Festival & Vrat Calendar 2026
Every festival, Ekadashi, Pradosh and Sankashti — worked out from the tithi, not copied from a fixed list.
November 2026
Rama Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Krishna Ekadashi vrat
Panchang
Dhanteras
Festival · Dhanvantari Jayanti · Buy gold or utensils
Panchang
Masik Shivratri
Vrat · Monthly Shivratri
Panchang
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Festival · Festival of lights · Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja
Panchang
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
Festival · Abhyang Snan before sunrise
Panchang
Govardhan Puja
Festival · Annakut
Panchang
Bhai Dooj
Festival · Yama Dwitiya
Panchang
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Vrat · Shukla Chaturthi · Ganesh vrat
Panchang
Chhath Puja
Festival · Sandhya Arghya to Surya Dev
Panchang
Vrischika Sankranti
Sankranti · Sun enters Vrischika at 7:44 PM (16 Nov)
Panchang
Prabodhini (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Shukla Ekadashi vrat
Panchang
Tulsi Vivah
Festival · Marriage of Tulsi and Shaligram
Panchang
Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Shukla Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
Panchang
Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
Festival · Deep Daan · Ganga Snan
Panchang
Sankashti Chaturthi
Vrat · Ganesh vrat · fast broken after moonrise
Panchang
Dates are derived from the lunar calendar for Varanasi using the udaya-tithi / kala rules. Smarta and Vaishnava traditions (and some regions)
can observe a festival a day apart — please confirm with your Panditji for ceremonies.