सितंबर 2026 · Jharkhand

September 2026 Calendar

September 2026 begins in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada and ends in Ashwin (Purnimanta, as followed in Jharkhand). It has 6 festivals and observances and 5 holidays on this list, including Krishna Janmashtami (4 Sep), Ganesh Chaturthi (14 Sep), Hartalika Teej (14 Sep), Vishwakarma Puja (17 Sep).

September 2026: festivals and holidays

• 4SepFri

  Krishna Janmashtami कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी

  Midnight birth of Krishna; jhankis in towns and dahi-handi in Jamshedpur.

  Holiday
• 14SepMon

  Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी

  Pandals in Jamshedpur, Ranchi and Dhanbad, where many families came from Maharashtra and the south with the steel and coal industries.

  Holiday
• 14SepMon

  Hartalika Teej हरितालिका तीज

  Nirjala fast by married women for Shiva and Parvati.

  Festival
• 17SepThu

  Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा

  Machines, trucks and factories are worshipped — a giant day in the steel, coal and mining belt.

  Holiday
• 22SepTue

  Karma Puja करमा पूजा

  Sisters fast and plant karam branches in the akhra; the night is spent singing and dancing around them, and jawa (sprouted grain) baskets are blessed for brothers and the crop.

  Holiday
• 23SepWed

  Karma – Phoolkharkosi करमा · फूलखरकोसी

  Morning after Karma: the karam branch is immersed in the river and the jawa sprouts are shared and tucked in hair.

  Holiday

Vrat days in September 2026

Karam ki raat

Daily panchang · September 2026

Tithi and nakshatra are taken at sunrise in Ranchi. Times are IST.