Hindu festivals 2006: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Saturday, 14 January 2006 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Thursday, 2 February 2006 | Vasant Panchami |
| Sunday, 26 February 2006 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Tuesday, 14 March 2006 | Holika Dahan |
| Wednesday, 15 March 2006 | Holi |
| Thursday, 30 March 2006 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Thursday, 6 April 2006 | Ram Navami |
| Thursday, 13 April 2006 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Friday, 14 April 2006 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Sunday, 30 April 2006 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Saturday, 13 May 2006 | Buddha Purnima |
| Tuesday, 11 July 2006 | Guru Purnima |
| Sunday, 30 July 2006 | Nag Panchami |
| Wednesday, 9 August 2006 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Wednesday, 16 August 2006 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Sunday, 27 August 2006 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Saturday, 23 September 2006 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Saturday, 30 September 2006 | Durga Ashtami |
| Monday, 2 October 2006 | Dussehra |
| Friday, 6 October 2006 | Sharad Purnima |
| Tuesday, 10 October 2006 | Karwa Chauth |
| Thursday, 19 October 2006 | Dhanteras |
| Saturday, 21 October 2006 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Monday, 23 October 2006 | Govardhan Puja |
| Tuesday, 24 October 2006 | Bhai Dooj |
| Saturday, 28 October 2006 | Chhath Puja |
| Thursday, 2 November 2006 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Sunday, 5 November 2006 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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