Hindu Festival Calendar & Special Pujas

Upcoming festival dates, muhurat and special pujas as per the Ujjain panchang. Dates are computed astronomically and update automatically.

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September 2026

📅 Saturday, 26 September 2026

Pitru Paksha (Shraddh)

The sixteen days from Bhadrapada Purnima to Sarva Pitru Amavasya are reserved for honouring ancestors through tarpan, pind daan and shraddh.…

October 2026

📅 Saturday, 10 October 2026

Sarva Pitru Amavasya

The last day of Pitru Paksha. Shraddh for all ancestors, including those whose tithi is unknown, is performed today.…

📅 Sunday, 11 October 2026

Sharad Navratri

Sharad Navratri (Ashwin Shukla Pratipada to Navami) is the grandest festival of Shakti worship. Ghatasthapana, Durga Saptashati path, Navcha…

📅 Monday, 19 October 2026

Durga Ashtami

Maha Ashtami of Sharad Navratri; Kanya pujan and Sandhi puja are performed.…

📅 Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

Vijayadashami celebrates the victory of Shri Ram over Ravan and of Maa Durga over Mahishasur. Shastra puja and Aparajita puja are done for v…

📅 Sunday, 25 October 2026

Sharad Purnima

On Sharad Purnima the moon shines with all sixteen kalas. Kheer is kept in moonlight and Maa Lakshmi, who roams asking "Ko Jagarti?", is wor…

📅 Thursday, 29 October 2026

Karwa Chauth

Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands and break the fast after offering arghya to the moon.…

November 2026

📅 Friday, 6 November 2026

Dhanteras

Dhanteras (Kartika Krishna Trayodashi) begins the Diwali festival. Dhanvantari, Kuber and Yama deepdaan in pradosh kaal bring health and wea…

📅 Sunday, 8 November 2026

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

Diwali, on Kartika Amavasya, is the night of Maa Lakshmi. Lakshmi-Ganesh puja in the sthir lagna of pradosh kaal invites lasting wealth into…

📅 Monday, 9 November 2026

Govardhan Puja

The day after Diwali, Annakut is offered to Shri Krishna in memory of his lifting Govardhan hill.…

📅 Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Bhai Dooj

Sisters apply tilak to their brothers and pray for their long life, as Yamuna did for Yamaraj.…

📅 Sunday, 15 November 2026

Chhath Puja

Four-day worship of Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya, with arghya to the setting and rising sun.…

📅 Friday, 20 November 2026

Dev Uthani Ekadashi

Bhagwan Vishnu awakens from Yoga Nidra; Chaturmas ends and auspicious ceremonies like marriage resume. Tulsi Vivah follows.…

📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026

Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)

Kartik Purnima is celebrated as Dev Deepawali; holy dip, deepdaan and Satyanarayan katha are highly meritorious.…

📅 Monday, 30 November 2026

Kaal Bhairav Jayanti

Kaal Bhairav, the kotwal of Ujjain and Kashi, appeared on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami. Bhairav puja today removes fear, enemies and negativ…

December 2026

📅 Monday, 14 December 2026

Vivah Panchami

Anniversary of the divine marriage of Shri Ram and Maa Sita; puja today helps remove delays in marriage.…

📅 Wednesday, 23 December 2026

Dattatreya Jayanti

Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Dattatreya, the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.…

January 2027

📅 Thursday, 14 January 2027

Makar Sankranti

The Sun enters Capricorn (Makar) and Uttarayan begins. Til-daan, holy dip and Surya puja are highly meritorious.…

February 2027

📅 Saturday, 6 February 2027

Mauni Amavasya

Magha Amavasya is observed in silence (maun). Holy dip, pitra tarpan and daan today are very powerful.…

📅 Thursday, 11 February 2027

Vasant Panchami

Maa Saraswati appeared on Magha Shukla Panchami. Students worship her for knowledge, memory and success in exams.…

March 2027

📅 Saturday, 6 March 2027

Maha Shivratri

The great night of Shiva (Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi). Four-prahar Rudrabhishek, especially at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain, is the…

