Hindu festivals 1988: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Thursday, 14 January 1988 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Saturday, 23 January 1988 | Vasant Panchami |
| Tuesday, 16 February 1988 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Thursday, 3 March 1988 | Holika Dahan |
| Friday, 4 March 1988 | Holi |
| Friday, 18 March 1988 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Saturday, 26 March 1988 | Ram Navami |
| Saturday, 2 April 1988 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Wednesday, 13 April 1988 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Tuesday, 19 April 1988 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Sunday, 1 May 1988 | Buddha Purnima |
| Friday, 29 July 1988 | Guru Purnima |
| Wednesday, 17 August 1988 | Nag Panchami |
| Saturday, 27 August 1988 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Saturday, 3 September 1988 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Thursday, 15 September 1988 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday, 11 October 1988 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Tuesday, 18 October 1988 | Durga Ashtami |
| Thursday, 20 October 1988 | Dussehra |
| Monday, 24 October 1988 | Sharad Purnima |
| Friday, 28 October 1988 | Karwa Chauth |
| Sunday, 6 November 1988 | Dhanteras |
| Wednesday, 9 November 1988 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Thursday, 10 November 1988 | Govardhan Puja |
| Friday, 11 November 1988 | Bhai Dooj |
| Tuesday, 15 November 1988 | Chhath Puja |
| Sunday, 20 November 1988 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Wednesday, 23 November 1988 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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