SPIC MACAY's Anant Utsav 2026 runs at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, from 13 to 15 November, dedicated to Chhattisgarh's Pandavani and a tribute to Teejan Bai.
Nagula Chavithi 2026 is on Friday, 13 November in India, as the Chavithi tithi runs from 6:09 pm on 12 November to 8:42 pm on 13 November, Drik Panchang says.
Kanda Sashti began at Tiruchendur on 10 November 2026; Soorasamharam is on Sunday, 15 November, with about six lakh devotees expected.
Hassan's Hasanamba temple sealed its sanctum on 11 November 2026 after more than 30 lakh devotees and a record Rs 25.36 crore in earnings.
Tribal Frames Manipur 2026, the National Tribal Film Festival, screens more than 28 tribal films in Imphal from 12 to 15 November.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam began with flag-hoisting on 8 November 2026; Palakkad's chariot days are 14 to 16 November, with the Devaratha Sangamam on the 16th.
US Representative Grace Meng has reintroduced the Diwali Day Act to make Diwali a federal holiday; 19 lawmakers back it, five of them Indian-American.
Pushkar Mela 2026 opens with flag-hoisting on 17 November; cultural events run to Kartik Purnima on 24 November, within a 10-26 November fair period.
Kedarnath's doors close for winter on 11 November 2026 after nearly 19 lakh devotees this season; Badrinath closes at 9.37 pm on 16 November.
San Francisco City Hall held its first Diwali celebration on 4 November 2026, with Mayor Daniel Lurie, a lamp-lighting and a city proclamation, organised by Indiaspora.
Trinidad marks Divali on 8 November 2026 under a law allowing permit-free fireworks only from 8 to 9 pm; the Divali Nagar closed on 7 November without fireworks.
A mural of Rabindranath Tagore at Bangladesh's Khulna railway station was smeared with black ink on 6 November 2026; the city corporation condemned it and began repainting.
Delhi's two-day Dilli Ki Diwali at Connaught Place's Central Park opened on 6 November 2026 with a drone show on Lord Ram's life; it ends on 7 November.
Tripura's 525-year-old Mata Tripura Sundari temple holds a three-day Deepotsav from 8 to 10 November 2026, with a Ganga Aarti and lakhs of devotees expected.
Tokhu Emong, the Lotha Naga harvest festival, opened at Wokha on 4 November 2026; the Lotha Hoho chief said it preserves identity and does not conflict with faith.
Meghalaya's 50th Hundred Drums Wangala Festival, the Garo harvest celebration, runs November 11-14, 2026, at Chibragre near Tura with about 1,000 drums.
The 14th Brahmotsavams at Vadapalli's Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, Konaseema Tirumala, end on 6 November 2026 with Chakrasnanam at the Godavari.
Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh will host the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav from 12 to 16 November 2026, with about 500 artistes from all eight northeastern states.
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla opened the first North East Waree Leeba Festival in Imphal West on 2 November 2026, a five-day showcase of the Meitei solo storytelling art.
The second Bengal Biennale, Banalata, opens in Santiniketan on 25 November and Kolkata on 28 November 2026, running to 2 January 2027.
Mexico City held its 10th Day of the Dead parade on 31 October 2026, a tradition first staged in 2016 after the James Bond film Spectre; officials expected over half a million visitors.
From 1 November 2026, Guruvayur temple's online virtual queue runs every day: eight slots for 2,400 devotees, Rs 25 per booking of up to six people.
Dubai's Global Village and Abu Dhabi's BAPS Hindu Mandir will mark Diwali 2026 from November 6 to 10, with a 600-drone show in Dubai on November 8.
The Gayatri Pariwar's centenary festival runs in Delhi from 31 October to 2 November 2026; Om Birla released a stamp on co-founder Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma.
Keralam marks its 70th formation day on November 1, 2026, the first since its new name took effect, with the CM opening the Festival of Kerala.
On October 30, 2026, the Madras High Court set up a five-member board led by two retired judges to run the Chidambaram temple; Dikshitars keep the rituals.
Kuching's Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sarawak, Malaysia, held its Maha Kumbhabhishegam from October 27 to 30, 2026 after a rebuild begun in 2019.
