Maharashtra Festivals list 2024
In 2024, Maharashtra's cultural landscape will be aglow with a myriad of festivals, a vibrant reflection of its rich heritage and diversity. Ganesh Chaturthi, arguably the most iconic celebration, sees the state adorned with elaborate pandals and intricately crafted idols of Lord Ganesha. The ten-day festival culminates in grand processions, music, and the heartfelt immersion of the revered deity into water bodies, marking a spectacular showcase of communal devotion.
The flamboyant spirit of Maharashtra's festivals extends to Diwali, where the Festival of Lights transforms the state into a luminous spectacle. Homes are adorned with diyas, colorful rangolis, and vibrant decorations. The celebration crescendos with fireworks displays, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness.
Pune's Ganesh Festival, popularly known as the Pune Festival, combines cultural events, processions, and vibrant street decorations, adding an extra layer of fervor to the city's dynamic atmosphere. The state's rural landscape comes alive during Makar Sankranti, marked by kite-flying competitions, traditional sweets, and festive gatherings.
Nashik's Kumbh Mela, held every twelve years, witnesses millions of devotees taking a dip in the sacred Godavari River, seeking spiritual purification. The vibrant Ellora Festival showcases Maharashtra's classical music and dance traditions against the backdrop of the UNESCO World Heritage Ellora Caves.
As 2024 unfolds, Maharashtra's festivals continue to be a testament to the state's cultural vibrancy, uniting communities in celebration and upholding age-old traditions with contemporary flair
Upcoming Hindu Festivals 2024
| DAY |
DATE |
FESTIVAL |
| Tuesday |
NOV 26, 2024 |
Utpanna Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
NOV 27, 2024 |
Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi |
| Thursday |
NOV 28, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
List of Hindu Holidays/Religious Calendar 2024
| January
|
| Sunday |
JAN 07, 2024 |
Saphala Ekadashi |
| Tuesday |
JAN 09, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Thursday |
JAN 11, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Thursday |
JAN 11, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Friday |
JAN 12, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Monday |
JAN 15, 2024 |
Makara Sankranti |
| Thursday |
JAN 18, 2024 |
Banada Ashtami |
| Sunday |
JAN 21, 2024 |
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
| Tuesday |
JAN 23, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Thursday |
JAN 25, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Thursday |
JAN 25, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Shakambhari Purnima |
| Friday |
JAN 26, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Monday |
JAN 29, 2024 |
Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi |
| February
|
| Tuesday |
FEB 06, 2024 |
Shattila Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
FEB 07, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Friday |
FEB 09, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Friday |
FEB 09, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Saturday |
FEB 10, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Tuesday |
FEB 13, 2024 |
Ganesha Jayanti, Kumbha Sankranti |
| Wednesday |
FEB 14, 2024 |
Vasant Panchami |
| Friday |
FEB 16, 2024 |
Ratha Saptami, Bhishma Ashtami |
| Tuesday |
FEB 20, 2024 |
Jaya Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
FEB 21, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Saturday |
FEB 24, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Saturday |
FEB 24, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Sunday |
FEB 25, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Wednesday |
FEB 28, 2024 |
Dwijapriya Sankashti Chaturthi |
| March
|
| Sunday |
MAR 03, 2024 |
Bhanu Saptami |
| Wednesday |
MAR 06, 2024 |
Vijaya Ekadashi |
| Thursday |
MAR 07, 2024 |
Gauna Vijaya Ekadashi, Vaishnava Vijaya Ekadashi |
| Friday |
MAR 08, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat, Maha Shivaratri |
| Sunday |
MAR 10, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Sunday |
MAR 10, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Monday |
MAR 11, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Thursday |
MAR 14, 2024 |
Meena Sankranti |
| Wednesday |
MAR 20, 2024 |
Amalaki Ekadashi |
| Friday |
MAR 22, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Sunday |
MAR 24, 2024 |
Holi, Holika Dahan |
| Monday |
MAR 25, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Monday |
MAR 25, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Dhulivandan, Chandra Grahan *Upachchaya |
| Tuesday |
