The sacred year across India

Where each festival is especially kept, month by month. Lunar festivals move between months from year to year; check the festival calendar for exact dates.

January

• Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal, Magh Bihu and Uttarayan — All of India, under many names: Lohri in Punjab, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Magh Bihu in Assam, Uttarayan in Gujarat (Solar: 14 or 15 January)
• Pongal — Tamil Nadu (Solar: Thai month, mid-January)

February

• Maha Shivaratri — All of India, with pilgrimages to the twelve Jyotirlingas; kept in Kashmir as Herath (Phalguna (Magha in the amanta reckoning), Krishna Chaturdashi · February–March)

March

• Maha Shivaratri — All of India, with pilgrimages to the twelve Jyotirlingas; kept in Kashmir as Herath (Phalguna (Magha in the amanta reckoning), Krishna Chaturdashi · February–March)
• Holi — All of India; especially Braj (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana) (Phalguna Purnima · March)
• Gudi Padwa and Ugadi — Maharashtra and Goa (Gudi Padwa); Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka (Ugadi) (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Chaitra new year · March–April)
• Rama Navami — All of India; especially Ayodhya and Bhadrachalam (Chaitra Shukla Navami · March–April)

April

• Gudi Padwa and Ugadi — Maharashtra and Goa (Gudi Padwa); Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka (Ugadi) (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Chaitra new year · March–April)
• Rama Navami — All of India; especially Ayodhya and Bhadrachalam (Chaitra Shukla Navami · March–April)
• Vishu — Kerala (Solar: Medam 1, 14 or 15 April)
• Bohag (Rongali) Bihu — Assam (Solar: mid-April (also Magh Bihu in January and Kati Bihu in October))
• Thrissur Pooram — Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, Kerala (Malayalam month Medam · April–May)

May

• Thrissur Pooram — Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, Kerala (Malayalam month Medam · April–May)

June

• Rath Yatra — Puri, Odisha: from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple (Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya · June–July)

July

• Rath Yatra — Puri, Odisha: from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple (Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya · June–July)
• Teej — Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand (Shravana and Bhadrapada (monsoon) · July–September)

August

• Teej — Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand (Shravana and Bhadrapada (monsoon) · July–September)
• Krishna Janmashtami — All of India; especially Mathura, Vrindavan and Dwarka (Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (Shravana in the amanta reckoning) · August–September)
• Onam — Kerala (Malayalam month Chingam (Thiruvonam) · August–September)
• Ganesh Chaturthi — Especially Maharashtra (Mumbai, Pune), and Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi · August–September)

September

• Krishna Janmashtami — All of India; especially Mathura, Vrindavan and Dwarka (Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (Shravana in the amanta reckoning) · August–September)
• Onam — Kerala (Malayalam month Chingam (Thiruvonam) · August–September)
• Ganesh Chaturthi — Especially Maharashtra (Mumbai, Pune), and Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa (Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi · August–September)
• Sharad Navratri and Garba — All of India in regional forms; Garba nights especially in Gujarat (Ashvin Shukla Pratipada to Navami · September–October) Companion →
• Durga Puja — West Bengal (Kolkata), Assam, Tripura, Odisha (Cuttack) and Manipur (Ashvin Shukla Shashthi to Dashami · September–October) Companion →

October

• Sharad Navratri and Garba — All of India in regional forms; Garba nights especially in Gujarat (Ashvin Shukla Pratipada to Navami · September–October) Companion →
• Durga Puja — West Bengal (Kolkata), Assam, Tripura, Odisha (Cuttack) and Manipur (Ashvin Shukla Shashthi to Dashami · September–October) Companion →
• Karva Chauth — Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu (Kartika Krishna Chaturthi (purnimanta) · October–November) Companion →
• Diwali — All of India (Kartika Amavasya, a five-day festival from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj · October–November) Companion →
• Govardhan Puja (Annakut) — Especially Braj, around Govardhan hill (Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali night · October–November) Companion →
• Chhath Puja — Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, and the Nepal Terai (Kartika Shukla Shashthi, four days · October–November) Companion →

November

• Karva Chauth — Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu (Kartika Krishna Chaturthi (purnimanta) · October–November) Companion →
• Diwali — All of India (Kartika Amavasya, a five-day festival from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj · October–November) Companion →
• Govardhan Puja (Annakut) — Especially Braj, around Govardhan hill (Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali night · October–November) Companion →
• Chhath Puja — Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, and the Nepal Terai (Kartika Shukla Shashthi, four days · October–November) Companion →
• Tulsi Vivah — Maharashtra, Gujarat (Saurashtra), Braj and Bihar (From Prabodhini Ekadashi to Kartika Purnima · November) Companion →
• Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali — Dev Deepawali on the ghats of Varanasi; fairs at Pushkar and Puri (Kartika Purnima · November (sometimes December)) Companion →