Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in May 2026 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST). May 1 – Snan – Daan – Vrat Purnima – Full moon day – Gandheswari Puja In Bengal – Vaishakh Snan Ends – Annamacharya Jayanti May 5 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time at 10:18 PM May 8 – Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti May 10 – Kalashtami May 10 – Trilochan Ashtami May 12 – Hanuman Jayanti In Andhra Pradesh May 13 – Ekadashi Fasting – Bhadrakali Gyaras – Jala Krida Ekadashi in Odisha May 14 – Pradosh Vrat May 15 – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat – Masa Shivratri Vrat May 15 – Tamil Vaikasi Masam begins May 15 – Malayalam Edava Masam begins May 16 – Snan Daan Shradh Amavasya – Bhavuka Amavasya – Vat Savitri Amavasya Vrat – Savitri Amavasya in Odisha. May 16 – Jyeshta Month begins in Bengali Calendars May 17 – Adhik Masa Jyeshta Month begins in c...