Festival pujas and vrats are practical: people want to know what to prepare, which deity is worshipped, and how the day is observed. This page gathers our step-by-step puja and fasting guides in one place, grouped by festival.
A note on traditions: Puja vidhi, samagri and fasting rules vary between regions, sampradayas and families. Our guides describe widely followed practice and point out common variations. If your family priest or temple follows a different method, theirs is the one to follow.
Navratri: day-by-day puja guides
Each day of Navratri honours one of the nine forms of Durga (Navadurga). These guides cover the deity, puja steps, offerings and the significance of each day.
- Day 1 – Maa Shailaputri and Ghatasthapana
- Day 2 – Maa Brahmacharini
- Day 3 – Maa Chandraghanta
- Day 4 – Maa Kushmanda
- Day 5 – Maa Skandamata
- Day 6 – Maa Katyayani
- Day 7 – Maa Kalaratri
- Day 8 – Maa Mahagauri (Durga Ashtami)
- Day 9 – Maa Siddhidatri (Maha Navami)
For the full festival overview, see Sharad Navratri: 9 days, colours and puja, Durga Ashtami and Kanya Puja and Dussehra.
Diwali: Lakshmi Puja and the five days
- Diwali 2026 date and Lakshmi Puja muhurat by city
- Dhanteras 2026: puja muhurat, Yama Deepam and what to buy
- Why Lakshmi Puja matters: significance and meaning
- Govardhan Puja 2026: Annakut and morning muhurat
- Bhai Dooj 2026: tilak time and rituals
- 5 days of Diwali: Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj
Vrat guides
- Karwa Chauth 2026: date, moonrise time, sargi and puja vidhi
- Chhath Puja 2026: four-day schedule, arghya times and rituals
- Ahoi Ashtami 2026: puja muhurat and star sighting time
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: fasting and Vishnu’s awakening
- Tulsi Vivah 2026: how to perform the ceremony at home
- Kartik Purnima 2026: snan, deep daan and Dev Deepawali
- Gita Jayanti and Mokshada Ekadashi 2026
- Makar Sankranti 2027: punya kaal by city
- Vasant Panchami 2027: Saraswati Puja steps
- Maha Shivaratri 2027: fasting, abhishek and prahar puja times
- Holi and Holika Dahan 2027: muhurat by city
- Chaitra Navratri 2027: Ghatasthapana and nine days
- Ram Navami 2027: midday puja muhurat
- Hanuman Jayanti 2027: puja and regional dates
- Akshaya Tritiya 2027: tithi time and traditions
- Vat Savitri Vrat 2027: banyan puja and katha
- Nirjala Ekadashi 2027: fasting rules and parana time
- Hariyali Teej 2027: fasting and Shiva–Parvati puja
- Varalakshmi Vratam 2027: lagna muhurats and kalash puja
- Raksha Bandhan 2027: rakhi time and Bhadra
- Kajari Teej 2027: Neemadi Mata puja
- Janmashtami 2027: Nishita puja and parana rules
- Hartalika Teej 2027: nirjala vrat and puja muhurat
- Ganesh Chaturthi 2027: Madhyahna puja and sthapana
- Anant Chaturdashi 2027: Anant sutra and Ganesh Visarjan
- Pitru Paksha 2027: shraddha, tarpan and Mahalaya
- Ekadashi 2027: all 25 dates and fasting rules
- Devshayani Ekadashi 2027: Chaturmas begins
- Narasimha Jayanti 2027: evening puja and fast
Coming next
We are adding guides for the next festivals in the Hindu festival calendar, starting with Sharad Navratri 2027, Karwa Chauth 2027 and Diwali 2027. Each guide will be published well before the festival so you have time to prepare.