Festival & Vrat Calendar 2026
Every festival, Ekadashi, Pradosh and Sankashti — worked out from the tithi, not copied from a fixed list.
May 2026
1
Fri
Buddha Purnima
Festival · Vaishakha Purnima
5
Tue
Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
Vrat · Ganesh vrat · fast broken after moonrise
13
Wed
Apara Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Krishna Ekadashi vrat
14
Thu
Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Krishna Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
15
Fri
Masik Shivratri
Vrat · Monthly Shivratri
15
Fri
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sankranti · Sun enters Vrishabha at 6:09 AM
16
Sat
Amavasya
Vrat · New moon · Pitru tarpan
19
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Vrat · Shukla Chaturthi · Ganesh vrat
27
Wed
Nirjala Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Shukla Ekadashi vrat (Adhika masa)
28
Thu
Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Shukla Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
30
Sat
Purnima
Vrat · Full moon · Satyanarayan Katha
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.