Indian Calendar 2021 Panchang Festivals
India is the only country that has diversities and religions. India is known for its vast traditions and cultures where people of different religions live happily in the same country. Hindu Muslim, Sikh, Christian are the most followed religions in India. India is the only country where language and culture change after every few kilometers. As there are so many relations that’s why India is also known for its colorful festivals. People with different communities and religions celebrate these festivals with zeal and enthusiasm. Indian calendar 2021 Panchang festivals or Hindu Calendar helps us to find the exact date to celebrate these festivals.
Hinduism is the most followed religion of India, so they have a huge list of festivals. Most Hindu festivals break the boundaries of religions, which is why these are celebrated by all religions. But knowing the exact date to celebrate these festivals is a tough task. To get rid of it, the Indian calendar also known as Panchang plays an important role to find the exact date of any festival. We have come up with a list of 2021 Indian festivals and Indian Holidays which will help people to find the exact day to celebrate any festival.
Indian Holiday Calendar 2021 & Festivals
Before we go further, we should know about the Indian calendar which is totally different from other calendars such as the Gregorian calendar and Julian calendar. Indian calendar all Hindu calendar is based on the lunisolar system which has 12 months with 365 days. As per the Gregorian calendar, January is the first month of the year but according to the Hindu calendar Chaitra is the first month of the year and Phalguna is last.
Name of the months as per Hindu calendar or Shaka calendar
| Month Name | Start From | Days |
| Chaitra | March 22 / 21 | 30/31 Days |
| Vaisakha | April 21 | 31 Days |
| Jyaistha | May 22 | 31 Days |
| Asadha | June 22 | 31 Days |
| Shravana | July 23 | 31 Days |
| Bhadra | August 23 | 31 Days |
| Asvina | September 23 | 30 Days |
| Kartika | October 23 | 30 Days |
| Agrahayana | November 22 | 30 Days |
| Pausa | December 22 | 30 Days |
| Magha | January 21 | 30 Days |
| Phalguna | February 20 | 30 Days |
Full Moon Dates – Hindu Calendar or Panchang
- Thursday, January 28
- Saturday, February 27
- Sunday, March 28
- Monday, April 26
- Wednesday, May 26
- Thursday, June 24
- Friday, July 23
- Sunday, August 22
- Monday, September 20
- Wednesday, October 20
- Friday, November 19
- Saturday, December 18
2021 Indian Festivals Calendar & Holidays
With time, so many changes have been done in the Indian calendar. As so many religions are there in India that’s why there are some religious holidays and religious festivals too. Some religious holidays are based on the solar calendar which follows the position of the moon and sun but most of the Indian holidays and festivals occur according to lunar tithi (Date). These holidays and festivals followed Vedic astrology also known as muhurta. We have mentioned the complete list of Indian festival calendar 2021. The year 2021 calendar Indian festivals are based on the Hindu calendar and according to Panchang.
2021 Indian Festivals Calendar & Holidays
Indian festival calendar 2021
| 2021 Indian Festivals Calendar & Holidays | |
| Name | Date |
| Indian Festival Calendar January 2021 | |
| Lohri | 13/01/2021 |
| Makar Sankranti | 14/01/2021 |
| Republic Day | 26/01/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar February 2021 | |
| Basant Panchami | 16/02/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar March 2021 | |
| Maha Shivratri | 11/3/2021 |
| Holi (Dhulendi) | 29/03/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar April 2021 | |
| Good Friday | 2/4/2021 |
| Vaishakhi | 13/04/2021 |
| Ram Navami | 21/04/2021 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 25/04/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar May 2021 | |
| Budha Jayanti | 26/05/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar June 2021 | |
| Ganga Dashahara | 20/06/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar July 2021 | |
| Guru Purnima | 23/07/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar August 2021 | |
| Independence Day | 15/08/2021 |
| Raksha Bandhan | 22/08/2021 |
| Janmashtami(Smart) | 30/08/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar September 2021 | |
| Teachers’ Day/ Radha Krishnan Jayanti | 5/9/2021 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 10/9/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar October 2021 | |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2/10/2021 |
| Dashahara | 15/10/2021 |
| Sharad Purnima | 19/10/2021 |
| Karwa Chauth Vrat | 24/10/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar November 2021 | |
| Diwali | 4/11/2021 |
| Bhaiya Dooj | 6/11/2021 |
| Children’s Day/ Nehru Jayanti | 14/11/2021 |
| Kartik Purnima | 19/11/2021 |
| Indian Festival Calendar December 2021 | |
| Christmas day | 25/12/2021 |
