Hindu festivals 1978: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Saturday, 14 January 1978 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Sunday, 12 February 1978 | Vasant Panchami |
| Tuesday, 7 March 1978 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Friday, 24 March 1978 | Holika Dahan |
| Saturday, 25 March 1978 | Holi |
| Saturday, 8 April 1978 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Friday, 14 April 1978 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Sunday, 16 April 1978 | Ram Navami |
| Sunday, 23 April 1978 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Wednesday, 10 May 1978 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Monday, 22 May 1978 | Buddha Purnima |
| Thursday, 20 July 1978 | Guru Purnima |
| Wednesday, 9 August 1978 | Nag Panchami |
| Friday, 18 August 1978 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Friday, 25 August 1978 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Wednesday, 6 September 1978 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday, 3 October 1978 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Monday, 9 October 1978 | Durga Ashtami |
| Wednesday, 11 October 1978 | Dussehra |
| Sunday, 15 October 1978 | Sharad Purnima |
| Thursday, 19 October 1978 | Karwa Chauth |
| Sunday, 29 October 1978 | Dhanteras |
| Tuesday, 31 October 1978 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Wednesday, 1 November 1978 | Govardhan Puja |
| Thursday, 2 November 1978 | Bhai Dooj |
| Monday, 6 November 1978 | Chhath Puja |
| Friday, 10 November 1978 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Tuesday, 14 November 1978 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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