This list of Punjabi Hindu festivals summarizes festivals observed in Punjab. These are based on the Bikrami calendar.[1] The festivals of Maghi and Vaisakhi are determined by the solar aspect and others on its lunar months.
Punjabi Hindus follow the Bikrami calendar to observe religious festivals.
| Major Hindu Punjabi Festival | Date Observed (from year to year dates vary) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maghi | January 14 | This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti.[2] |
| Holi | Spring festival of colours.[3] [4] | |
| Rama Navami | Celebrates birth of Lord Rama.[5] | |
| March/Chaitra Purnima | In honour of Lord Hanuman. | |
| Varies, February–March | In honour of Lord Shiva.[6] [7] | |
| Punjabi new year. Falls on Mesha Sankranti. | ||
| Rakhri(Raksha Bandhan) | Sawan full moon | Brothers and sisters day.[8] |
| Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. | ||
| Varies | To honour the Mother Goddess.[9] | |
| Remember ancestors. | ||
| To honour the Goddess Durga.[10] | ||
| Dussehra | Celebrated defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama.[11] | |
| Diwali | Kartik new moon | Celebrates return of Lord Rama and Sita to Ayodhya. |
| Vishwakarma Puja | Day after Kartik new moon | Reverence to Vishwakarma, the God of architecture.[12] |
| Bhai Dooj known in Punjab/ Jammu as Tikka | Second Day of bright half of Kartik month | Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali. |
| Karwa Chauth | Fourth day after Kartik full moon | Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon.[13] |
| Kartik Poornima | Full moon of Kartik | A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed to have been born.[14] |
In addition to the above, Punjabi Hindus observe other Punjabi festivals such as, Basant Festival of Kites, Lohri, Teej and Gugga.