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Explore festivals and observances listed for February 2026, including dates, meanings, public-holiday context, and related traditions.
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कुंभ संक्रांति
Kumbh Sankranti is the monthly solar transition into Aquarius. Devotees may bathe early, offer arghya to Surya, and give charity in the punya kala.
Sun enters Kumbha rashi
महाशिवरात्रि
(1) The night Shiva performed the Tandava — cosmic dance of creation-preservation-dissolution; (2) The night Shiva married Parvati; (3) The night Shiva drank the halahala poison from samudra-manthan and Parvati held his throat (Nilakantha story).
Magha (or Phalguna) krishna chaturdashi — the night before amavasya (February-March)
सूर्य ग्रहण
Surya Grahan observance in Hindu panchang practice focuses on eclipse visibility, sutak considerations, mantra japa, bathing, and charity after the eclipse.
Solar eclipse date and visibility depend on astronomy and location