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94.8% of printed festival dates, to the day

Every date Kalava gives for 2026 and 2027, held against every date the published almanacs print for the same day at the same city, across ten regions. The differences are listed in full, with the reason where Kalava differs on purpose.

1,374printed dates compared

94.8%the same day

43a day apart

9differences with a recorded reason

Region by region

Almanac's cityComparedThe same
Delhi459434 · 94.6%
Ahmedabad237226 · 95.4%
Mumbai170163 · 95.9%
Hyderabad150145 · 96.7%
Bengaluru107101 · 94.4%
Chennai7164 · 90.1%
Bhubaneswar6763 · 94.0%
Kochi4947 · 95.9%
Kolkata3735 · 94.6%
Guwahati2725 · 92.6%

Every date that differs

  1. Holika DahanDelhi
    PrintedTue 3 Mar 2026KalavaMon 2 Mar 2026

    A regional split. Purnima runs 17:55 on the 2nd to 17:07 on the 3rd, Bhadra covers the 2nd's pradosh and ends after midnight, and a total lunar eclipse falls on the 3rd. drikpanchang prints the 3rd; other almanacs and several states keep the 2nd, in Bhadra Punchha, as the Dharmasindhu prescribes when the next day's pradosh has no Purnima. The app keeps the pradosh Purnima, the 2nd, and says so on the page.

  2. HoliDelhi
    PrintedWed 4 Mar 2026KalavaTue 3 Mar 2026

    The day after Holika Dahan, which is split in 2026 (see holika-dahan).

  3. HoliBhubaneswar
    PrintedWed 4 Mar 2026KalavaTue 3 Mar 2026

    The day after Holika Dahan, which is split in 2026 (see holika-dahan).

  4. Vinayaka ChaturthiAhmedabad
    PrintedTue 19 May 2026KalavaWed 20 May 2026

    the Gujarati list prints Varada Chaturthi on the 19th of May 2026, when the Chaturthi begins at 14:19, after Ahmedabad's midday has closed; it holds the midday of the 20th, and Delhi's list prints the 20th for the same tithi.

  5. EkadashiDelhi
    PrintedWed 27 May 2026KalavaTue 26 May 2026

    Under review

  6. EkadashiHyderabad
    PrintedWed 27 May 2026KalavaTue 26 May 2026

    Under review

  7. EkadashiBengaluru
    PrintedWed 27 May 2026KalavaTue 26 May 2026

    Under review

  8. EkadashiMumbai
    PrintedWed 27 May 2026KalavaTue 26 May 2026

    Under review

  9. EkadashiAhmedabad
    PrintedWed 27 May 2026KalavaTue 26 May 2026

    Under review

  10. EkadashiBhubaneswar
    PrintedFri 10 Jul 2026KalavaSat 11 Jul 2026

    Under review

  11. Gauri Vrat · MolakatAhmedabad
    PrintedWed 29 Jul 2026KalavaSat 25 Jul 2026

    Under review

  12. Jaya Parvati VratAhmedabad
    PrintedSat 1 Aug 2026KalavaMon 27 Jul 2026

    Under review

  13. OnamKochi
    PrintedWed 26 Aug 2026KalavaMon 17 Aug 2026

    Under review

  14. Nag PanchamiDelhi
    PrintedTue 1 Sep 2026KalavaMon 17 Aug 2026

    Under review

  15. Jyeshtha GauriMumbai
    PrintedSat 19 Sep 2026KalavaThu 17 Sep 2026

    Under review

  16. Pitru PakshaDelhi
    PrintedSun 27 Sep 2026KalavaSat 26 Sep 2026

    Under review

  17. Pitru PakshaBengaluru
    PrintedSun 27 Sep 2026KalavaSat 26 Sep 2026

    Under review

  18. Pitru PakshaAhmedabad
    PrintedSun 27 Sep 2026KalavaSat 26 Sep 2026

    Under review

  19. Mahalakshmi VratDelhi
    PrintedSat 3 Oct 2026KalavaSat 19 Sep 2026

    Under review

  20. Durga PujaKolkata
    PrintedSun 18 Oct 2026KalavaSat 17 Oct 2026

    Under review

  21. Durga PujaGuwahati
    PrintedSun 18 Oct 2026KalavaSat 17 Oct 2026

    Under review

  22. Maha NavamiDelhi
    PrintedTue 20 Oct 2026KalavaMon 19 Oct 2026

    Under review

  23. Vijayadashami · DussehraDelhi
    PrintedWed 21 Oct 2026KalavaTue 20 Oct 2026

    Under review

  24. Vijayadashami · DussehraChennai
    PrintedWed 21 Oct 2026KalavaTue 20 Oct 2026

    Under review

  25. Bali PadyamiMumbai
    PrintedMon 9 Nov 2026KalavaTue 10 Nov 2026

    Under review

  26. ChhathDelhi
    PrintedSun 15 Nov 2026KalavaFri 13 Nov 2026

    Under review

  27. Skanda ShashthiChennai
    PrintedSun 15 Nov 2026KalavaTue 10 Nov 2026

    Under review

  28. Bhishma PanchakDelhi
    PrintedTue 24 Nov 2026KalavaFri 20 Nov 2026

    Under review

  29. EkadashiDelhi
    PrintedSun 20 Dec 2026KalavaFri 4 Dec 2026

    Under review

  30. EkadashiHyderabad
    PrintedSun 20 Dec 2026KalavaFri 4 Dec 2026

    Under review

  31. EkadashiBengaluru
    PrintedSun 20 Dec 2026KalavaFri 4 Dec 2026

    Under review

  32. EkadashiDelhi
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  33. EkadashiHyderabad
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  34. EkadashiBengaluru
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  35. EkadashiMumbai
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  36. EkadashiAhmedabad
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  37. EkadashiBhubaneswar
    PrintedMon 18 Jan 2027KalavaTue 19 Jan 2027

