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Uttar Pradesh Festivals
UP is the epicentre of Hindu India — Ayodhya (Rama), Mathura-Vrindavan (Krishna), Kashi (Shiva), and Prayagraj (Kumbh). Ram Navami at Ayodhya, Janmashtami at Mathura, Dev Deepavali at Kashi, and Diwali at Ayodhya (Deep Utsav) are the highest-attendance festivals. Kumbh Mela every 12 years is the world's largest gathering.
Makar Sankranti
📅 Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Snana at Sangam (Prayagraj)
Mahashivratri
📅 Sunday, 15 February 2026
Grand at Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya
Holi
📅 Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Barsana Lathmar Holi, Vrindavan Phoolon ki Holi
Ram Navami
📅 Thursday, 26 March 2026
Rama's birth at Ayodhya — grand celebrations
Krishna Janmashtami
📅 Friday, 4 September 2026
Mathura-Vrindavan midnight birth celebrations
Dev Deepavali (Kashi)
📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Varanasi ghats lit with millions of diyas
Diwali (Ayodhya Deep Utsav)
📅 Sunday, 8 November 2026
Ayodhya lights 25 lakh diyas on Ram Ki Paidi
Chhath Puja (4 days)
📅 Sunday, 15 November 2026
4-day sun worship — huge in eastern UP
Kumbh Mela
📅 Every 12 years
Largest human gathering on Earth
Dates for 2026 are worked out from the panchang — for New Delhi, or for the reference city of the state's own calendar where it has one. Where only a season is shown, the date is fixed locally each year.
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