Hindu festivals 2016: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Friday, 15 January 2016 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Friday, 12 February 2016 | Vasant Panchami |
| Monday, 7 March 2016 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Wednesday, 23 March 2016 | Holika Dahan |
| Thursday, 24 March 2016 | Holi |
| Friday, 8 April 2016 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Wednesday, 13 April 2016 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Friday, 15 April 2016 | Ram Navami |
| Friday, 22 April 2016 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Monday, 9 May 2016 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Saturday, 21 May 2016 | Buddha Purnima |
| Tuesday, 19 July 2016 | Guru Purnima |
| Sunday, 7 August 2016 | Nag Panchami |
| Thursday, 18 August 2016 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Thursday, 25 August 2016 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Monday, 5 September 2016 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Saturday, 1 October 2016 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Sunday, 9 October 2016 | Durga Ashtami |
| Tuesday, 11 October 2016 | Dussehra |
| Saturday, 15 October 2016 | Sharad Purnima |
| Wednesday, 19 October 2016 | Karwa Chauth |
| Thursday, 27 October 2016 | Dhanteras |
| Sunday, 30 October 2016 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Monday, 31 October 2016 | Govardhan Puja |
| Tuesday, 1 November 2016 | Bhai Dooj |
| Sunday, 6 November 2016 | Chhath Puja |
| Friday, 11 November 2016 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Monday, 14 November 2016 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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