Festivals
Every festival, with the rule that sets its date.
Festival days are fixed by each festival’s own rule at your place — which is why dates can differ between cities, and why a sunrise-only calendar sometimes lands on the wrong day.
Caution. Festival details will be added soon.
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2Ganga Dussehra
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6Vat Purnima
7Snana Yatra
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24Jagannath Rathayatra
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Shaded days carry a festival in Pāthardi. Today is outlined.
Why dates disagree
Each festival has its own rule. Some follow the tithi at sunrise; others follow the tithi at midday, in the afternoon or in the evening. A calendar that only reads the tithi at sunrise will sometimes print the wrong day.
And the rule is applied at your place. Sunrise, noon and sunset differ from city to city, so the same festival can fall on different days in different parts of India.
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The season ahead
June 2028 to September, Pāthardi.
One file with every festival listed here, for Google, Apple or Outlook calendar.
| Date | Festival | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jun | Ganga Dussehra | Lunar | |
| Tue 6 Jun | Vat Purnima | Lunar | |
| Wed 7 Jun | Snana Yatra | Lunar | |
| Sat 24 Jun | Jagannath Rathayatra | Lunar | |
| Thu 6 Jul | Guru Purnima | Lunar | |
| Mon 24 Jul | Hariyali Teej | Lunar | |
| Wed 26 Jul | Nag Panchami | Lunar | |
| Sat 5 Aug | Raksha Bandhan | Lunar | |
| Sun 13 Aug | Krishna Janmashtami | Lunar | |
| Tue 22 Aug | Hartalika Teej | Lunar | |
| Wed 23 Aug | Ganesh Chaturthi | Lunar | |
| Thu 24 Aug | Rishi Panchami | Lunar | |
| Sun 27 Aug | Radha Ashtami | Lunar | |
| Thu 31 Aug | Vamana Jayanti | Lunar | |
| Sat 2 Sept | Anant Chaturdashi | Lunar | |
| Mon 18 Sept | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Lunar | |
| Tue 19 Sept | Ghatasthapana | Lunar | |
| Tue 26 Sept | Durga Ashtami | Lunar | |
| Tue 26 Sept | Maha Navami | Lunar | |
| Wed 27 Sept | Vijayadashami | Lunar |