September 2026
1October 2026
21- 9FriMahalaya · Sarva Pitru AmavasyaThe last day for the ancestors; the Devi is invoked at dawn.in 2 days
- 10SatBathukammaTelangana's festival of flowers: for nine evenings the women stack a Bathukamma, sing round it and set it on the water, ending on Durgashtami.10 Oct – 18 Oct
- 10SatPurattasi SaniThe Saturdays of the Tamil month of Purattasi, kept for Lord Venkateswara: the thaligai on banana leaves, the maavilakku, tulsi, and 'Govinda'.in 3 days
- 11SunSharad NavratriNine nights of the Devi, one form each day.11 Oct – 19 Oct
- 14WedVinayaka ChaturthiGanesh ji's monthly vrat, with the puja at midday.in 7 days
- 15ThuLalita PanchamiLalita Devi's vrat on the fifth day of Navratri: the lid of a karanda (करंड्याचे झाकण) as the Devi, forty-eight durva, and a night of katha and jagran.in 8 days
- 15ThuSashti VirathamLord Murugan's Sashti in every month, the sixth day of the bright fortnight: a vrat through the day, the Kanda Sashti Kavasam, and the puja at dusk.in 8 days
- 16FriDurga PujaFive days at home: Maa is awakened under the bel, welcomed into the house, and taken to the water on the tenth.16 Oct – 20 Oct
- 16FriNavratri Saraswati PujaSaraswati Maa invited upon the books on Mula, given puja, offered the bali on Uttara Ashadha, and bid farewell on Shravana.16 Oct – 19 Oct
- 18SunDurga AshtamiEighth day of Sharad Navratri dedicated to Mahagauri, featuring Kanya Puja.in 11 days
- 18SunKati BihuThe lean Bihu: a tulsi planted, and diyas lit at its foot, round the house and among the ripening paddy, to call Lakhimi home.in 11 days
- 19MonAyudha Puja & Saraswati PujaThe books, the tools and the vehicle given puja — and then left untouched until the tenth day.in 12 days
- 19MonMaha NavamiThe ninth: Siddhidatri, the havan of a hundred and eight, and the nine nights closed.in 12 days
- 20TueMadhvacharya JayantiAcharya Madhwa's birthday: his picture beside Shri Hari's, tulasi, the Dwadasha Stotra, and food given.in 13 days
- 20TueVijayadashami · DussehraThe tenth day. Victory, and new beginnings.in 13 days
- 25SunSharad PurnimaKheer under the full moon.in 18 days
- 25SunValmiki JayantiThe Adi Kavi's day: Valmiki ji's picture honoured, the Ramayan read, and something given.in 18 days
- 26MonKarthika SomavaraThe Mondays of Kartik, kept for Shiv ji until the stars come out.in 19 days
- 27TueKrithigaiLord Murugan's day in every month, the evening the Moon stands in Krittika: a vrat through the day, red flowers and a ghee diya at His picture, and the offering at dusk.in 20 days
- 28WedAtla TaddeA nirjala day from sunrise to the moon, opened on atlu — the miniature dosas the day is named for.in 21 days
- 28WedKarwa ChauthA day without food or water for a husband's long life, from the sargi before dawn to the moon.in 21 days
November 2026
34- 1SunAhoi AshtamiA mother's vrat for her children: Ahoi Maa on the wall at dusk, and the arghya to the first stars.in 25 days
- 2MonMannarasala AyilyamA major serpent puja festival at Mannarasala Nagaraja Temple featuring a grand murti procession.in 26 days
- 5ThuVasu Baras / Govatsa DwadashiDiwali's first evening: the cow and her calf honoured, and the first diyas lit.in 29 days
- 6FriDhanterasThe Yama diya at the door at dusk, and Lakshmi Maa, Kuber ji and Dhanvantari ji given puja in pradosh kaal.in 30 days
- 7SatKali ChaudasVadas at the crossroads at dusk, and Hanumanji's puja at night.in 31 days
- 7SatNaraka Chaturdashi · Chhoti DiwaliThe oil bath before sunrise, and the Yama diya.in 31 days
- 8SunBandi Chhor DivasThe day Guru Hargobind walked out, and would not walk out alone.in 32 days
- 8SunDiwali · Lakshmi PujaThe night of diyas. Lakshmi Maa is welcomed after sunset.in 32 days
- 8SunKali PujaKali Maa at midnight on the new moon, with jaba and the diyas burning till dawn.in 32 days
