Hinduism, the world’s third largest religion with more than a billion followers, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest organized religions. Hinduism has no single prophet, no single scripture, and not any one set of religious rites. Most Hindus worship one or more deities, believe in rebirth and value the practice of meditation.
Hindu sacred texts are regarded as the most ancient religious texts. The primary sacred texts of Hinduism are the Vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. Most popular Hindu scriptures are the Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita and Ramayan.
“When you hear about the Self, meditate upon the Self,
and finally realize the Self…
you come to understand everything in life.” ~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5
Hindu Festivals Calendar 2024
Hindu festivals are celebrated as per the Hindu Calendar. This calendar depends on the movement of sun and moon so most of the festivals are celebrated on different dates, move around within a range of dates in different years.
Hindu Calendar 2021 For January
| Date | Days | Festivals |
| 1 | Monday | Happy New Year |
| 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti/Thai Pongal Day 1 |
| 15 | Monday | Thai Pongal Day 2 |
| 16 | Tuesday | Thai Pongal Day 3 |
| 17 | Wednesday | Thai Pongal Day 4 |
| 18 | Thursday | Thai Poosam Kavady |
Hindu Calendar 2024 For February
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 14 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 25 | Monday | Holi |
Hindu Calendar 2024 For March
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 8 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 24 | Sunday | Holika Dahan |
| 25 | Monday | Holi |
| 29 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 31 | Sunday | Easter |
Hindu Calendar 2024 For April
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 9 | Tuesday | Ugadi / Gudi Parwa /Navratri Day 1 |
| 17 | Wednesday | Sri Raam Navami / Navratri Day 9 |
| 23 | Tuesday | Sri Hanuman Jayanti |
Hindu Calendar 2024 For May
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 8 | Wednesday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For July
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 21 | Sunday | Guru Purnima |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For August
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 2 | Tuesday | Naag Panchami |
| 12 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham |
| 12 | Friday | Raksha Bandan/Shravani |
| 13 | Saturday | Guru Purnima |
| 18 | Thursday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 30 | Tuesday | Hartalika Teej |
| 31 | Wednesday | Sri Ganesh Chaturti |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For September
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 25 | Sunday | Mahalaya Paksham |
| 26-Sep | Monday | Navratri Day 1 |
| 27-Sep | Tuesday | Navratri Day 2 |
| 28-Sep | Wednesday | Navratri Day 3 |
| 29-Sep | Thursday | Navratri Day 4 |
| 30-Sep | Friday | Navratri Day 5 |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For October
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 1 | Saturday | Navratri Day 6 |
| 2 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti / Navratri Day 7 |
| 3 | Monday | Saraswathi Pooja / Navratri Day 8 |
| 3 | Monday | Sri Durga Astami / Navratri Day 8 |
| 4 | Tuesday | Durga Maha Navami / Navratri Day 9 |
| 5 | Wednesday | Vijay Dashmi / Dusherra / Durga Visarjan |
| 13 | Thursday | Karwa Chauth |
| 23 | Sunday | Dhanteras |
| 24 | Monday | Diwali |
| 26 | Wednesday | Bhai Dooj/ Govardhan Puja |
| 30 | Sunday | Chhath Puja |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For November
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 1 | Tuesday | Durga Ashtami Vrat/ Gopashtami |
| 8 | Tuesday | Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 11 | Friday | Teej |
| 12 | Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
Hindu Calendar 2021 For December
| Dates | Days | Festivals |
| 3 | Saturday | Gita Jayanti |
| 6 | Tuesday | Kaarthigai Deepam |
