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 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