Hindu festivals 1972: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Friday, 14 January 1972 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Friday, 21 January 1972 | Vasant Panchami |
| Sunday, 13 February 1972 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday, 29 February 1972 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday, 1 March 1972 | Holi |
| Thursday, 16 March 1972 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Thursday, 23 March 1972 | Ram Navami |
| Wednesday, 29 March 1972 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Thursday, 13 April 1972 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Monday, 15 May 1972 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Sunday, 28 May 1972 | Buddha Purnima |
| Wednesday, 26 July 1972 | Guru Purnima |
| Monday, 14 August 1972 | Nag Panchami |
| Thursday, 24 August 1972 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Thursday, 31 August 1972 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Monday, 11 September 1972 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sunday, 8 October 1972 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Sunday, 15 October 1972 | Durga Ashtami |
| Tuesday, 17 October 1972 | Dussehra |
| Saturday, 21 October 1972 | Sharad Purnima |
| Wednesday, 25 October 1972 | Karwa Chauth |
| Friday, 3 November 1972 | Dhanteras |
| Sunday, 5 November 1972 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Tuesday, 7 November 1972 | Govardhan Puja |
| Wednesday, 8 November 1972 | Bhai Dooj |
| Sunday, 12 November 1972 | Chhath Puja |
| Friday, 17 November 1972 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Monday, 20 November 1972 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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