Navratri
Nine nights of worship, storytelling and regional celebrations of the Divine Feminine. Shardiya and Chaitra Navratri have different seasonal places.
Check dates ↗THE LIVING YEAR · हिंदू पंचांग
Many traditions.
One thoughtful place to begin.
Explore the calendar, festivals, fasting days, muhurat and Jyotish beyond one deity or sampradaya. Read the context here; confirm exact dates and timings for your place before you observe.
01 / PANCHANG & CALENDARS
Start with your place.
A Panchang is local. Sunrise, tithi, nakshatra and observance decisions can change with location, time zone and tradition. The date below is your device's civil date, not a calculated Hindu date.
CIVIL DATE · YOUR DEVICEToday
Choose your location on the source page to see the calculated daily Panchang.
Open today's Panchang ↗01Personal calendarKeep private notes for dates you have verified.Open planner ↗02Month PanchangReview lunar days across a month.Check by city ↗03Hindu calendarCompare observances in an annual view.Open calendar ↗04Regional calendarsFind Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and other variants.Choose a calendar ↗
Exact date and time tools above open Drik Panchang in a new tab. This site does not reproduce its proprietary calculations.
02 / FESTIVALS & FASTING
A year of living traditions.
A small, original guide across Hindu communities. These are recurring observances, not dates for the current year. Select a theme to explore.
FESTIVALS ARE LIVED
More than a date on a page.
Garba, temple worship, family readings and community art give the festival year its local character. Use the guides below for a beginning, then learn how your own community marks the day.
Durga Puja
Especially prominent in eastern India, with public art, worship and community gatherings. Local calendars determine each ritual day.
Check dates ↗Diwali & Lakshmi Puja
A festival of light with many regional narratives. Families may celebrate several days, including a Lakshmi worship evening.
Check dates ↗Maha Shivaratri
A night of worship, vigil and remembrance of Lord Shiva, observed in varied ways across communities.
Check date ↗Pradosham
A recurring twilight observance associated with worship of Lord Shiva. The local Pradosha period matters more than a generic civil date.
Check dates ↗Ganesh Chaturthi
Celebrates Lord Ganesha with household and public worship, particularly visible in Maharashtra and other regions.
Check date ↗Sankashti Chaturthi
A monthly fast and worship connected with Lord Ganesha. Moonrise is locally relevant to many observances.
Check dates ↗Ekadashi
The eleventh lunar tithi, observed in many Vaishnava communities with different rules for fasting and Dwadashi parana.
Read the guide ↗Janmashtami
Lord Krishna's birth is marked with night worship and song. Traditions may distinguish observance days.
Check date ↗Rama Navami
Celebrates Lord Rama's birth through readings, temple worship and community gatherings.
Check date ↗Purnima
The full-moon tithi features in many regionally distinct vrats, readings and temple observances.
Check dates ↗Amavasya
The new-moon tithi is observed in different ways for worship, remembrance and family traditions.
Check dates ↗12 observances
03 / MUHURAT PLANNING
Prepare thoughtfully.
Confirm locally.
A life-event date cannot be declared auspicious from a simple civil calendar. Make a private plan here, then check a location-aware Panchang and consult your family or priest as appropriate.
YOUR PREPARATION NOTE
Begin with the right questions.
Choose an occasion, a proposed date and a city. This tool will make a checklist and point you to a timing source; it will not label a time auspicious.
04 / JYOTISH & PLANETS
Learn the vocabulary.
Know the limits.
Jyotish has multiple schools and interpretive practices. This is a cultural introduction, not a birth-chart reading, prediction or medical/financial advice.
Before a birth chart
Traditional chart calculation uses a precise birth time and place. Planetary positions, ayanamsha, house system and interpretive school all affect a reading. Never treat a generic sun-sign paragraph as your personal chart.
Navagraha · nine grahas
Select a graha to see a brief introduction.
05 / PRAYER & RECITATION
Read with a source in view.
Texts, pronunciations and ritual practices vary across communities. These gateways open complete collections in a named source; we do not present copied lyrics as our own.
01 · A STARTING POINT
Mantras of Lord Vishnu
Read two familiar mantras and a gentle introduction to japa.
Explore here ↗02 · DEVOTIONAL SONGAarti collection
Find aartis associated with several deities and celebrations.
Open collection ↗03 · FORTY VERSESChalisa collection
Browse familiar recitations and read within your tradition.
Open collection ↗04 · HYMNSStotram collection
Explore praise hymns across a range of traditions.
Open collection ↗