PM Narendra Modi opened Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on 30 October 2026, a festival of folk arts, crafts and regional food that runs until 15 November.
Bihar's Harihar Kshetra Sonepur Mela will run from November 22 to December 23, 2026; Saran's DM has formed 14 cells and a book fair is set for December 17-23.
Ujjain artist Siddharth Bhagchandani painted a 111-metre Mandana folk artwork of the Shiv Baraat in 32 hours, reported on October 27, 2026.
517 people blew conch shells together on the Godavari bank in Nashik on October 25, 2026, setting a Guinness World Record ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh.
Tamil Nadu has declared Monday, November 9, 2026, a holiday after Deepavali for state offices, schools and colleges, with Saturday, November 28, a working day.
Hassan's Hasanamba temple, open once a year, opens on October 29, 2026; public darshan runs October 30 to November 10, with Rs 300 and Rs 1,000 tickets.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel laid the foundation stone of the Rs 125 crore ISKCON Varachha temple at Kosmada, Surat, on October 25, 2026.
Kartika Brata began in Puri on October 26 with free stay, food and a darshan queue for about 2,400 registered Habishyalis; unregistered women struggled for beds.
Sabarimala virtual queue booking for the 2026-27 Mandalam-Makaravilakku season opens at 10 am on October 29, with darshan capped at 80,000 pilgrims a day.
About 20 Durga idols travelled 6 km by boat on Odisha's Hansua river on 22 October 2026 in Rajnagar's centuries-old Chapa immersion ritual.
Preparations for Ayodhya's 10th Deepotsav began on October 23, 2026, with officials aiming to light over 30 lakh diyas across 56 Saryu ghats.
The Tourism Ministry approved a Rs 93.94 crore Swadesh Darshan plan to redevelop Maharaja Ajj Sarovar in Kharar, Punjab, with a Ramayana centre, an MP said on Oct 22.
One person died and over 100 were injured at the Devaragattu Banni stick-fight ritual in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on the night of October 21, 2026.
Sirpur in Chhattisgarh and two Andaman geological sites were added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2026, a first step to nomination.
The US Postal Service unveiled a rangoli-themed Diwali Forever stamp at India's embassy in Washington on October 21, 2026, its second Diwali stamp after 2016.
Kashmiri Pandits, tourists and residents of several faiths watched effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad burn in Srinagar on October 20, 2026.
On October 21, 2026, elephant Prashantha carries Goddess Chamundeshwari's 750-kg golden howdah in Mysuru's Jamboo Savari, as Abhimanyu, now 60, leads the march.
A 3,473-drone peacock over Bannimantap on October 18 won Mysuru Dasara its second Guinness World Record, certified for CESC.
Kulasekarapattinam's Mutharamman temple holds Soorasamharam, the climax of Kulasai Dasara, on October 20, 2026, with over 4,000 police and extra buses deployed.
Maha Navami is on 19 October 2026, with Maa Siddhidatri worshipped as Navratri's ninth form; the tithi runs to 12:50 pm on 20 October. UP and Uttarakhand declared holidays.
Thakurpukur SB Park Sarbojanin in Behala, Kolkata, has turned its 2026 Durga Puja pandal into an underground coal mine and shows the Goddess as a labourer.
South Kolkata's Tridhara Sammilani marks its 80th Durga Puja in October 2026 with a 'Sur-Asur' theme on good and evil, with giant dragons guarding the pandal.
Tirumala's Navaratri Brahmotsavam Garuda Seva is on 16 October 2026, 6.30-11.30 pm; TTD has barred two-wheelers on ghat roads and cancelled VIP darshans.
Kambala, coastal Karnataka's buffalo race, joins Mysuru Dasara for the first time on 18-19 October 2026; trial runs began this week amid activist protests.
Tusker Prashantha, 54, will carry Mysuru Dasara's 750-kg golden howdah in the Jamboo Savari on 21 October 2026, replacing 60-year-old Abhimanyu.
UP minister Jaiveer Singh on 14 October 2026 launched Navratri cultural events at 26 Devi temples, to be held on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami.
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