A rangoli at the doorway is one of the first signs that Diwali has arrived. It welcomes guests, marks the home as ready for Goddess Lakshmi and gives the whole family something to make together. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November, so there is plenty of time to practise a design or two. Diwali 2026 Dates for Planning Your Rangoli Festival day Date Rangoli idea Dhanteras Friday, 6 November Small kalash or coin motif at the entrance Choti Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi Saturda

Pongal 2027 begins with Bhogi on Thursday, 14 January and ends with Kaanum Pongal on Sunday, 17 January. The main day, Thai Pongal, falls on Friday, 15 January 2027. It is the Tamil harvest festival, and unlike most Indian festivals it follows the solar calendar, not the lunar one, which is why it lands on nearly the same dates every year. It marks the start of the Tamil month of Thai and the sun's northward turn, Uttarayana. Pongal 2027 four day calendar Day Date (2027) What

Maha Shivaratri 2027 falls on Saturday, 6 March. It is observed on Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna, and unlike almost every other Hindu festival, the worship happens at night rather than during the day. The name means the great night of Shiva. Temples stay open through the night, devotees keep a jaagran, and the puja is done in four sittings across four watches of the night rather than once. Maha Shivaratri 2027 puja timings The night is divided into fo

Navratri 2026 runs from Sunday, 11 October to Monday, 19 October, with Dussehra on Tuesday, 20 October. The dates are shared across the country. Almost nothing else is. In Gujarat it is a nine night dance festival. In Bengal it is five days of pandal art. In Tamil Nadu it is a doll display in the front room. In Himachal it is a week long fair that starts on the day Dussehra ends everywhere else. The same tithis produce completely different festivals, and this guide walks thro

Ram Navami 2027 falls on Thursday, 15 April. It marks the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, and closes the nine days of Chaitra Navratri that begin on 7 April 2027. The birth is placed at midday, which is why the main puja is done in the Madhyahna window rather than at sunrise. In most households this is a fasting day that ends with the noon aarti. Ram Navami 2027 date and muhurat What When (2027) Note Ram Navami Thursday, 15 April 2027 Chaitra Shukla Navami Madhya

Chaitra Navratri 2027 begins on Wednesday, 7 April and ends with Ram Navami on Thursday, 15 April. It is the spring Navratri, also called Vasant Navratri, and it opens the Hindu lunar new year. The same nine forms of Durga are worshipped as in the autumn Navratri, but the mood is different. Sharad Navratri is loud, public and full of garba. Chaitra Navratri is quieter and more household based, built around fasting, daily puja and new beginnings, and it ends with the birth of

Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from Sunday, 11 October to Monday, 19 October, with Dussehra on Tuesday, 20 October. The first day's colour is orange, and the nine day sequence follows from there. The thing most colour lists leave out: the order is not fixed from year to year. It is set by the weekday Navratri begins on, then follows a repeating cycle. That is why a list copied from last year will be wrong this year. Navratri 2026 colours day wise with dates Day Date (2026) Colour

Durga Puja 2026 runs from Maha Shashthi on Friday, 16 October to Vijaya Dashami on Tuesday, 20 October. Mahalaya, the day that opens the season, falls on Saturday, 10 October 2026. It is the largest festival in West Bengal and among Bengalis everywhere, and it works on two levels at once. It is a religious observance with a fixed sequence of rituals, and it is a street festival of temporary art, with pandals that take months to build and are taken down within a week. Kolkata'

Holi is the festival that marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring in India. It runs over two days. The first evening is Holika Dahan, when neighbourhoods light a bonfire. The next morning is Rangwali Holi, when people cover each other in gulal, spray coloured water and eat too many gujiyas. In 2027 the main day of Holi falls on Monday, 22 March. This guide covers the Holi 2027 date and muhurat, the stories behind the festival, what happens on each of the two days, h