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Panchanga festival days 2026 (computed)
Sourced religious dates for India in 2026. Download a calendar file or subscribe for updates.
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Generated by WhatDate for the qualified Bengaluru Smarta/amanta profile; it is not a publisher's almanac. Computed for Bengaluru, Smarta tradition, amanta months, Drik calculation with Lahiri ayanamsa. It is not a publisher's almanac; your family or temple panchanga can differ.
v2 · Updated 2 Oct 2026 | 27 dates · Updated 2 Oct 2026
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| Date | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 Jan 2026 | Makara Sankranti | Marks the Sun's entry into the sidereal sign of Makara and the beginning of its northward course. Because it follows the solar rather than the lunar reckoning, its civil date moves very little from year to year — but it does depend on the ayanamsa in use. Computed: the Sun's entry into sidereal makara, observed on the civil day containing that instant, or on the next day when it falls after sunset. |
| Sun 25 Jan 2026 | Ratha Saptami | Observed as the turning of the Sun's chariot northward, kept with ritual bathing before sunrise. Computed: magha shukla 7, sunrise anchor. |
| Sun 15 Feb 2026 | Maha Shivaratri | The night sacred to Shiva. Its rule is anchored to nishita, the midnight watch, rather than to sunrise — which is why its civil date can differ from a sunrise-anchored reading of the same tithi. Computed: magha krishna 14, nishita anchor. |
| Thu 19 Mar 2026 | Ugadi | The lunisolar new year of the Deccan, beginning with the first tithi of the bright fortnight of Chaitra. Its civil date depends on where sunrise falls relative to that tithi, so it legitimately differs between cities — and the same lunar moment is kept as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Computed: chaitra shukla 1, sunrise anchor. |
| Mon 20 Apr 2026 | Akshaya Tritiya | Held to be auspicious for beginnings, on the third tithi of the bright fortnight of Vaishakha. Computed: vaishakha shukla 3, sunrise anchor. |
| Thu 30 Apr 2026 | Narasimha Jayanti | The appearance of Narasimha. Computed: vaishakha shukla 14, pradosha anchor. |
| Mon 17 Aug 2026 | Naga Panchami | An observance honouring serpent deities, on the fifth tithi of Shravana. Computed: shravana shukla 5, sunrise anchor. |
| Wed 26 Aug 2026 | Rig Upakarma | The annual renewal of the sacred thread and recommencement of Vedic study for followers of the Rigveda. Followers of each Veda keep their own Upakarma on a different day, so two dates in the same week are the norm rather than a discrepancy. Computed: shravana, nakshatra Shravana, sunrise anchor. |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | Varalakshmi Vrata | A vrata invoking Lakshmi, kept chiefly by married women on the Friday preceding the full moon of Shravana. Computed: shravana shukla 15, on the preceding Friday where that is not already the day, sunrise anchor. |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | Yajur Upakarma | The Upakarma kept by followers of the Yajurveda, distinct from the Rigveda observance. Computed: shravana shukla 15, sunrise anchor. |
| Fri 4 Sep 2026 | Krishna Janmashtami | The birth of Krishna. Its anchor is the midnight watch rather than sunrise, and Smarta and Vaishnava traditions resolve the tithi differently — so neighbouring communities keeping it a day apart is ordinary practice, not an error in either calendar. Computed: shravana krishna 8, nishita anchor. |
| Mon 7 Sep 2026 | Aja Ekadashi | The ekadashi of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada. Ekadashi is the observance where sampradaya matters most: Vaishnava traditions reject a viddha ekadashi and commonly fast a day later than Smarta households in the same street. Computed: shravana krishna 11, sunrise anchor. |
| Mon 14 Sep 2026 | Ganesha Chaturthi | The appearance of Ganesha, on the fourth tithi of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada. Computed: bhadrapada shukla 4, madhyahna anchor. |
| Mon 14 Sep 2026 | Swarna Gowri Vrata | A vrata for Gauri kept in Karnataka on the day before Ganesha Chaturthi, and commonly listed together with it. Computed: bhadrapada shukla 3, sunrise anchor. |
| Tue 22 Sep 2026 | Parivartini Ekadashi | The ekadashi of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada, also called Vamana Ekadashi. Computed: bhadrapada shukla 11, sunrise anchor. |
| Wed 23 Sep 2026 | Vamana Jayanti | The appearance of Vamana. Computed: bhadrapada shukla 12, sunrise anchor. |
| Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Ananta Chaturdashi | The concluding day of the Ganesha festival, on which the Ananta vrata is kept. Computed: bhadrapada shukla 14, sunrise anchor. |
| Sun 27 Sep 2026 | Mahalaya Paksha begins | The opening of the fortnight set aside for rites to ancestors. Computed: bhadrapada krishna 1, aparahna anchor. |
| Sat 10 Oct 2026 | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | The new-moon day closing the ancestral fortnight, on which rites are offered for all forebears together. Computed: bhadrapada krishna 15, aparahna anchor. |
| Sun 11 Oct 2026 | Navratri Navratri Day 1: Shailaputri | The first day of the autumn nine nights. Computed: ashwina shukla 1, sunrise anchor. |
| Mon 19 Oct 2026 | Durgashtami | The eighth day of the autumn Navaratri. Computed: ashwina shukla 8, sunrise anchor. |
| Tue 20 Oct 2026 | Mahanavami Navratri | The ninth day of the autumn Navaratri. Computed: ashwina shukla 9, sunrise anchor. |
| Tue 20 Oct 2026 | Vijayadashami | The tenth day, concluding Navaratri. Called Dasara in Karnataka. Computed: ashwina shukla 10, aparahna anchor. |
| Sun 8 Nov 2026 | Naraka Chaturdashi | The day of the Deepavali cluster kept with the pre-dawn oil bath. Computed: ashwina krishna 14, sunrise anchor. |
| Mon 9 Nov 2026 | Diwali | The new-moon day of the Deepavali cluster, on which Lakshmi puja is kept. Its anchor is pradosha, the evening twilight, not sunrise — the reason Deepavali is a classic two-date festival. Computed: ashwina krishna 15, sunrise anchor. |
| Tue 10 Nov 2026 | Bali Padyami | The day following the Deepavali new moon. Computed: kartika shukla 1, sunrise anchor. |
| Sat 21 Nov 2026 | Tulasi Habba | The Karnataka observance of the tulasi plant, kept alongside Utthana Dvadashi. Computed: kartika shukla 12, sunrise anchor. |
All 27 dates.
Sources
Generated by WhatDate from qualified versioned rules. Engine output from WhatDate; each date lists its rule, engine version, supported range and the independent references it was checked against.
- Drik Panchang: Kannada calendar 2026, Bengaluru (check reference) · retrieved 1 September 2026, reviewed 15 September 2026Independent 2026 date anchors cited by URL; no almanac copied.