| Festival | Tithi (Moon Phase) | Hindi Month | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Purnima | 🌕 Purnima (Full Moon) | Ashadha | Worship of Gurus and spiritual teachers. |
| Raksha Bandhan | 🌕 Purnima | Shravana | Celebrates bond between brothers and sisters. |
| Holi | 🌕 Purnima | Phalguna | Festival of colours and triumph of good over evil. |
| Sharad Purnima | 🌕 Purnima | Ashwin | Night of moonlight; offerings of kheer made to Goddess Lakshmi. |
| Buddha Purnima | 🌕 Purnima | Vaisakha | Birth, enlightenment & nirvana of Lord Buddha (also revered in Hinduism). |
| Diwali | 🌑 Amavasya (New Moon) | Kartik | Festival of Lights; marks return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya. |
| Mahalaya Amavasya / Pitru Paksha | 🌑 Amavasya | Ashwin | Day to honour ancestors (Pitru Tarpan). |
| Hariyali Amavasya | 🌑 Amavasya | Shravana | Dedicated to Lord Shiva and fertility rituals. |
| Festival | Tithi (Moon Phase) | Month (Lunar) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Nanak Jayanti (Gurpurab) | 🌕 Purnima (Full Moon) | Kartik (Oct–Nov) | Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. |
| Holla Mohalla | 🌕 Near Phalguna Purnima | Phalguna (Mar) | Martial festival of valour and unity; coincides with Holi. |
| Festival | Tithi (Moon Phase) | Month (Lunar) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahavir Jayanti | 🌕 Purnima (Full Moon) | Chaitra (Mar–Apr) | Birth of Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara. |
| Kartik Purnima | 🌕 Purnima (Full Moon) | Kartik (Oct–Nov) | Celebrated as ‘Gyana Panchami’ (day of knowledge). |
| Paryushan / Daslakshan Parva (Samvatsari) | 🌑 Amavasya proximity | Bhadrapada | Festival of self-purification and forgiveness (Kshamavani). |
| Festival | Tithi (Moon Phase) | Month (Lunar) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha Purnima | 🌕 Purnima (Full Moon) | Vaisakha | Marks Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana. |
| Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day) | 🌕 Purnima | Ashadha | Commemorates Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath. |
| Magha Puja (Sangha Day) | 🌕 Purnima | Magha | Celebrates spontaneous assembly of 1,250 monks to hear Buddha’s sermon. |
| Vesak (Theravada) | 🌕 Purnima | Vaisakha | Global observance of Buddha’s Enlightenment and Death. |
| Festival | Tithi (Moon Phase) | Month (Hijri Calendar) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shab-e-Barat | 🌕 Full Moon (15th night) | Sha’ban (8th month) | Night of forgiveness and prayer for ancestors. |
| Ramadan Begins | 🌑 After New Moon (Crescent sighting) | Ramadan (9th month) | Start of holy fasting month. |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | 🌑 After New Moon sighting | Shawwal (10th month) | Marks end of Ramadan. |
| Eid-ul-Adha | 🌑 After New Moon sighting | Dhu al-Hijjah (12th month) | Festival of sacrifice; coincides with Hajj. |
| Muharram / Islamic New Year | 🌑 After New Moon | Muharram (1st month) | Marks beginning of Islamic lunar year. |