Hindu festivals 1986: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Tuesday, 14 January 1986 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Thursday, 13 February 1986 | Vasant Panchami |
| Saturday, 8 March 1986 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday, 25 March 1986 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday, 26 March 1986 | Holi |
| Thursday, 10 April 1986 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Monday, 14 April 1986 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Friday, 18 April 1986 | Ram Navami |
| Thursday, 24 April 1986 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Monday, 12 May 1986 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Friday, 23 May 1986 | Buddha Purnima |
| Monday, 21 July 1986 | Guru Purnima |
| Sunday, 10 August 1986 | Nag Panchami |
| Tuesday, 19 August 1986 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Wednesday, 27 August 1986 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Sunday, 7 September 1986 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Saturday, 4 October 1986 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Friday, 10 October 1986 | Durga Ashtami |
| Sunday, 12 October 1986 | Dussehra |
| Friday, 17 October 1986 | Sharad Purnima |
| Tuesday, 21 October 1986 | Karwa Chauth |
| Friday, 31 October 1986 | Dhanteras |
| Saturday, 1 November 1986 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Monday, 3 November 1986 | Govardhan Puja |
| Monday, 3 November 1986 | Bhai Dooj |
| Friday, 7 November 1986 | Chhath Puja |
| Wednesday, 12 November 1986 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Sunday, 16 November 1986 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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