MAR 26, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Thursday |
MAR 28, 2024 |
Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Saturday |
MAR 30, 2024 |
Ranga Panchami |
| April
|
| Friday |
APR 05, 2024 |
Papmochani Ekadashi |
| Saturday |
APR 06, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Monday |
APR 08, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Monday |
APR 08, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Somavati Amavasya, Surya Grahan *Purna |
| Tuesday |
APR 09, 2024 |
Gudi Padwa |
| Tuesday |
APR 09, 2024 |
Ishti, Gudi Padwa, Chaitra Navratri |
| Thursday |
APR 11, 2024 |
Chaitragaur, Gauri Tritiya |
| Saturday |
APR 13, 2024 |
Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti |
| Wednesday |
APR 17, 2024 |
Rama Navami |
| Friday |
APR 19, 2024 |
Kamada Ekadashi |
| Sunday |
APR 21, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Tuesday |
APR 23, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Tuesday |
APR 23, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Hanuman Jayanti |
| Wednesday |
APR 24, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Saturday |
APR 27, 2024 |
Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi |
| May
|
| Saturday |
MAY 04, 2024 |
Varuthini Ekadashi |
| Sunday |
MAY 05, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Tuesday |
MAY 07, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Wednesday |
MAY 08, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Wednesday |
MAY 08, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Friday |
MAY 10, 2024 |
Akshaya Tritiya, Parashurama Jayanti |
| Tuesday |
MAY 14, 2024 |
Ganga Pujan, Vrishabha Sankranti |
| Sunday |
MAY 19, 2024 |
Mohini Ekadashi |
| Monday |
MAY 20, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Wednesday |
MAY 22, 2024 |
Narasimha Jayanti |
| Thursday |
MAY 23, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Thursday |
MAY 23, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Buddha Purnima |
| Friday |
MAY 24, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Sunday |
MAY 26, 2024 |
Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi |
| June
|
| Sunday |
JUN 02, 2024 |
Apara Ekadashi |
| Monday |
JUN 03, 2024 |
Vaishnava Apara Ekadashi |
| Tuesday |
JUN 04, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Thursday |
JUN 06, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Thursday |
JUN 06, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Shani Jayanti |
| Friday |
JUN 07, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Saturday |
JUN 15, 2024 |
Mithuna Sankranti |
| Sunday |
JUN 16, 2024 |
Ganga Dussehra |
| Tuesday |
JUN 18, 2024 |
Nirjala Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
JUN 19, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Friday |
JUN 21, 2024 |
Vat Purnima Vrat |
| Friday |
JUN 21, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Vat Purnima Vrat |
| Saturday |
JUN 22, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Saturday |
JUN 22, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Tuesday |
JUN 25, 2024 |
Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi |
| July
|
| Tuesday |
JUL 02, 2024 |
Yogini Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
JUL 03, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Friday |
JUL 05, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Friday |
JUL 05, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Saturday |
JUL 06, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Tuesday |
JUL 16, 2024 |
Karka Sankranti |
| Wednesday |
JUL 17, 2024 |
Devshayani Ekadashi |
| Friday |
JUL 19, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Sunday |
JUL 21, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Sunday |
JUL 21, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Guru Purnima |
| Monday |
JUL 22, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Wednesday |
JUL 24, 2024 |
Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Wednesday |
JUL 31, 2024 |
Kamika Ekadashi |
| August
|
| Thursday |
AUG 01, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Sunday |
AUG 04, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Sunday |
AUG 04, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Monday |
AUG 05, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Friday |
AUG 09, 2024 |
Nag Panchami |
| Sunday |
AUG 11, 2024 |
Bhanu Saptami |
| Friday |
AUG 16, 2024 |
Simha Sankranti, Varad Lakshmi Vrat, Shravana Putrada Ekadashi |
| Saturday |
AUG 17, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Monday |
AUG 19, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Monday |
AUG 19, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Raksha Bandhan, Narali Purnima |
| Tuesday |
AUG 20, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Thursday |
