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When Gandhi Jayanti puja is performed in 2026, and why the timing window matters. We explain the basis for the timings and tell you where to check your local muhurat rather than publishing a number we cannot verify.
Gandhi Jayanti 2026: 2 October 20261 dayगांधी जयंती
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Gandhi Jayanti follows 2 October, Gandhi's date of birth; also the International Day of Non-Violence. The ritual window is set by the tithi and by the position of the moon relative to the lagna for your location — which is why the same festival has a slightly different puja window in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai even though the civil date is the same.
Because of that, we do not publish city-by-city muhurat minutes. Getting a muhurat wrong is a genuinely harmful error — people plan their day, their travel and their leave around it — and we cannot verify every city against a reliable panchang. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than telling you where to look.
For the exact window in your city, check a location-specific panchang or your family’s usual almanac. What we can tell you reliably is the date, the day of the week, whether it is a multi-day observance, and where the date itself differs between regions — all of which is below.
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Gandhi Jayanti 2026
Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October every year, and in 2026 it falls on a Friday. It is a national holiday.
The United Nations declared 2 October the International Day of Non-Violence in 2007, in recognition of Gandhi's birthday and his philosophy of satyagraha. It is one of the few Indian observances with an official global counterpart.
Prayer meetings at Raj Ghat and the other Gandhi memorials, with the President and Prime Minister paying respects, multi-faith readings and the singing of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram. At schools, offices and housing societies, cleanliness drives and shramdaan are the most common activities. Two minutes of silence are observed at 11 am.
Most Indian states declare a dry day on 2 October as a mark of respect, along with the other national holidays. It is a state-level provision rather than a central law.
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