Sunday, 8 November 2026
Diwali Lakshmi Puja
The main Diwali observance: Lakshmi–Ganesha puja in the evening pradosha window for the home, shop or office, often with account books and work tools placed before the deity.
Reserve a panditFestival puja calendar: November 2026 – January 2027
The festival days families most often book a pandit for, with the date and the pujas usually performed. Tithi and puja windows vary by city, so the pandit confirms your local muhurat before you book.
Festival dates and the pujas families book
Friday, 13 November 2026
Nagula Chavithi
Naga worship on Kartika Shukla Chaturthi, kept mainly in the Telugu tradition: families offer milk at the anthill (putta) and pray to the serpent deities.
Reserve a panditMondays 16, 23 and 30 November and 7 December 2026
Kartika Somavara
The Mondays of Kartika masa are kept for Shiva, especially in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Families book Rudrabhisheka at home on one or all four of them, and many light deepas through the month.
Reserve a panditSaturday, 21 November 2026
Tulasi Vivaha
The ceremonial marriage of Tulasi to Lord Vishnu as a Shaligrama or as Krishna, on Utthana Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi on 20 November. In Karnataka it is celebrated as Tulasi Habba.
Reserve a panditTuesday, 24 November 2026
Kartika Purnima
The Kartika full moon, also called Dev Deepawali and Tripurari Purnima. The Satyanarayan vrata and Shiva worship are common, with deepas lit in the evening.
Reserve a panditTuesday, 15 December 2026
Subrahmanya Shashti
Champa Shashti in Margashira, the main festival at Kukke Subramanya and at Subrahmanya temples across Karnataka. Many families choose it for Subrahmanya puja and for Sarpa-related observances such as Aashlesha Bali.
Reserve a panditSunday, 20 December 2026
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Mukkoti Ekadashi, when the Vaikuntha Dwara opens at Vishnu temples; this year it is also Gita Jayanti and Mokshada Ekadashi. Families keep the Ekadashi vrata and may add a Vishnu Sahasranama parayana or a Lakshmi Narayana Homa.
Reserve a panditFriday, 15 January 2027
Makara Sankranti
The Sun enters Makara on the evening of 14 January, so the punya kaala is kept on 15 January and Uttarayana begins. Surya worship, daan and, in Karnataka, ellu-bella mark the day; some families add a Navagraha Homa.
Reserve a panditGriha Pravesh, wedding and naming muhurats
Outside festival days, the date comes from the panchang and your family details. Our Griha Pravesh muhurat guide lists the panchang dates for Bengaluru from November 2026 to March 2027, and an astrologer can suggest a muhurat for a wedding, naming or any other ceremony.
About these dates: festival dates follow Drik Panchang and Prokerala for India. Regional calendars can differ by a day, and the puja window depends on your city’s sunrise and tithi timings.