AUG 22, 2024 |
Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Sunday |
AUG 25, 2024 |
Bhanu Saptami |
| Monday |
AUG 26, 2024 |
Krishna Janmashtami |
| Tuesday |
AUG 27, 2024 |
Gopalakala |
| Thursday |
AUG 29, 2024 |
Aja Ekadashi |
| Saturday |
AUG 31, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| September
|
| Monday |
SEP 02, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Monday |
SEP 02, 2024 |
Pola, Anvadhan, Vrishabhotsava, Pithori Amavasya, Somavati Amavasya |
| Tuesday |
SEP 03, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Tuesday |
SEP 03, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Friday |
SEP 06, 2024 |
Hartalika Teej |
| Saturday |
SEP 07, 2024 |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sunday |
SEP 08, 2024 |
Rishi Panchami |
| Tuesday |
SEP 10, 2024 |
Gauri Avahana |
| Wednesday |
SEP 11, 2024 |
Gauri Puja |
| Thursday |
SEP 12, 2024 |
Gauri Visarjan |
| Saturday |
SEP 14, 2024 |
Parsva Ekadashi |
| Sunday |
SEP 15, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Monday |
SEP 16, 2024 |
Kanya Sankranti |
| Tuesday |
SEP 17, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Ganesh Visarjan |
| Wednesday |
SEP 18, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Wednesday |
SEP 18, 2024 |
Ishti, Chandra Grahan *Anshika |
| Saturday |
SEP 21, 2024 |
Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Saturday |
SEP 28, 2024 |
Indira Ekadashi |
| Sunday |
SEP 29, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| October
|
| Wednesday |
OCT 02, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Wednesday |
OCT 02, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Surya Grahan *Valayakara |
| Thursday |
OCT 03, 2024 |
Ishti, Ghatasthapana, Navratri Begins |
| Wednesday |
OCT 09, 2024 |
Saraswati Avahan |
| Thursday |
OCT 10, 2024 |
Saraswati Puja |
| Friday |
OCT 11, 2024 |
Maha Navami, Durga Ashtami |
| Saturday |
OCT 12, 2024 |
Dasara, Vijayadashami |
| Sunday |
OCT 13, 2024 |
Papankusha Ekadashi |
| Monday |
OCT 14, 2024 |
Gauna Papankusha Ekadashi, Vaishnava Papankusha Ekadashi |
| Tuesday |
OCT 15, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Wednesday |
OCT 16, 2024 |
Kojagari Paurnima |
| Thursday |
OCT 17, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Thursday |
OCT 17, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Tula Sankranti |
| Friday |
OCT 18, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Sunday |
OCT 20, 2024 |
Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Monday |
OCT 28, 2024 |
Vasu Baras, Rama Ekadashi |
| Tuesday |
OCT 29, 2024 |
Dhantrayodashi |
| Tuesday |
OCT 29, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat, Dhantrayodashi |
| Thursday |
OCT 31, 2024 |
Narak Chaturdashi |
| November
|
| Friday |
NOV 01, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Friday |
NOV 01, 2024 |
Diwali, Anvadhan, Lakshmi Puja |
| Saturday |
NOV 02, 2024 |
Ishti, Govardhan Puja, Bali Pratipada |
| Sunday |
NOV 03, 2024 |
Bhau Beej |
| Friday |
NOV 08, 2024 |
Jalaram Bapa Jayanti |
| Tuesday |
NOV 12, 2024 |
Devutthana Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
NOV 13, 2024 |
Tulasi Vivah, Pradosh Vrat |
| Friday |
NOV 15, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Friday |
NOV 15, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Kartika Purnima |
| Saturday |
NOV 16, 2024 |
Ishti, Vrishchika Sankranti |
| Monday |
NOV 18, 2024 |
Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Friday |
NOV 22, 2024 |
Kalabhairav Jayanti |
| Tuesday |
NOV 26, 2024 |
Utpanna Ekadashi |
| Wednesday |
NOV 27, 2024 |
Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi |
| Thursday |
NOV 28, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| December
|
| Sunday |
DEC 01, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Sunday |
DEC 01, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
| Monday |
DEC 02, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Saturday |
DEC 07, 2024 |
Champa Shashthi |
| Sunday |
DEC 08, 2024 |
Bhanu Saptami |
| Wednesday |
DEC 11, 2024 |
Gita Jayanti, Mokshada Ekadashi |
| Friday |
DEC 13, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Saturday |
DEC 14, 2024 |
Dattatreya Jayanti |
| Sunday |
DEC 15, 2024 |
Purnima |
| Sunday |
DEC 15, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Dhanu Sankranti |
| Monday |
DEC 16, 2024 |
Ishti |
| Wednesday |
DEC 18, 2024 |
Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi |
| Sunday |
DEC 22, 2024 |
Bhanu Saptami |
| Thursday |
DEC 26, 2024 |
Saphala Ekadashi |
| Saturday |
DEC 28, 2024 |
Pradosh Vrat |
| Monday |
DEC 30, 2024 |
Amavasya |
| Monday |
DEC 30, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Somavati Amavasya |
| Tuesday |
DEC 31, 2024 |
Ishti |
