Sacred Calendar
Festival & Events 2026
Confirmed festivals, upcoming events and a look back at past celebrations.
Sacred Calendar
Festivals 2026
January
- Lohri
- Makar Sankranti / Pongal
- Vasant Panchami
February
- Maha Shivratri
March
- Holika Dahan
- Holi (Rang) Celebration
- Chaitra Navratri Begins
- Ram Navami
April
- Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Purnima)
- Chaitra Amavasya
- Akshaya Tritiya
May
- Buddha Purnima (Vaishakha Purnima)
- Vat Savitri Vrat
- Ganga Dussehra
June
- Vat Purnima Vrat
July
- Shravan Somvar Vrat (4 Mondays)
- Jagannath Yatra
- Guru Purnima (Ashadha Purnima)
August
- Surya Grahan
- Hariyali Teej
- Nag Panchami (Shravana Panchami)
- Onam
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima)
- Varlakshmi Vrat / Chandra Grahan
- Kajrari Teej
September
- Krishna Janmashtami (Bhadrapada Ashtami)
- Hartalika Teej
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Chaturthi)
- Vishwakarma Puja
- Ganesh Visarjan
- Pitrupaksha (Shraad)
October
- Sharad Navratri Begins (Ashwin Pratipada)
- Durga Ashtami
- Maha Navami
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra (Ashwin Dashami)
- Karwa Chauth
November
- Dhanteras
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Kartika Chaturdashi)
- Diwali – Lakshmi Puja (Kartika Amavasya)
- Govardhan Puja (Kartika Pratipada)
- Bhai Dooj (Kartika Dwitiya)
- Tulsi Vivah (Dev Uthani Ekadashi)
- Guru Nanak Jayanti (Kartik Purnima)
December
- Gita Jayanti
Dates are based on the Hindu lunisolar calendar (Panchang) for 2026, adjusted for Sweden (CET) timings. Some dates may vary by region or tradition. Please verify with your local pandit ji for auspicious timings.
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