Hindu Festival Calendar 2022 is presented here along with dates for all the festivals and holidays celebrated in Hindu Religion. Know more on Hindu Holidays and Festivals in 2022.
Hindu Festivals - The followers of Hinduism celebrate festivals related to Hindu Gods and ancient Hindu mythology. Hindus celebrate almost everything from birthday of Gods, religious significance to spring festivals such as Holi. Fast and rituals like aarti are a part of these Hindu religious celebrations which may last up to several days. Navratri is one such festival which is observed for almost 9 days twice a year. Some of these festivals are celebrated with great pomp and show across India. Diwali is one such Hindu festival which is celebrated by almost every Indian worldwide.
India, the land of varied cultures, ethnic groups, and traditions is a land of festivals and fairs. The country is home to people with diverse religions and faiths. Hinduism however dominates all the other religions and has the longest list of festivals owing to its widespread presence, regional variations, and number of followers.
Though, the major Hindu festivals are not just those which call for national holidays. One of the most peculiar features of Hindu festivals is that they encompass almost anything to everything, and that too has a quintessential divine aspect to it. There are celebrations typically for manifestations of gods and goddesses in their varied avtars, death of asuras (demons) and triumph of the gods. Ritualistic feasts are also carried out for seasons, days of the week, planetary events, lunar or solar eclipse and other phases of the moon, vedic principles, and even for creatures like snakes (Nag Panchami).
Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Dussehra, and Janmashtami are the major Hindu festivals that are celebrated throughout the country with utmost fervor and gusto and involve lots of customs and rituals. Each festival has a deity presiding over it and all the festivities focusing on it. During Navratri, women put on all the adornments and are traditionally dressed up in tones of red, which appeal to Goddess Durga, the presiding deity of the festival.Some festivals celebrate a significant event in the life of a deity e.g. Janmashtami observes the birthday of Lord Krishna, while some are seasonal festivities or customs, like Holi.Some festivals are exclusively regional, like Onam in Kerala, whereas Hindu festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra, and Ganesh Chaturthi are now being celebrated globally.
During Hindu festivals, devotees observe rigorous fasts, visit the temple and worship the deities. Distribution of prasad, singing devotional chants (bhajans), decorating houses and temples are other major practices of the day. In a nutshell, each event in Hinduism has religious overtones and legends involving different gods.
With abundant holy days, the Hindu almanac is sprinkled considerably with a string of major festivals and a fever of celebrations one after the other. No matter what is the mode of celebration or the reason to celebrate - the Hindu festivals add to the colourful facet of India's cultural diversity, and leave enduring imprints of delight in the minds of people until another festival arrives.
List of Hindu festivals and religious celebrations in 2022.
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat / Upvas | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 | Sunday | Hanuman Jayanti *Tamil | Hanumath Jayanthi (In Tamil Nadu) |
| Jan 12 | Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Regarded as Great Leader |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Hindu Festival |
| Jan 21 | Friday | Sakat Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi | Dedicated to Goddess Sakat, Lord Ganesha is also worshipped |
| Jan 30 | Sunday | Masik Shivaratri | A day Dedicated to worship Lord Shiva (every month) |
| Feb 01 | Tuesday | Mauni Amavasya | Hindu Festival |
| Feb 02 | Wednesday | Magha Gupta Navratri Begins | Hindu Festival |
| Feb 05 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Hindu Festival |
| Feb 16 | Wednesday | Magha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Hindu Festival |
| Mar 01 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Festival |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan | Hindu Festival |
| Mar 18 | Friday | Holi | Festival of Colors |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami | Hindu Festival |
| Apr 02 | Saturday | Chaitra Navratri | Hindu Festival |
| Apr 02 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Hindu Festival |
| Apr 02 | Saturday | Ugadi | Hindu Festival |
| Apr 10 | Sunday | Ram Navami | |
| Apr 14 - 16 | Thursday ~ Saturday | Rongali Bihu | Hindu Festival |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Pohela Boishakh | Bengali New Year |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti | Hindu Festival |
| April 16 | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti | Lord Hanuman birth anniversary |
| May 03 | Tuesday | Akshaya Tritiya/ Akha Teej | Hindu Festival |
| May 03 | Tuesday | Parashurama Jayanti | |
| May 09 | Monday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | Hindu Festival |
| May 10 | Tuesday | Thrissur Pooram | Largest and most famous of all poorams |
| May 16 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Hindu Festival |
| Jun 02 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Hindu Festival |
| Jun 09 | Thursday | Ganga Dussehra | Hindu Festival |
| Jul 01 | Friday | Jagannath Rathyatra | Hindu Festival |
| Jul 13 | Wednesday | Guru Purnima | Hindu Festival |
| Jul 31 | Sunday | Hariyali Teej, Andal Jayanthi | |
| Aug 02 | Tuesday | Naag Panchami | |
| Aug 11 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Festival |
| Aug 18, 19 | Thursday, Friday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu Festival |
| Aug 20 | Satuday | Dahi Handi | Hindu Festival |
| Aug 30 | Tuesday | Hartalika Teej | Hindu Festival |
| Aug 31 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Festival |
| Sep 09 | Friday | Ganesh Visarjan | Hindu Festival |
| Sep 17 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja | Hindu Festival |
| Sep 26 | Monday | Navratri begins | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Durga Ashtami | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan, Vijayadashami, Mysore Dasara | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Sharad Purnima | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Valmiki Jayanti | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | Karva Chauth | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 23 | Sunday | Dhan Teras | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Narak Chaturdashi, Kali Chaudas | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Dipmalika | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 25 | Tuesday | Gowardhan Puja, Bali Pratipada, New Samvat Begins | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 26 | Wednesday | Bhaiya Dooj | Hindu Festival |
| Oct 28 | Friday | Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai) | Tritiya, Nahay Khay |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Chhath Puja Ends (Sandhya Argh) | Shashthi, Chhath Puja |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | Masik Shivaratri | Hindu Festival |