Holi / Dhulivandan / Dhulandi

Phalgun, Krishna Pratipada

Holi, also called Dhulivandan or Dhulandi, is the festival of colours that follows Holika Dahan. Friends and families play with coloured powder and water and share festive sweets, and in Maharashtra colours are played again on Rang Panchami.

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7 Apr 2027

Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Navreh

Chaitra, Shukla Pratipada

Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and Navreh in Kashmir mark the Hindu New Year. On Gudi Padwa, homes raise a gudi, a decorated pole crowned with an upturned vessel, and Ugadi is welcomed with pachadi, a dish of six tastes.

7–15 Apr 2027

Chaitra Navratri / Vasant Navratri

Chaitra, Shukla Pratipada – Navami

Chaitra Navratri, also called Vasant Navratri, is nine days of worship of Goddess Durga in her different forms, beginning with Ghatasthapana on the Hindu New Year and concluding with Ram Navami.

15 Apr 2027

Ram Navami / Sri Rama Navami

Chaitra, Shukla Navami

Ram Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama at Ayodhya and closes Chaitra Navratri. It is observed with prayers at midday, readings of the Ramayana and processions.