📅 Sunday, 21 March 2027

Holika Dahan

Holika Dahan on Phalguna Purnima (outside Bhadra) symbolises the victory of devotion over evil. Protective tantrokt pujas are specially done…

📅 Monday, 22 March 2027

Holi

The festival of colours, celebrated the day after Holika Dahan.…

April 2027

📅 Wednesday, 7 April 2027

Chaitra Navratri

Chaitra Navratri begins on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Hindu New Year (Gudi Padwa / Ugadi). The nine days are dedicated to the nine forms …

📅 Thursday, 15 April 2027

Ram Navami

Ram Navami marks the birth of Bhagwan Shri Ram at noon on Chaitra Shukla Navami. Devotees observe a fast, read the Ramcharitmanas and perfor…

📅 Tuesday, 20 April 2027

Hanuman Jayanti

Hanuman Jayanti on Chaitra Purnima celebrates the birth of Shri Hanuman. Chola (sindoor) offering, Sunderkand and Hanuman Chalisa path are e…

May 2027

📅 Sunday, 9 May 2027

Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya (Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya) is a sarva-siddha muhurat; any good deed, donation or puja done today gives "akshaya" (never-dimi…

June 2027

📅 Friday, 4 June 2027

Shani Jayanti

Shani Jayanti falls on Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta). Tel abhishek, Shani stotra and Shani shanti puja today reduce the effects of Sade Sat…

📅 Friday, 4 June 2027

Vat Savitri Vrat

Married women worship the banyan (vat) tree on Jyeshtha Amavasya for the long life of their husbands, remembering Savitri who won back Satya…

📅 Sunday, 13 June 2027

Ganga Dussehra

Ganga Dussehra (Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami) celebrates the descent of Maa Ganga to earth. A holy dip, Ganga aarti and daan remove ten kinds of …

July 2027

📅 Monday, 5 July 2027

Jagannath Rath Yatra

On Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, Bhagwan Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra ride their chariots in Puri. Devotees across India worship Jagannath a…

📅 Sunday, 18 July 2027

Guru Purnima

Ashadha Purnima honours Maharishi Ved Vyas and all gurus. Brihaspati (Jupiter) puja today strengthens wisdom, education and marriage prospec…

📅 Saturday, 31 July 2027

Sawan Shivratri

The Shivratri of the holy month of Sawan is second only to Maha Shivratri. Jalabhishek and Rudrabhishek today bring Mahadev's blessings for …

August 2027

📅 Friday, 6 August 2027

Nag Panchami

Nag Panchami (Shravana Shukla Panchami) is the most powerful day of the year for Kaal Sarp Dosh puja. In Ujjain, the Nagchandreshwar temple …

📅 Monday, 16 August 2027

Raksha Bandhan

On Shravana Purnima sisters tie rakhi to their brothers. Rakhi should be tied outside Bhadra kaal.…

📅 Tuesday, 24 August 2027

Krishna Janmashtami

Shri Krishna was born at midnight on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami. Midnight abhishek of Laddu Gopal and Santan Gopal path are especially auspi…

September 2027

📅 Friday, 3 September 2027

Hartalika Teej

Women keep a nirjala fast on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya and worship Shiv-Parvati for marital bliss; unmarried girls pray for a good husband.…

📅 Saturday, 4 September 2027

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi) begins the ten-day Ganeshotsav ending on Anant Chaturdashi. Ganapati sthapana is done in the …

📅 Wednesday, 15 September 2027

Pitru Paksha (Shraddh)

The sixteen days from Bhadrapada Purnima to Sarva Pitru Amavasya are reserved for honouring ancestors through tarpan, pind daan and shraddh.…

📅 Thursday, 30 September 2027

Sarva Pitru Amavasya

The last day of Pitru Paksha. Shraddh for all ancestors, including those whose tithi is unknown, is performed today.…

October 2027

📅 Thursday, 7 October 2027