The year, told through sacred days.

The Sun enters Makara. Harvest traditions mark gratitude, renewal and the turning of the solar year.

A spring festival associated with Saraswati, learning, music and the beginning of new study.

A night of Shiva worship, fasting, vigil and contemplation.

The bonfire night before Holi, associated with the Prahlada and Holika tradition.

The festival of colour and spring, carrying Krishna traditions in some regions and other local meanings elsewhere.

Regional New Year observances marking the first day of Chaitra.

Celebrates the birth of Sri Rama. Some Vaishnava calendars observe it on 27 March in 2026.

Honours Hanuman, the great devotee of Rama, and the ideals of strength, service and bhakti.

An auspicious day associated with beginnings, giving and prosperity; also observed as Parashurama Jayanti.

Remembers the appearance of Narasimha to protect Prahlada and destroy Hiranyakashipu.

Honours the sacred descent of the Ganga and its purifying presence.

The chariot festival of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra.

A day for honouring teachers, gurus and the transmission of knowledge.

Kerala’s great harvest festival, remembered through the return of Mahabali and regional Vamana traditions.

A festival of protective bonds, most commonly marked through the tying of rakhi.

Celebrates the birth of Krishna through fasting, night worship, song and dramatic retelling.

Celebrates Ganesha with home and public worship, music, offerings and immersion traditions.

Nine nights of Goddess worship expressed through Navadurga, Durga Puja, Garba, Golu, Ayudha Puja and other traditions.

The climactic worship days of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja.

A festival of victory remembered through Devi’s triumph over Mahishasura and, in many traditions, Sri Rama’s victory over Ravana.

A full-moon festival associated with Lakshmi in some traditions and Krishna’s rasa traditions in others.

The festival of lights carries several regional narratives, including Lakshmi worship and Rama’s return to Ayodhya.

Remembers Krishna lifting Govardhan and redirects attention from pride toward protection, land and community.

A festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters.

A rigorous festival of offerings to the Sun, water, fasting and gratitude.

A sacred full moon associated with pilgrimage, lamps, river worship and several Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.

Commemorates the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on Kurukshetra.