- 8SunKedaragowri VratamParvati Maa's own vrat for Shiv ji: a kalash wound with twenty-one threads, everything offered in twenty-ones, and the knotted thread tied on the arm after the evening puja.in 32 days
- 9MonBali PadyamiBali Raja's one day among his people: the oil bath, his puja in five colours or a fort of cow dung, and the aukshan.in 33 days
- 9MonBestu Varas · New YearThe first morning of the Gujarati year: rangoli and sabras at dawn, darshan, the elders' blessing and Saal Mubarak.in 33 days
- 9MonGodhanThe mountain of food, and the cows.in 33 days
- 9MonGovardhan Puja · AnnakutGovardhan Maharaj shaped at the door, a hill of food for Shri Krishna, and the cows honoured.in 33 days
- 9MonSkanda ShashthiSix days of vrat and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam for Lord Murugan, ending in the Soorasamharam on the sixth evening.9 Nov – 15 Nov
- 10TueBhai DoojThe brother at his sister's house: the tilak in the afternoon, and the meal from her hand.in 34 days
- 10TueChitragupta PujaThe pen, the inkpot and the books before Chitragupta ji, in the afternoon.in 34 days
- 13FriChhathFour days for Surya Dev; arghya at sunset, then at sunrise.13 Nov – 16 Nov
- 13FriNagula ChavithiThe Naga puja four days after Deepavali: Naga Devata offered puja at home, a little milk poured into the anthill, chalimidi and chimmili offered, and the vrat kept for the children.in 37 days
- 14SatLabh PanchamThe day the shop opens again, and the new chopda's first entry is written.in 38 days
- 16MonJalaram Bapa JayantiBapa's birthday: his picture honoured, Ram naam, khichdi, and food given to someone in need.in 40 days
- 16MonKartik PujaKartik Thakur on the last evening of Kartik: a couple's puja for a child, from dusk to dawn.in 40 days
- 16MonMandala Kalam (Vratam)Forty-one days of Lord Ayyappa's vratham, from Vrischikam 1 to the Mandala Puja.16 Nov – 26 Dec
- 16MonSama-ChakevaNine nights of clay birds and songs for the brothers, from the Chhath parana to Sama's farewell on Kartik Purnima.16 Nov – 24 Nov
- 17TueGopashtamiThe cow and her calf honoured on the day Shri Krishna became Gopal.in 41 days
- 18WedAmla Navami (Akshaya Navami)The amla tree's puja, and a meal cooked and eaten in its shade.in 42 days
- 18WedJagaddhatri PujaThe Devi who holds the world.in 42 days
- 20FriBhishma PanchakFive days from Dev Uthani Ekadashi to Kartik Purnima: a diya day and night, water to Bhishma, and Vishnu ji's puja with a flower for each day.20 Nov – 24 Nov
- 20FriDev Uthani EkadashiVishnu ji wakes; the wedding season opens. Tulsi Vivah follows.in 44 days
- 20FriGuruvayur EkadasiKerala's chief Ekadasi, for Guruvayurappan: no rice, His names, and the parana after the Hari vasaram.in 44 days
- 20FriIgas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali)Garhwal's Diwali of the eleventh day: pakwan for the devtas, a pinda and a garland for the cattle, and the bhailo swung at night.in 44 days
- 21SatTulsi VivahTulsi Maa is married to Shaligram ji at dusk, and given away by the family.in 45 days
- 23MonKarthigai DeepamRows of lamps on Krittika in Karthigai.in 47 days
- 24TueKartik Purnima · Dev DeepawaliDiyas on the river for the gods.in 48 days
December 2026
1January 2027
5- 13WedBhogiThe day before Pongal — the old is let go.in 98 days
- 13WedLohriThe bonfire, the night before Maghi.in 98 days
- 14ThuMakar SankrantiThe sun turns north. Til, gur, and kites.in 99 days
- 14ThuPongalThai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, Kaanum Pongal.14 Jan – 16 Jan
- 22FriThai PoosamLord Murugan's day, on Pushya in Thai.in 107 days
February 2027
1March 2027
3April 2027
9- 7WedChaitra NavratriThe spring nine nights; the Vikram new year begins.7 Apr – 14 Apr
- 7WedUgadi · Gudi PadwaThe lunar new year; the gudi is raised at dawn.in 182 days
- 14WedBaisakhiThe harvest, and Mesha Sankranti.in 189 days
- 14WedRam NavamiShri Ram's birth, at midday.in 189 days
