Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in July 2026 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
July 3 – Ganesh Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise time at
9:49 PM
July 7 – Kalashtami
July 8 – Sheetala Ashtami in some region, Indrani Puja,
Trilochan Ashtami Puja
July 10 – Yogini Ekadashi Fasting Smarta
July 11 – Yogini Ekadashi Fasting Bhagavat
July 12 – Pradosh Vrat – Monthly Ekadashi Fasting
July 14 – Amavasya Vrat – No moon day
July 15 – Ashada month begins in calendars followed in Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
July 15 – Gupt Ashada Navratri begins
July 16 – Jagannath Ratha Yatra – Kutchi New Year
July 17 – Dakshinayana begins
July 17 – Karkidaka Masam begins in Kerala (Ramayana Masam)
July 17 – Aadi Masam begins in Tamil Calendars
July 18 – Shravan month begins in Bengali Calendars
July 19 – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Kumar Sashti Vrat
July 19 – Hera Panchami in Puri
July 20 – Vivasvat Saptami
July 22 – Monthly Durga Ashtami
July 22 – Parashurama Ashtami – Kharchi Puja in Tripura
July 23 – Gupt Navratri ends
July 23 – Bhatali Navami
July 24 – Bahuda Yatra – Return journey of Puri Jagannath
July 24 – Sudarshana Jayanthi
July 25 – Ekadasi Fasting – Devshayani Ekadashi
July 25 – Ashadi Ekadasi
July 25 – Pandarpur Yatra ends
July 25 – Gauri Vrat begins in Gujarat
July 26 – Chaturmas Begins
July 26 – Vaman Dwadashi – Sri Krishna Dwadashi – Hari
Dwadashi in Jammu and Kashmir
July 26 – Pradosh Vrat
July 27 - Jaya Parvati vrat begins in Gujarat
July 29 – Gauri Vrat ends in Gujarat
July 29 – Purnima Fasting
July 29 – Kokila Vrat
July 29 – Guru Purnima - Vyasa Puja – Shirdi Sai Baba Utsav
July 29 – Mudiya Purnima – Muria Puno Mela – Govardhan
Parikrama in Vrindavan
July 30 – Maithili New Year begins
July 30 – Shravan month begins in North India
July 31 – Ashunya Shayan Vrat