Hindu Festival Calendar: It’s been said often enough that Hindus celebrate everything. So they do. The birth of gods, death of asuras, victory of the gods, marriage of the gods, the new year, new months, full moons, new moons, harvests, birthdays, initiations, marriages, deaths, anniversaries – you name the event, and it is reason for music, dance, processions, and what have you.
And there is the religious bit lurking behind it all. The reasons for this lie deep, in the origin of Hinduism as an organic religion. Its followers have over time considered anything, animate or inanimate, to be sacred and aspects of divinity.
That is also why even secular events like harvests take on religious overtones, with the patron deity presiding over the festivities. As soon as something happens, there is a kind of thanksgiving to the divine that follows it.
Apart from the universally celebrated festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi, there are others that are observed in specific communities or geographical areas. Hindu holidays are also confined to particular regions by the importance a certain god enjoys.
Worship of Kartikeya (as during the festival of Skanda Shashti) is predominant in Tamil Nadu, where the god is considered a patron of the region. Onam is a good example of a festival that is celebrated solely by Keralites. Another interesting aspect of Onam is that it is perhaps the only major Hindu festival that celebrates the reign of an asura king, although a benevolent one.
The profusion of legends and the contradictions inherent in them is reflected in festivals too. Travel around the country, and you will hear people tell you a variety of legends involving different gods behind a single festival. Besides, you will also find versions of the same festival being celebrated under different names in different regions.
All this adds that facet of unending novelty and constant change to the strikingly colorful kaleidoscope that is India. You might end up thinking the thought: “The more things change, the more they remain the same”, which is something often said about India and its magical agelessness.
With so many holy days and more than 20 major Hindu festivals, the calendar should be liberally sprinkled with them. But it isn’t so. There is a distinct festival season, which runs from late August through December. This is when there is a fever of celebrations, with a string of important festivals following one another in a rush.
But the major festivals are not the only ones that the people celebrate. Browse through the Hindu almanac, and you will find a mention of holiness or sacredness against almost every day of the year. Most of the lesser festivals are lesser because they have a private rather than public face. There are rituals for phases of the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, days of the week, a person’s auspicious star or zodiac sign.
Hindu Festival Calendar 2022: Printable
Hindu Festival Calendar – January 2022
Hindu Festival Calendar – February 2022
Hindu Festival Calendar – March 2022
Hindu Festival Calendar – April 2022
Apr 02, Saturday |
Ugadi, Chetichand, Gudi Padwa |
Apr 10, Sunday |
Shree Ram Navmi |
Apr 14, Thursday |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti, Tamil New Year, Mahavir Jayanti |
Apr 15, Friday |
Bengali New Year’s Day, Hatkeshwar Jayanti, Good Friday |
Apr 16, Saturday |
Hanuman Jayanti |
Apr 17, Sunday |
Easter |
Apr 28, Thursday |
Shab-E-Qadr |
Apr 29, Friday |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
May 2022
May 01, Sunday |
May Day |
May 03, Tuesday |
Parashuram Jayanti, Eid ul fitr, Akshaya Tritiya |
May 06, Friday |
Shankaracharya Jayanti |
May 07, Saturday |
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
May 16, Monday |
Buddha Purnima |
May 30, Monday |
Vat Savitri Vrat |
June 2022
Jun 14, Tuesday |
Kabir Jayanti |
July 2022
Jul 01, Friday |
Rath Yatra |
Jul 10, Sunday |
Bakrid |
Jul 13, Wednesday |
Guru Purnima |
Jul 31, Sunday |
Hariyali Teej |
August 2022
Aug 08, Monday |
Moharram |
Aug 11, Thursday |
Raksha Bandhan |
Aug 15, Monday |
Independence Day |
Aug 19, Friday |
Krishna Janmashtami |
Aug 20, Saturday |
Nand Utsav |
Aug 30, Tuesday |
Hartalika Teej |
Aug 31, Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Hindu Calendar Festivals and Holidays in September 2022
Sep 01, Thursday |
Rishi Panchami |
Sep 08, Thursday |
Thiruvonam |
Sep 09, Friday |
Anant Chaturdashi |
Sep 25, Sunday |
Mahalaya |
Sep 26, Monday |
Durga Puja Ghatasthapan |
Hindu Calendar Festivals and Holidays in October 2022
Oct 02, Sunday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
Oct 03, Monday |
Durgashtami |
Oct 04, Tuesday |
Mahanavami |
Oct 05, Wednesday |
Vijayadashami |
Oct 09, Sunday |
Lakshmi Puja, Sharad Purnima, Milad-Un-Nabi |
Oct 13, Thursday |
Karva Chauth |
Oct 23, Sunday |
Dhan Terash |
Oct 24, Monday |
Kali Puja, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali |
Oct 25, Tuesday |
Gujarati New Year, Govardhan Puja |
Oct 26, Wednesday |
Bhai Bij |
Oct 30, Sunday |
Chhath Puja |
Hindu Calendar Festivals and Holidays in November 2022
Nov 02, Wednesday |
Akshaya Navami |
Nov 07, Monday |
Dev Diwali |
Nov 08, Tuesday |
Kartika Purnima, Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Hindu Calendar Festivals and Holidays in December 2022
Dec 03, Saturday |
Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti |
Dec 25, Sunday |
Christmas |
Dec 29, Thursday |
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |