Hindu festivals 1961: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Friday, 13 January 1961 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Saturday, 21 January 1961 | Vasant Panchami |
| Monday, 13 February 1961 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Thursday, 2 March 1961 | Holika Dahan |
| Friday, 3 March 1961 | Holi |
| Friday, 17 March 1961 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Saturday, 25 March 1961 | Ram Navami |
| Saturday, 1 April 1961 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Thursday, 13 April 1961 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Tuesday, 18 April 1961 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Sunday, 30 April 1961 | Buddha Purnima |
| Thursday, 27 July 1961 | Guru Purnima |
| Wednesday, 16 August 1961 | Nag Panchami |
| Saturday, 26 August 1961 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Saturday, 2 September 1961 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Thursday, 14 September 1961 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday, 10 October 1961 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Tuesday, 17 October 1961 | Durga Ashtami |
| Thursday, 19 October 1961 | Dussehra |
| Monday, 23 October 1961 | Sharad Purnima |
| Friday, 27 October 1961 | Karwa Chauth |
| Sunday, 5 November 1961 | Dhanteras |
| Tuesday, 7 November 1961 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Thursday, 9 November 1961 | Govardhan Puja |
| Friday, 10 November 1961 | Bhai Dooj |
| Tuesday, 14 November 1961 | Chhath Puja |
| Saturday, 18 November 1961 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Wednesday, 22 November 1961 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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