Festivals

Festivals ahead

The festivals ahead, each on the day the classical rule gives, with its tithi window and the times for your city — moonrise for Karva Chauth, the Lakshmi Puja muhurat for Diwali.

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Sunday, 11 October 2026Navratri begins 2026
Nine nights of the Goddess begin with Ghaṭasthāpanā on Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā.…Tuesday, 20 October 2026Dussehra 2026
Vijayadaśamī — the victory of Rāma over Rāvaṇa and of Durgā over Mahiṣāsura, at the end of Navarātri.…Thursday, 29 October 2026Karva Chauth 2026
Married women keep a day-long fast for their husbands' well-being, from sunrise until the Moon rises; the fast is broken after seeing t…Sunday, 8 November 2026Diwali 2026
The festival of lights. Lakṣmī pūjā is done in the evening of Kārtika Amāvāsyā — in Pradosh Kāla, the twilight after sunset, and best while …Tuesday, 10 November 2026Govardhan Puja 2026
The day after Diwali, remembering Kṛṣṇa lifting Govardhan hill; the Annakūṭa offering of food is made.…Wednesday, 11 November 2026Bhai Dooj 2026
Sisters pray for their brothers' well-being and mark their foreheads with tilak; brothers give gifts.…Tuesday, 24 November 2026Kartik Purnima 2026
The full moon of Kārtika — Dev Dīpāwalī, with lamps lit on the river ghats.…

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