Hindu festivals 1979: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Sunday, 14 January 1979 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Thursday, 1 February 1979 | Vasant Panchami |
| Sunday, 25 February 1979 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday, 13 March 1979 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday, 14 March 1979 | Holi |
| Wednesday, 28 March 1979 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Thursday, 5 April 1979 | Ram Navami |
| Thursday, 12 April 1979 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Saturday, 14 April 1979 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Sunday, 29 April 1979 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Saturday, 12 May 1979 | Buddha Purnima |
| Monday, 9 July 1979 | Guru Purnima |
| Sunday, 29 July 1979 | Nag Panchami |
| Wednesday, 8 August 1979 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Wednesday, 15 August 1979 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Sunday, 26 August 1979 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Saturday, 22 September 1979 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Saturday, 29 September 1979 | Durga Ashtami |
| Monday, 1 October 1979 | Dussehra |
| Friday, 5 October 1979 | Sharad Purnima |
| Monday, 8 October 1979 | Karwa Chauth |
| Thursday, 18 October 1979 | Dhanteras |
| Saturday, 20 October 1979 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Monday, 22 October 1979 | Govardhan Puja |
| Tuesday, 23 October 1979 | Bhai Dooj |
| Saturday, 27 October 1979 | Chhath Puja |
| Wednesday, 31 October 1979 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Sunday, 4 November 1979 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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