Festival & Vrat Calendar 2026
Every festival, Ekadashi, Pradosh and Sankashti — worked out from the tithi, not copied from a fixed list.
September 2026
5
Sat
Krishna Janmashtami
Festival · Birth of Shri Krishna at midnight
7
Mon
Aja Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Krishna Ekadashi vrat
8
Tue
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Krishna Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
9
Wed
Masik Shivratri
Vrat · Monthly Shivratri
10
Thu
Amavasya
Vrat · New moon · Pitru tarpan
14
Mon
Ganesh Chaturthi
Festival · Birth of Shri Ganesh
14
Mon
Hartalika Teej
Festival · Vrat for Shiva-Parvati
17
Thu
Kanya Sankranti
Sankranti · Sun enters Kanya at 7:56 AM
22
Tue
Parivartini Ekadashi
Ekadashi · Shukla Ekadashi vrat
24
Thu
Pradosh Vrat
Vrat · Shukla Pradosh · Shiva worship at dusk
25
Fri
Anant Chaturdashi
Festival · Ganesh Visarjan · Anant Vrat
26
Sat
Purnima
Vrat · Full moon · Satyanarayan Katha
27
Sun
Pitru Paksha begins
Vrat · 16 days of Shraddha for ancestors
29
Tue
Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
Vrat · Ganesh vrat · fast broken after moonrise
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.