Hindu festivals 1981: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Wednesday, 14 January 1981 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Monday, 9 February 1981 | Vasant Panchami |
| Wednesday, 4 March 1981 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Friday, 20 March 1981 | Holika Dahan |
| Saturday, 21 March 1981 | Holi |
| Sunday, 5 April 1981 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Sunday, 12 April 1981 | Ram Navami |
| Monday, 13 April 1981 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Sunday, 19 April 1981 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Wednesday, 6 May 1981 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Monday, 18 May 1981 | Buddha Purnima |
| Friday, 17 July 1981 | Guru Purnima |
| Wednesday, 5 August 1981 | Nag Panchami |
| Saturday, 15 August 1981 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Sunday, 23 August 1981 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Wednesday, 2 September 1981 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday, 29 September 1981 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Tuesday, 6 October 1981 | Durga Ashtami |
| Thursday, 8 October 1981 | Dussehra |
| Monday, 12 October 1981 | Sharad Purnima |
| Friday, 16 October 1981 | Karwa Chauth |
| Sunday, 25 October 1981 | Dhanteras |
| Tuesday, 27 October 1981 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Wednesday, 28 October 1981 | Govardhan Puja |
| Thursday, 29 October 1981 | Bhai Dooj |
| Tuesday, 3 November 1981 | Chhath Puja |
| Sunday, 8 November 1981 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Wednesday, 11 November 1981 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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