This is a month wise list of most popular Hindu festivals in 2016 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Hindu Festivals 2016 based on Hindu traditional calendar – India Standard Time.
Hindu festivals calendar is also known as Hindu Vrat and Tyohar calendar. The fasting is known as Vrat and festival is known as Tyohar or Parva in local language. So here we at PujaJagat.Com sharing the list of Hindu Festivals of 2016.
Hindu Festivals Calendar 2016 (Month Wise)
Hindu Festivals – January 2016
Kalashtami – 5nd January, 2016 (Saturday)
Saphala Ekadashi – 5th January, 2016 (Tuesday)
Makar Sankranti – 15th January, 2016 (Friday)
Pongal – 15th January, 2016 (Friday)
Sankranti – 15th January, 2016 (Friday)
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi – 20th January, 2016 (Wednesday)
Paush Purnima – 24th January, 2016 (Sunday)
Thai Pusam – 24th January, 2016 (Sunday)
See Also: Download Kalnirnay 2016 Calendar (PDF) in Marathi Language
Hindu Festivals – February 2016
Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) – 12th February, 2016 (Friday)
Hindu Festivals – March 2016
Shivratri – 7th March, 2016(Monday)
Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan, Chandra Grahan, Phalguna Purnima – 23rd March, 2016 (Wednesday)
Dhulandi Holi – 24th March. 2016 (Thursday)
Hindu Festivals – April 2016
Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) – 8th April, 2016
Gudi Padva – 8th April, 2016
Chaitra Navratri Begins – 8th April, 2016
Hindi New Year – 8th April, 2016
Cheti Chand – 9th April, 2016
Ram Navami – 15th April, 2016
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year) – 14th April, 2016
Vishu (Kerala) – 14th April, 2016
New Year in Bengal and Assam – 15th April, 2016
Hanuman Jayanti – 22nd April, 2016
Hindu Festivals – May 2016
Akshaya Tritiya – 9th May, 2016
Narasimha Jayanti – 20th May, 2016
Hindu Festivals – June 2016
Vat Savitri Vrat – 4th June 2016
Hindu Festivals – July 2016
Puri Rath Yatra – 6th July 2016
Vyas Purnima, Guru Purnima – 19th July 2016
Hindu Festivals – August 2016
Raksha Bandan – 18th August, 2016
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – 24th August 2016 in south India
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – 25th August 2016 in North India
Hindu Festivals – September 2016
Haritalika Teej – 4th September, 2016
Ganesh Chaturthi – 5th September, 2016
Onam – 13rd September, 2016
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins – 17th September, 2016
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends – 30th September, 2016
Mahalaya – 30th September, 2016
Hindu Festivals – October 2016
Navratri Begins – 1st October, 2016
Durga Ashtami – 9th October, 2016
Maha Navami – 10th October, 2016
Vijaya Dashami, Dussehra – 11th October, 2016
Karva Chouth – 18th October, 2016
Dhanteras – 28th October, 2016
Narak Chaturdasi – 29th October, 2016
Deepavali in South India – 29th October, 2016
Diwali – October 30th October, 2016
Lakshmi Puja – 30th October, 2016
Gujarati New Year – 31st October, 2016
Bali Pratipada – 31st October, 2016
Hindu Festivals – November 2016
Bhau Beej – 1st November, 2016
Yama Dwitiya – 1st November, 2016
Chath Puja – 6th November, 2016
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins – 16th November, 2016
Tulsi Puja and Vivah – 11th November, 2016
Kal Bhairav Ashtami – 21st November, 2016
Hindu Festivals – December 2016
