha Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ashwin Shukla · Ekadashi
- Parama Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ekadashi
- Parashurama Jayanti Lord Parashurama Vaishakha Shukla · Tritiya
- Parsva Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Bhadrapada Shukla · Ekadashi
- Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Pausha Shukla · Ekadashi
- Pitrupaksha Ashwin Krishna · Pratipada
- Purnima Vrat Lord Vishnu Purnima
- Radha Ashtami Radha Bhadrapada Shukla · Ashtami
- Raksha Bandhan Shravana Shukla · Purnima
- Ram Navami Lord Rama Chaitra Shukla · Navami
- Rama Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Kartik Krishna · Ekadashi
- Ratha Saptami Surya (Sun God) Magha Shukla · Saptami
- Republic Day 26 January
- Rishi Panchami Sapta Rishis Bhadrapada Shukla · Panchami
- Sakat Chauth Lord Ganesha Magha Krishna · Chaturthi
- Sankashti Chaturthi Lord Ganesha Chaturthi
- Saphala Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Pausha Krishna · Ekadashi
- Sarva Pitru Amavasya Ashwin Krishna · Amavasya
- Shani Jayanti Shani Dev Jyeshtha Krishna · Amavasya
- Sharad Navratri Goddess Durga Ashwin Shukla · Pratipada
- Sharad Purnima Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Krishna Ashwin Shukla · Purnima
- Shat Tila Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Magha Krishna · Ekadashi
- Sheetala Ashtami Goddess Sheetala Chaitra Krishna · Ashtami
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Shravana Shukla · Ekadashi
- Shukla Pradosh Vrat Lord Shiva Trayodashi
- Simha Sankranti Simha Sankranti
- Sita Navami Goddess Sita Vaishakha Shukla · Navami
- Swaminarayan Jayanti Swaminarayan Chaitra Shukla · Navami
- Tula Sankranti Tula Sankranti
- Tulasi Vivah Tulsi, Lord Vishnu Kartik Shukla · Dwadashi
- Utpanna Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Margashirsha Krishna · Ekadashi
- Varuthini Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Vaishakha Krishna · Ekadashi
- Vasant Panchami Goddess Saraswati Magha Shukla · Panchami
- Vijaya Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Phalguna Krishna · Ekadashi
- Vinayaka Chaturthi Lord Ganesha Chaturthi
- Vivah Panchami Lord Rama, Goddess Sita Margashirsha Shukla · Panchami
- Vrishabha Sankranti Vrishabha Sankranti
- Vrishchika Sankranti Vrishchika Sankranti
- Yamuna Chhath Yamuna Chaitra Shukla · Shashthi
- Yogini Ekadashi Lord Vishnu Ashadha Krishna · Ekadashi
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