Rajasthan Calendar 2027

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Public holiday Sunday Festival · Hindi text = tithi at Jaipur sunrise

Holidays & festivals in 2027

• 1JanFri

  New Year नववर्ष

  Start of the Gregorian year.

  Festival
• 9JanSat

  Bikaner Camel Festival ऊँट उत्सव, बीकानेर

  Decorated camels, camel dances and folk evenings against the red sandstone of Junagarh, Bikaner.

  Rajasthani
• 15JanFri

  Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रांति

  Kite flying fills the Jaipur sky; til-gud laddoos, pheeni and charity (daan).

  Public holiday
• 26JanTue

  Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस

  National holiday.

  Public holiday
• 11FebThu

  Vasant Panchami वसंत पंचमी

  Saraswati puja, yellow attire and the first breath of spring.

  Festival
• 21FebSun

  Desert Festival, Jaisalmer मरु महोत्सव

  Camel races, Mr. Desert contest, folk music on the Sam dunes around Magh Purnima.

  Rajasthani
• 21FebSun

  Baneshwar Fair बेणेश्वर मेला

  Great tribal fair of the Bhils at the Som–Mahi confluence, Dungarpur (Magh Purnima).

  Rajasthani
• 6MarSat

  Maha Shivaratri महाशिवरात्रि

  Night-long worship of Lord Shiva.

  Public holiday
• 10MarWed

  Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फ़ितर

  End of Ramzan (date subject to moon sighting).

  Public holiday
• 21MarSun

  Holika Dahan होलिका दहन

  Bonfire on Phalgun Purnima evening.

  Festival
• 22MarMon

  Holi (Dhulandi) होली (धुलंडी)

  Festival of colours — Pushkar, Jaipur and the Braj belt of Bharatpur celebrate hardest.

  Public holiday
• 26MarFri

  Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे

  Christian observance.

  Public holiday
• 30MarTue

  Rajasthan Diwas राजस्थान दिवस

  Foundation day of the state of Rajasthan (30 March 1949).

  Rajasthani
• 9AprFri

  Gangaur गणगौर

  Women worship Gauri for 18 days; royal procession from Jaipur's Tripolia Gate.

  Rajasthani
• 14AprWed

  Ambedkar Jayanti अंबेडकर जयंती

  Birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

  Public holiday
• 15AprThu

  Ram Navami राम नवमी

  Birth of Lord Rama.

  Public holiday
• 19AprMon

  Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती

  Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir — big at Shri Mahavirji, Karauli.

  Public holiday
• 9MaySun

  Akshaya Tritiya (Aakha Teej) आखा तीज

  The most auspicious wedding day in Rajasthan — no muhurat needed.

  Rajasthani
• 17MayMon

  Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) ईद-उल-ज़ुहा

  Festival of sacrifice (subject to moon sighting).

  Public holiday
• 20MayThu

  Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा

  Birth of Gautama Buddha.

  Public holiday
• 7JunMon

  Maharana Pratap Jayanti महाराणा प्रताप जयंती

  Tribute to the warrior king of Mewar (Jyeshtha Shukla Tritiya).

  Rajasthani
• 15JunTue

  Muharram मुहर्रम

  Observance of Ashura (subject to moon sighting).

  Public holiday
• 5AugThu

  Hariyali Teej हरियाली तीज

  Monsoon festival of swings, mehendi and the Teej Mata sawari in Jaipur.

  Rajasthani
• 15AugSun

  Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस

  National holiday.

  Public holiday
• 17AugTue

  Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबंधन

  Sisters tie rakhi to brothers.

  Public holiday
• 20AugFri

  Kajari Teej कजरी तीज

  Celebrated grandly in Bundi with a royal procession.

  Rajasthani
• 24AugTue

  Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी

  Birth of Lord Krishna; midnight darshan at Nathdwara and Govind Dev Ji, Jaipur.

  Public holiday
• 4SepSat

  Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी

  Moti Dungri Ganesh temple, Jaipur draws lakhs of devotees.

  Festival
• 10SepFri

  Ramdevra Mela रामदेवरा मेला

  Baba Ramdev's fair at Runicha, Jaisalmer — pilgrims walk hundreds of km.

  Rajasthani
• 1OctFri

  Navratri begins नवरात्रि आरंभ

  Nine nights of Durga worship; Ghatasthapana.

  Festival
• 2OctSat

  Gandhi Jayanti गांधी जयंती

  National holiday.

  Public holiday
• 10OctSun

  Dussehra दशहरा

  Kota's Dussehra Mela is among the largest in India.

  Public holiday
• 15OctFri

  Marwar Festival मारवाड़ उत्सव

  Jodhpur's folk festival of Marwar music and dance on Sharad Purnima.

  Rajasthani
• 18OctMon

  Karwa Chauth करवा चौथ

  Married women fast till moonrise for their husbands' wellbeing.

  Festival
• 29OctFri

  Deepawali दीपावली

  Festival of lights; Jaipur's bazaars are lit end to end.

  Public holiday
• 30OctSat

  Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा

  Annakut offering — famous at Nathdwara.

  Public holiday
• 31OctSun

  Bhai Dooj भाई दूज

  Celebration of the sibling bond.

  Public holiday
• 14NovSun

  Pushkar Mela / Kartik Purnima पुष्कर मेला

  World-famous camel fair and holy dip at Pushkar Lake.

  Rajasthani
• 14NovSun

  Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरु नानक जयंती

  Birth of Guru Nanak Dev.

  Public holiday
• 25DecSat

  Christmas क्रिसमस

  Christian festival.

  Public holiday