2023 Festival Calendar India - Upcoming & Tomorrow Festival in India

India is known to be one of the few countries that are rich in diversity of not only language but also regions and religion. The fact that people here celebrate every festival irrespective of their religion is strong enough a reason as to till which extent people are embracing this diversity to their core. The Calendar 2023 is already here that covers everything about tomorrow’s festival in India or today’s festival in India 2023

In terms of cultural festivals, there are hundreds of traditions and even thousands of beliefs and each of these festivals has its essence which is needed to be cherished by everyone without any foul feelings. With the upcoming festivals, the 2023 festival calendar is also out and there is a wide festival list on monthly basis.

Indian solar calendar 2023

Since the Indian Calendar is curated based on the Solar month, it explains not only the Hindu months but also the Gregorian dates. The Indian religious Calendar and the approximate Gregorian date have been mentioned below: –

Indian Religious Calendar	Approximate Gregorian date
Caitra	14^th March
Vaisakha	13^th April
Jyestha	14^th May
Asadha	14^th June
Sravana	16^th July
Bhadrapada	16^th Aug
Asvina	16^th September
Kartika	17^th October
Margarshirsha	16^th November
Pausa	16^th December
Magha	14^th January
Phalguna	12^th February

The 2023 Indian festival calendar

In the year 2023, India with holidays and festivals have been mentioned below: –

January 2023 Festivals List

1st Jan (Sunday) -New Year
14th Jan (Saturday)- Lohri
15th Jan (Sunday)- Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan
23rd Jan (Monday) – Subas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26th Jan (Thursday) – Saraswati Puja, Republic Day, Basant Panchami

February 2023 Festivals List

18th Feb (Saturday) – Mahashivratri

March 2023 Festivals List

7th Mar (Tuesday) – Holika Dahan
8th Mar (Wednesday) – Holi
22nd Mar (Wednesday) – Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Chaitra Navratri
23rd Mar (Thursday) – Cheti Chand
30th Mar (Thursday)- Ram Navami
31st Mar (Friday)- Chaitra Navratri Parana

April 2023 Festivals List

1st Apr (Saturday)- Bank’s Holiday
6th Apr (Thursday)- Hanuman Jayanti
14th Apr (Friday)- Ambedkar Jayanti, Baisakhi
22nd Apr (Saturday)- Akshaya Tritiya

June 2023 Festivals List

20th Jun (Tuesday)- Jagannath Rath Yatra
29th Jun (Thursday)- Asadhi Ekadashi

July 2023 Festivals List

3rd July (Monday) – Guru Purnima

August 2023 Festivals List

15th Aug (Tuesday) – Independence Day
19th Aug (Saturday) – Hariyali Teej
21st Aug (Monday) – Nag Panchami
29th Aug (Tuesday) – Onam or Thiruvonam
30th Aug (Wednesday) – Raksha Bandhan

September 2023 Festivals List

2nd Sep (Saturday) – Kajari Teej
7th Sep (Thursday) – Janmashtami
18th Sep (Monday) – Hartalika Teej
19th Sep (Tuesday) – Ganesh Chaturthi
28th Sep (Thursday) – Anant Chaturdashi

October 2023 Festivals List

2nd Oct (Monday) – Gandhi Jayanti
15th Oct (Sunday) – Sharad Navratri
22nd Oct (Sunday) – Durga Puja Ashtami
23rd Oct (Monday) – Durga Maha Navami Puja
24th Oct (Tuesday) – Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Parana

November 2023 Festivals List

1st Nov (Wednesday) – Karva Chauth
10th Nov (Friday) – Dhanteras
12th Nov (Sunday) – Narak Chaturdashi, Diwali
14th Nov (Tuesday) – Children’s Day, Govardhan Puja
15th Nov (Wednesday) – Bhai Dooj
19th Nov (Sunday) – Chhath Puja

December 2023 Festivals List

25th Dec (Monday)- Merry Christmas

Types of calendars

There are three types of Calendars which are mentioned below: –

The Solar Calendars – here, the calendar is curated by keeping the position of the sun in mind on an annual year basis. Some of the states in the country that have adopted this calendar are Punjab, Orissa, Kerala, Assam, and Bengal. In a solar calendar, the days are summed up and hence the leap years are formed. The national calendar of India falls under this category.
The Lunar Calendars – This calendar is curated by keeping the monthly phases of the moon in mind and no matter related to the Sun’s position. One of the most famous of the Lunar Calendar is the Islamic Hejira Calendar where the calendar has a total number of 12 months and two of the months cover the period between the two new moons. Here, the Lunar month is somewhere around 29.5 days long.
The Lunisolar Calendars – This calendar is a culmination of the yearly movement of the Sun as well as the monthly phase of the Moon. Some of the calendars that stand as the Lunisolar Calendars are the Babylonian and Jews Calendars and along with this, some of the Indian states such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh have also adopted it.

Official usage of Calendars

It was in 1957 when the Calendar Reform Committee officially accepted the Indian Calendar to be a crucial part of the Nautical Almanac and Indian Ephemeris. The main purpose of inducing the Indian Calendar is said to be to curate a calendar that is free of any kind of foul regional as well as religious conflict with easy navigation. As a result, in 1957 on the 22^nd of March, the committee finally introduced the Saka Calendar, a calendar with festivals and holidays. Likewise, the Calendar 2023 with festivals has already been introduced to us for the year.

Conclusion

In the case of the Saka Calendar, it symbolizes Indian beliefs, traditions, and cultures. Thus, adopting this calendar will mean giving tribute to the ancient innovations and ideas that our ancestors have left us. Apart from this, the calendar is also observed beyond the Indian borders as well by the Hindus in Java, Bali Indonesia along with some Southeast Asian countries. Thus, the above is all the information that was there to know about the Indian Calendar 2023 with holidays and festivals.

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