Vrat, Festival, Jayanti & Events 2026

✨ Kali Puja - काली पूजा ❯ ❯

Kali Puja in Puri is celebrated with great devotion and grandeur, coinciding with Diwali (Amavasya of Kartik month).

📜 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.

🔱 Kartik Mashik Shivratri - कार्तिक मासिक शिवरात्रि ❯ ❯

There are usually twelve or thirteen Masik Shivratri Vrat in a year that falls on the day of Chaturdashi before the new moon.

✨ Hanuman Puja - हनुमान-पूजा ❯ ❯

Chhoti Diwali which is known as Narak Chaturdashi. Special worship of Hanuman ji is done on this day. Due to which a person can get auspicious results.

✨ Kali Puja in Puri - पुरी में काली पूजा ❯ ❯

Kali Puja in Puri is celebrated with great devotion and grandeur, coinciding with Diwali (Amavasya of Kartik month).

🪔 Diwali 2026 - दिवाली 2026 ❯ ❯

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

✨ Narak Chaturdashi - नरक चतुर्दशी ❯ ❯

Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Roop Chaturdashi, Narka Chaturdashi, Narka Chaudas, Roop Chaudas or Narka Puja.

🌚 Darsh Kartik Amavasya - दर्श कार्तिक अमावस्या ❯ ❯

Amavasya is a monthly festival that comes 12 times in a year, in case of more months it can happen 13 times in a year.

🌚 Somvati Amavasya - सोमवती अमावस्या ❯ ❯

When Amavasya falls on Monday, that day is called Somavati Amavasya. According to the probability theory of mathematics, the occurrence of Amavasya on Monday can be one or two times in a year.

⛰️ 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.

⚙️ 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.

🎋 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.