    Under review

  38. Shakambhari NavratriDelhi
    PrintedFri 22 Jan 2027KalavaSat 16 Jan 2027

    Under review

  39. Shakambhari NavratriMumbai
    PrintedFri 22 Jan 2027KalavaSat 16 Jan 2027

    Under review

  40. EkadashiDelhi
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  41. EkadashiHyderabad
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  42. EkadashiBengaluru
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  43. EkadashiMumbai
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  44. EkadashiAhmedabad
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  45. EkadashiBhubaneswar
    PrintedThu 4 Mar 2027KalavaWed 3 Mar 2027

    Under review

  46. Masik DurgashtamiAhmedabad
    PrintedMon 15 Mar 2027KalavaTue 16 Mar 2027

    one of 72 printed dates. At Ahmedabad the Ashtami begins at 10:51 on the 15th of March 2027 and holds the next sunrise for about two hours; the Gujarati list takes the 15th, the rule the sunrise Ashtami. Delhi's list agrees with the rule on every month.

  47. Vat SavitriDelhi
    PrintedFri 18 Jun 2027KalavaFri 4 Jun 2027

    Under review

  48. Gauri Vrat · MolakatAhmedabad
    PrintedSun 18 Jul 2027KalavaWed 14 Jul 2027

    Under review

  49. Jaya Parvati VratAhmedabad
    PrintedWed 21 Jul 2027KalavaFri 16 Jul 2027

    Under review

  50. Avani AvittamDelhi
    PrintedFri 6 Aug 2027KalavaMon 16 Aug 2027

    drikpanchang moves the Yajur Upakarma to the 6th of August 2027 because a lunar eclipse falls on Shravana Purnima; an eclipse is not in the vocabulary, and the app keeps the Purnima. Named on the page in 2027.

  51. Avani AvittamChennai
    PrintedFri 6 Aug 2027KalavaMon 16 Aug 2027

    drikpanchang moves the Yajur Upakarma to the 6th of August 2027 because a lunar eclipse falls on Shravana Purnima; an eclipse is not in the vocabulary, and the app keeps the Purnima. Named on the page in 2027.

  52. Avani AvittamHyderabad
    PrintedFri 6 Aug 2027KalavaMon 16 Aug 2027

    drikpanchang moves the Yajur Upakarma to the 6th of August 2027 because a lunar eclipse falls on Shravana Purnima; an eclipse is not in the vocabulary, and the app keeps the Purnima. Named on the page in 2027.

  53. Gayatri JapamChennai
    PrintedSat 7 Aug 2027KalavaTue 17 Aug 2027

    the day after Avani Avittam, which drikpanchang moves to the 6th of August 2027 because a lunar eclipse falls on Shravana Purnima (see avani-avittam); the app keeps the Purnima, so Gayatri Japam follows it to the 17th.

  54. Nag PanchamiDelhi
    PrintedSun 22 Aug 2027KalavaFri 6 Aug 2027

    Under review

  55. Krishna JanmashtamiDelhi
    PrintedTue 24 Aug 2027KalavaWed 25 Aug 2027

    Under review

  56. Krishna JanmashtamiChennai
    PrintedTue 24 Aug 2027KalavaWed 25 Aug 2027

    Under review

  57. Jyeshtha GauriMumbai
    PrintedThu 9 Sep 2027KalavaTue 7 Sep 2027

    Under review

  58. OnamKochi
    PrintedSun 12 Sep 2027KalavaFri 3 Sep 2027

    Under review

  59. Pitru PakshaDelhi
    PrintedThu 16 Sep 2027KalavaWed 15 Sep 2027

    Under review

  60. Pitru PakshaBengaluru
    PrintedThu 16 Sep 2027KalavaWed 15 Sep 2027

    Under review

  61. Pitru PakshaAhmedabad
    PrintedThu 16 Sep 2027KalavaWed 15 Sep 2027

    Under review

  62. Mahalakshmi VratDelhi
    PrintedThu 23 Sep 2027KalavaWed 8 Sep 2027

    Under review

  63. Durga PujaKolkata
    PrintedWed 6 Oct 2027KalavaTue 5 Oct 2027

    Under review

  64. Durga PujaGuwahati
    PrintedWed 6 Oct 2027KalavaTue 5 Oct 2027

    Under review

  65. Maha NavamiDelhi
    PrintedSat 9 Oct 2027KalavaFri 8 Oct 2027

    Under review

  66. Vijayadashami · DussehraDelhi
    PrintedSun 10 Oct 2027KalavaSat 9 Oct 2027

    Under review

  67. Vijayadashami · DussehraChennai
    PrintedSun 10 Oct 2027KalavaSat 9 Oct 2027

    Under review

  68. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaDelhi
    PrintedThu 28 Oct 2027KalavaFri 29 Oct 2027

    Under review

  69. ChhathDelhi
    PrintedThu 4 Nov 2027KalavaTue 2 Nov 2027

    Under review

  70. Skanda ShashthiChennai
    PrintedThu 4 Nov 2027KalavaSat 30 Oct 2027

    Under review

  71. Bhishma PanchakDelhi
    PrintedSun 14 Nov 2027KalavaWed 10 Nov 2027

    Under review

Printed dates are drikpanchang's lists for each region's own city, fetched on 2026-09-25; Kalava's are its engine's, at the same city, for 2026 and 2027. A difference under review is one nobody has yet judged: it may be Kalava's error, or a rule the regions do not share.