Vrat, Festival, Jayanti & Events 2026

⛰️ Govardhan Puja - गोवर्धन पूजा ❯ ❯

Govardhan Puja is celebrated ever since Bhagwan Krishna defeated Indra, the king of heaven, by lifting the Govardhan mountain to quell his pride.

🪔 Diwali (Govardhan Puja) - दिवाली (गोवर्धन पूजा) ❯ ❯

Diwali, English Meaning: Festival of Lights also known as Deepawali is the biggest and the brightest festival in India.

⚙️ Annakut Festival - अन्नकूट उत्सव ❯ ❯

Annakut Festival, also known as Govardhan Puja, is a beautiful Hindu festival celebrated a day after Diwali.

👫🏻 Bhai Dooj - भाई दूज ❯ ❯

Bhai Dooj is celebrated like the Rakshabandhan associated with the dear relationship of sister-brother but with some different rituals. This religious day brings alive the intimacy of brotherly love.

📜 Chitragupta Puja - चित्रगुप्त पूजा ❯ ❯

There is a ritual to worship Chitragupta on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. It is said that worshiping Chitragupta gives the boon of progress in business. In the Kayastha society, Chitragupta is worshiped as an adorable god. It is also known as Yama Dwitiya.

🌙 Kartik Chandra Darshan - कार्तिक चन्द्र दर्शन ❯ ❯

Chandra Darshan is the tradition of seeing the moon after Amavasya. Chandra Darshan has immense religious significance in Hinduism.

📜 Bhadra - भद्रा ❯ ❯

Bhadra is repeated four times in a fortnight of the month. For example, Bhadra occurs in the first half of the Ashtami and Purnima Tithi of Shukla Paksha and in the latter part of Bhadra Chaturthi and Ekadashi Tithi.

🎋 Chhath Puja: Nahaye Khaye - छठ पूजा: नहाये खाये ❯ ❯

Chhath or Chhath Puja is a four-day folk festival celebrated from Kartik Shukla Shashthi to Kartik Shukla Saptami.

✨ Kartik Vinayak Chaturthi - कार्तिक विनायक चतुर्थी ❯ ❯

Vinayaka Chaturthi fast is dedicated to Bhagwan Ganesh. Special worship of Ganesh is done on this day. The Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha is called Vinayaka Chaturthi..

🪔 Labh Panchami - लाभ पंचमी ❯ ❯

On the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, in the Indian state of Gujarat, Labh Panchami is celebrated with the highest priority or importance.

✨ Soorasamharam - सूरसम्हारम ❯ ❯

In South India, Kartikeya, the son of Bhagwan Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is known as Murugan or Ayyappa. According to the scriptures, on the day of Skanda Shashti, Bhagwan Kartikeya had killed a demon named Tarakasura, so by worshiping Bhagwan Kartikeya on this day one attains the characteristics of high yoga in life. During Skanda Sashti, the devotees observe a fast for six days which starts from the first day of the lunar month of Kartik or Pirthmai and ends on the sixth day which is known as Soorasamharam day.

☀️ Vrishchika Sankranti - वृश्चिक संक्रान्ति ❯ ❯

As per Hindu Panchang, Sankranti (संक्रांति) means movement of the Sun from one Rashi to the next. In some parts of India, each Sankranti is marked as the beginning of a month.

📜 Panchak - पंचक ❯ ❯

According to astrology, the combination of five constellations is called Panchak.

🐅 Kartik Ashtami Vrat - कार्तिक अष्टमी व्रत ❯ ❯

Durga Ashtami fast is observed every month on the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha. On this day the devotees of Devi Durga worship her and observe a fast throughout the day.

🐮 Gopashtami - गोपाष्टमी ❯ ❯

On Gopashtami Nanda Maharaja performed a ceremony for the cows and Shri Krishna when He reached the pauganda age.

🌿 Amla Navami - आंवला नवमी ❯ ❯

Amla Navami is also known as Akshay Navami. Amla Navami is celebrated on the Navami date of Kartik Shukla Paksha.