- 14WedPuthandu · Tamil New YearChithirai 1.in 189 days
- 14WedVishuThe Vishukkani at first light.in 189 days
- 15ThuBohag BihuThe Assamese new year.in 190 days
- 15ThuPohela BoishakhThe Bengali new year.in 190 days
- 20TueHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima in the north; Margazhi Amavasya in the south.in 195 days
May 2027
1June 2027
2July 2027
3August 2027
6- 2MonAadi PerukkuAadi 18 — thanks to the rivers.in 299 days
- 4WedHariyali TeejGreen, swings, and the monsoon.in 301 days
- 6FriNag PanchamiMilk for the serpents.in 303 days
- 16MonRaksha BandhanThe rakhi is tied after Bhadra, in the afternoon.in 313 days
- 22SunKhudurukuni OshaVrat by unmarried Odia girls for the well-being of their brothers.in 319 days
- 25WedKrishna JanmashtamiBorn at midnight. The jagran, then the makhan.in 322 days
September 2027
14- 2ThuHartalika TeejParvati Maa's vrat; the sand murtis.in 330 days
- 3FriGanesh ChaturthiBappa comes home at midday and stays as long as your family keeps him.3 Sep – 4 Sep
- 3FriOnamTen days of pookalam, ending on Thiruvonam.3 Sep – 12 Sep
- 4SatNuakhaiWestern Odisha's agrarian festival celebrating the season's first rice harvest.in 332 days
- 4SatRishi PanchamiA vrat for the seven rishis and Arundhati, and one meal grown without the plough.in 332 days
- 6MonJyeshtha GauriGauri comes on Anuradha, is fed on Jyeshtha, and leaves on Mula.6 Sep – 8 Sep
- 7TueRadha AshtamiCelebrates the birth anniversary of Radha, the eternal consort of Shri Krishna.in 335 days
- 11SatJal Jhulani EkadashiA festival where Shri Krishna's murti is taken to a water body.in 339 days
- 11SatKaram PujaA branch of the karam tree, brought in and sung to all night.in 339 days
- 12SunThiruvonamThe day Mahabali comes home.in 340 days
- 14TueAnant ChaturdashiThe fourteen knots; the last visarjan.in 342 days
- 17FriVishwakarma PujaThe day the tools rest and are given puja.in 345 days
- 21TueSree Narayana Guru SamadhiThe day Sree Narayana Guru went, kept by remembering what he said.in 349 days
- 23ThuJivitputrika · JitiyaA mother's nirjala vrat for her children's lives — a day and a whole night, opened the next morning.in 351 days
October 2027
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Aadi PerukkuAhoi AshtamiAkshaya TritiyaAmla Navami (Akshaya Navami)Anant ChaturdashiAtla TaddeAyudha Puja & Saraswati PujaBaisakhiBali PadyamiBandi Chhor DivasBathukammaBestu Varas · New YearBhai DoojBhishma PanchakBhogiBohag BihuChaitra NavratriChhathChitragupta PujaDev Uthani EkadashiDhanterasDiwali · Lakshmi PujaDurga AshtamiDurga PujaGanesh ChaturthiGodhanGopashtamiGovardhan Puja · AnnakutGuru PurnimaGuruvayur EkadasiHanuman JayantiHariyali TeejHartalika TeejHoliHolika DahanIgas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali)Jagaddhatri PujaJal Jhulani EkadashiJalaram Bapa JayantiJanmotsav of Srimanta SankardevJivitputrika · JitiyaJyeshtha GauriKali ChaudasKali PujaKaram PujaKarthigai DeepamKarthika SomavaraKartik PujaKartik Purnima · Dev DeepawaliKarwa ChauthKati BihuKedaragowri VratamKhudurukuni OshaKrishna JanmashtamiKrithigaiLabh PanchamLalita PanchamiLohriMadhvacharya JayantiMaha NavamiMaha ShivratriMahalaya · Sarva Pitru AmavasyaMakar SankrantiMandala Kalam (Vratam)Mannarasala AyilyamNag PanchamiNagula ChavithiNaraka Chaturdashi · Chhoti DiwaliNavratri Saraswati PujaNirjala EkadashiNuakhaiOnamPitru PakshaPohela BoishakhPongalPurattasi SaniPuthandu · Tamil New YearRadha AshtamiRaksha BandhanRam NavamiRath YatraRishi PanchamiSama-ChakevaSashti VirathamSharad NavratriSharad PurnimaShravan SomvarSkanda ShashthiSree Narayana Guru SamadhiThai PoosamThiruvonamTulsi VivahUgadi · Gudi PadwaVaikunta Ekadashi · Mokshada EkadashiValmiki JayantiVasant Panchami · Saraswati PujaVasu Baras / Govatsa DwadashiVat SavitriVijayadashami · DussehraVinayaka ChaturthiVishuVishwakarma Puja