Diwali 2026 in India's villages
Diwali is on Sunday 8 November 2026 in the Government of India's holiday list for central government offices. States notify their own holidays, and some list it on a different day — the table below gives each state's official dates where its 2026 list is loaded. Below that: Hindu temples mapped in every state, and the celebrations villages share.
- Sunday 8 November 2026 — Diwali (Deepavali) (gazetted holiday)
- Sunday 8 November 2026 — Naraka Chaturdasi (restricted holiday)
- Monday 9 November 2026 — Govardhan Puja (restricted holiday)
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 — Bhai Duj (restricted holiday)
Source: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2026- reg. (Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India).
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Diwali 2026 holidays by state
| State / UT | In the state's official 2026 list | Hindu temples mapped |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Naraka Chaturdasi — Sunday 8 November 2026 Govardhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 13 |
| Andhra Pradesh | List not loaded yet | 2,295 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Naraka Chaturdasi — Sunday 8 November 2026 Govardhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 3 |
| Assam | List not loaded yet | 243 |
| Bihar | List not loaded yet | 452 |
| Chandigarh | List not loaded yet | 23 |
| Chhattisgarh | List not loaded yet | 239 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Govardhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 13 |
| Delhi | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Naraka Chaturdasi — Sunday 8 November 2026 Govardhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 186 |
| Goa | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Govardhan Puja — Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 370 |
| Gujarat | List not loaded yet | 1,064 |
| Haryana | Goverdhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 | 421 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Diwali — Sunday 8 November 2026 Goverdhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 431 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Diwali — Sunday 8 November 2026 | 166 |
| Jharkhand | List not loaded yet | 184 |
| Karnataka | List not loaded yet | 2,839 |
| Kerala | List not loaded yet | 9,223 |
| Ladakh | List not loaded yet | 2 |
| Lakshadweep | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Naraka Cheturdasi — Sunday 8 November 2026 Govardhan Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhai Duj — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | List not loaded yet | 678 |
| Maharashtra | Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) — Sunday 8 November 2026 Diwali (Bali Pratipada) — Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 3,489 |
| Manipur | Diwali (Dipavali) — Monday 9 November 2026 | 8 |
| Meghalaya | Diwali (Deepavali) — Sunday 8 November 2026 | 31 |
| Mizoram | List not loaded yet | — |
| Nagaland | List not loaded yet | 4 |
| Odisha | No Diwali entry | 649 |
| Puducherry | Deepavali Eve — Saturday 7 November 2026 Deepavali — Sunday 8 November 2026 Post Deepavali Celebration — Monday 9 November 2026 | 153 |
| Punjab | List not loaded yet | 157 |
| Rajasthan | List not loaded yet | 868 |
| Sikkim | List not loaded yet | 20 |
| Tamil Nadu | Deepavali — Sunday 8 November 2026 | 4,170 |
| Telangana | List not loaded yet | 1,825 |
| Tripura | Diwali — Monday 9 November 2026 Bhratri Dwitiya — Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 29 |
| Uttar Pradesh | List not loaded yet | 1,165 |
| Uttarakhand | List not loaded yet | 488 |
| West Bengal | Additional Day for Kali Puja — Monday 9 November 2026 Additional Day for Kali Puja — Tuesday 10 November 2026 Bhratridwitiya — Wednesday 11 November 2026 Day after Bhratridwitiya — Thursday 12 November 2026 | 1,088 |
Dates are copied from each state's notified holiday list (the document is linked on the state's page). “No Diwali entry”: the state's 2026 holiday list we hold has no entry by that name (8 November 2026 falls on a Sunday). Hindu temples: OpenStreetMap, as listed in our directory.
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Questions
When is Diwali 2026?
Diwali is on Sunday 8 November 2026 in the Government of India's 2026 list of holidays for central government offices (gazetted holiday). The same list has Naraka Chaturdasi on Sunday 8 November 2026 (restricted holiday), Govardhan Puja on Monday 9 November 2026 (restricted holiday), Bhai Duj on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (restricted holiday).
Is Diwali on the same day in every state?
Not in every state's own holiday list. Manipur lists Diwali (Dipavali) on Monday 9 November 2026; Tripura lists Diwali on Monday 9 November 2026. See the table on this page for each state's official dates.
How can I add my village's Diwali celebration?
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