Festival & Vrat Calendar 2026
Every festival, Ekadashi, Pradosh and Sankashti — worked out from the tithi, not copied from a fixed list.
April 2026
1
Wed
Purnima
Vrat · Full moon · Satyanarayan Katha
2
Thu
Hanuman Jayanti
Festival · Birth of Shri Hanuman
5
Sun
Sankashti Chaturthi
Vrat · Ganesh vrat · fast broken after moonrise
13
Mon
Varuthini Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Krishna Ekadashi vrat
14
Tue
Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi)
Sankranti · Sun enters Mesha at 9:19 AM
14
Tue
Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
Observance
15
Wed
Masik Shivratri
Vrat · Monthly Shivratri
15
Wed
Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Krishna Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
17
Fri
Amavasya
Vrat · New moon · Pitru tarpan
20
Mon
Akshaya Tritiya
Festival · Ever-auspicious day for new beginnings
20
Mon
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Vrat · Shukla Chaturthi · Ganesh vrat
27
Mon
Mohini Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Shukla Ekadashi vrat
28
Tue
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Shukla Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
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.