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Hindu Festivals 2019 - Hindu Festival Calendar in 2019

This is a list of important festival dates in Hinduism in 2019 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be rarely celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Hindu Festivals 2019 based on Hindu traditional calendar - India Standard Time.

January 2019 Hindu Festivals

Lohri - January 14
Makar Sankranti – 15th January, 2019
Pongal – 15th January, 2019
Sankranti – 15th January, 2019
Magh Bihu - January 15
Thaipusam - January 21

Hindu Festival Calendar in 2019

February 2019

Vasant Panchami/Saraswati Puja - February 10
Ratha Saptami - February 11
Bhishma Ashtami - February 12

March 2019

Maha Shivratri - March 4
Holika Dahan – March 20, 2019
Dhulandi Holi  - March 21, 2019
Basoda / Sheetla Ashtami - March 28

April 2019

Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) – April 6, 2019
Gudi Padva – April 6, 2019
Chaitra Navratri Begins - April 6, 2019
Hindi New Year - April 6, 2019
Cheti Chand - April 7, 2019
Gangaur - Gauri Teej - April 8, 2019
Ram Navami – April 14, 2019
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year) – 14th April, 2019
Vishu (Kerala) – 15th April, 2019
New Year in Bengal and Assam – 15th April, 2019
Hanuman Jayanti - April 19

May 2019

Akshaya Tritiya - May 7
Ganga Saptami - May 11
Sita Navami - May 13
Narasimha Jayanti - May 17

June 2019

Shanti Jayanti - June 3
Ganga Dussehra - June 12
Nirjala Ekadasi - June 13
Vat Purnima Vrat - June 16

July 2019

Puri Rath Yatra – July 4
Vyas Purnima, Guru Purnima – July 16

August 2019

Hariyali Teej - August 3
Nag Panchami - August 5
Varalakshmi Puja - August 9
Raksha Bandhan – August 15, 2019
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – August 23/24

September 2019

Hartalika Teej - September 1 (in some regions marked on Sept 2)
Ganesh Chaturthi - September 2
Rishi Panchami - September 3
Radha Ashtami - September 6
Onam - September 11
Ganesh Visarjan - September 12
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins September 14
Biswakarma puja - September 17
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends on September 28
Mahalaya - September 28
Navratri Begins – September 29

October 2019

Durga Ashtami – October 6
Maha Navami – October 6
Vijaya Dashami – Dussehra – October 8 (Navratri ends)
Karva Chauth – October 17
Ahoi Ashtami - October 21
Dhanteras - October 25
Narak Chaturdashi - October 27
Deepavali in South India - October 27
Diwali - October 27
Lakshmi Puja - October 27
Gujarati New Year - October 28
Bali Pratipada - October 28
Bhau Beej - October 29
Yama Dwitiya - October 29

November 2019

Chhath Puja - November 2
Soorasamharam - Skanda Sashti - November 2
Tulsi Puja and Vivah - November 9
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins – 16th November, 2019
Kal Bhairav Ashtami - November 19

December 2019

Vivah Panchami - December 1
Gita Jayanti - December 8
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti - December 11