🐚 Smarta Guruvayur Ekadashi - स्मार्त गुरुवायुर एकादशी ❯ ❯

As per the Hindu calendar, each month’s 11th tithi is called Ekadashi. Ekadashi is considered a day dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu..

📿 Panchuka Vrat - पंचुक व्रत ❯ ❯

Panchuk is the last auspicious five days of the holy month 'Kartik' which is celebrated in a very sattvik manner in Odisha.

🪔 Igas - इगास ❯ ❯

Igas festival is celebrated on the 11th day of Deepawali i.e. Ekadashi. This folk festival of Uttarakhand is also known as Igas Bagwal, Igas Diwali and Budhi Deepawali. Igas is celebrated with pomp across the state.

✨ Pushkar Mela - पुष्कर मेला ❯ ❯

Pushkar Mela, which is also known as Pushkar Snan, continues from Devuthani Ekadashi to Kartik Purnima, which has great religious significance.

➶ Khatu Shyam Birthday - खाटू श्याम जन्मदिन ❯ ❯

According to the Hindu calendar, the birth anniversary of Shri Khatu Shyam ji is celebrated every year on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. Devuthani Ekadashi also falls on this day. On this day, along with the duly worship of Shri Khatu Shyam ji, various types of bhog are also offered. It is believed that Shri Khatushyam ji is the Kali Yugi incarnation of Bhagwan Shri Krishna. A grand temple of Shri Khatu Shyam is established in Sikar, Rajasthan. It is believed that every wish gets fulfilled just by having the darshan of God here.

🌱 Tulsi Vivah - तुलसी विवाह ❯ ❯

Tulsi Vivah is the marriage ceremony of Mata Tulsi and Bhagwan Vishnu. All the wedding-related rituals including the Kanyadaan ceremony are performed during this festival.

✨ Kalidas Jayanti - कालिदास जयंती ❯ ❯

Kalidas was an eminent personality for his greatest Sanskrit poems and plays. He is a famous poet whose \"Kalidas Meghdoot\" is considered one of the greatest poems in the world.

📿 Chaturmasya Vrat - चातुर्मास्य व्रत ❯ ❯

Chaturmasya Vrat is observed for a period of 4 holy months and it starts from the next day of Dev Shayan Ekadashi in the month of Ashadha (June–July) and ends on Utthan Ekadashi in the month of Kartik (October–November). Chaturmasya Vrat is observed by all the gyani, yogis and devotees for the attainment of their respective desires. Keeping a silent fast (Maun Vrat) and spending time in worship of Bhagwan Vishnu is fruitful.

🔱 Ravi Pradosh Vrat - रवि प्रदोष व्रत ❯ ❯

Trayodashi tithi of the any month in Pradosha period(Kaal) is the right reason for Pradosha Vrat.

🪔 Karthika Deepam - कार्तिक दीपम ❯ ❯

Karthika Deepam or Karthigai Deepam or Deepam Utsav is a Hindu festival celebrated mainly by the people of Tamil and Telugu communities in South India.

📿 Kartik Maas 2026 - कार्तिक मास 2026 ❯ ❯

Kartik month or Damodar month holds great spiritual significance in the Hindu calendar.

🪔 Dev Diwali - देव दिवाली ❯ ❯

Dev Diwali is a famous festival celebrated in Varanasi and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. On this date, Bhagwan Shiva killed the demon Tripurasur and freed the deities from the terror and fear of this demon.

🐚 Kartik Satyanarayan Vrat - कार्तिक सत्यनारायण व्रत ❯ ❯

According to Hindu religious belief, fasting of Bhagwan Satyanarayan and listening to the story gives virtuous results. Shri Satyanarayana Puja is performed to seek the blessings of Shri Narayana who is one of the forms of Bhagwan Vishnu.

📿 Guru Nanak Gurpurab - गुरु नानक गुरुपर्व ❯ ❯

Guru Nanak Guruparav is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Guru of Sikhs...