— The Calendar
Every festival, sale, and wedding-season peak the engine prices into your forecast. The Indian commercial calendar, indexed and weighted.
Spreadsheets are deaf to the calendar. The engine isn't. Every row below carries a category multiplier — what lifts and by how much — read into every brief, every buy, every depth-of-buy chart.
15 Jan 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
04 Mar 2026
White cotton kurtas / co-ord sets spike 2-3 weeks ahead
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
13 Apr 2026 → 15 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026 → 15 Jun 2026
27 May 2026 → 28 May 2026
01 Jun 2026 → 30 Jun 2026
Drives demand for lighter, breathable fabrics; rainwear; quick-dry
15 Jun 2026 → 15 Jul 2026
Aggressive markdowns across major retailers
13 Aug 2026 → 17 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 → 05 Sept 2026
Kerala set saree / cream-and-gold palette
28 Aug 2026
04 Sept 2026
14 Sept 2026 → 24 Sept 2026
15 Sept 2026 → 10 Oct 2026
Festive shopping ramp-up window
01 Oct 2026 → 08 Oct 2026
Flipkart + Amazon flagship sale fortnight
11 Oct 2026 → 19 Oct 2026
Garba/dandiya fuel chaniya choli + lehenga demand
20 Oct 2026
01 Nov 2026
Red / maroon saree + lehenga peak
01 Nov 2026 → 15 Dec 2026
Wool / cashmere / outerwear demand
08 Nov 2026 → 12 Nov 2026
Year-defining peak. Plan inventory 6-8 weeks ahead.
13 Nov 2026
15 Nov 2026 → 28 Feb 2027
Largest wedding window of the year
01 Dec 2026 → 31 Jan 2027
24 Dec 2026 → 26 Dec 2026
26 Dec 2026 → 31 Jan 2027
30 Dec 2026 → 31 Dec 2026
10 Mar 2027 → 11 Mar 2027
22 Mar 2027
21 Oct 2027
29 Oct 2027 → 02 Nov 2027
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