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Hindu Festivals 2023 – List Of Important Hindu Religion Festivals – Hinduism Festival Calendar In 2023

This is a list of very important festival dates in Hinduism in 2023 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be rarely celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Please note that Hindu religion is so vast that hundreds of festivals take place a year – this list only contains the very important ones.

Hindu Festivals 2023 based on Hindu traditional calendar - India Standard Time.

January 2023 Hindu Festivals

Lohri - January 13
Makar Sankranti – January 15
Pongal – January 15
Sankranti – January 15
Magh Bihu - January 15
Vasant Panchami – January 26
Ratha Saptami – January 28
Bhishma Ashtami – January 28

February 2023
Thaipusam – February 5
Maha Shivratri – February 18

March 2023
Holika Dahan – March 6
Dhulandi Holi  - March 7, 2023
Basoda / Sheetla Ashtami – March 14
Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) – March 22
Gudi Padva – March 22
Chaitra Navratri Begins – March 22
Hindi New Year – March 22
Cheti Chand – March 23
Gangaur - Gauri Teej – March 24
Ram Navami – March 30

April 2023
Hanuman Jayanti - April 6
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year) – April 14
Vishu (Kerala) – April 15
New Year in Bengal and Assam – April 15
Akshaya Tritiya – April 22
Ganga Saptami – April 26 
Sita Navami – April 29

May 2023
Narasimha Jayanti – May 4
Shanti Jayanti – May 19
Ganga Dussehra – May 30
Nirjala Ekadasi – May 31

June 2023
Vat Purnima Vrat – June 3
Puri Rath Yatra – June 20

July 2023
Vyasa Purnima, Guru Purnima – July 3

August 2023
Hariyali Teej – August 19
Nag Panchami – August 21
Varalakshmi Puja – August 25
Onam – August 29
Raksha Bandhan – August 30, 2023

September 2023
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – September 6/7
Vishwakarma Puja - September 17/18
Hartalika Teej – September 18
Ganesh Chaturthi – September 19
Rishi Panchami – September 20
Radha Ashtami – September 22
Ganesh Visarjan - September 28
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins September 29

October 20223
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends on October 14
Mahalaya – October 14
Navratri Begins – October 15
Durga Puja begins – October 21
Durga Ashtami – October 22
Maha Navami – October 23
Vijaya Dashami – Dussehra – October 24 (Navratri ends)
Kojagiri Purnima/Sharad Purnima – October 28

November 2023
Karva Chauth – November 1
Ahoi Ashtami – November 5
Dhanteras – November 10
Narak Chaturdashi – November 12
Deepavali in South India - November 12
Diwali - November 12
Lakshmi Puja - November 12
Gujarati New Year - November 14
Bali Pratipada - November 14
Bhau Beej - November 15
Yama Dwitiya - November 15
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins – November 16, 2023
Chhath Puja - November 19
Soorasamharam - Skanda Sashti - November 19
Tulsi Puja and Vivah - November 24

December 2023
Kalbhairav Jayanti / Kal Bhairav Ashtami – December 5
Vivah Panchami - December 17
Gita Jayanti - December 22
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti - December 26