Hindu festivals 1996: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Sunday, 14 January 1996 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Wednesday, 24 January 1996 | Vasant Panchami |
| Saturday, 17 February 1996 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday, 5 March 1996 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday, 6 March 1996 | Holi |
| Wednesday, 20 March 1996 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Thursday, 28 March 1996 | Ram Navami |
| Wednesday, 3 April 1996 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Saturday, 13 April 1996 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Saturday, 20 April 1996 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Friday, 3 May 1996 | Buddha Purnima |
| Tuesday, 30 July 1996 | Guru Purnima |
| Monday, 19 August 1996 | Nag Panchami |
| Wednesday, 28 August 1996 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Thursday, 5 September 1996 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Monday, 16 September 1996 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sunday, 13 October 1996 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Sunday, 20 October 1996 | Durga Ashtami |
| Monday, 21 October 1996 | Dussehra |
| Friday, 25 October 1996 | Sharad Purnima |
| Wednesday, 30 October 1996 | Karwa Chauth |
| Friday, 8 November 1996 | Dhanteras |
| Sunday, 10 November 1996 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Tuesday, 12 November 1996 | Govardhan Puja |
| Tuesday, 12 November 1996 | Bhai Dooj |
| Saturday, 16 November 1996 | Chhath Puja |
| Thursday, 21 November 1996 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Monday, 25 November 1996 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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