Hindu Festivals 1998: dates and tithis

Dates are worked out for New Delhi. A festival can fall a day apart in other cities.

Sunday, 1 Feb 1998: Vasant Panchami
Wednesday, 25 Feb 1998: Maha Shivaratri
Thursday, 12 Mar 1998: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Saturday, 28 Mar 1998: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Sunday, 5 Apr 1998: Ram Navami
Saturday, 11 Apr 1998: Hanuman Jayanti
Tuesday, 28 Apr 1998: Akshaya Tritiya
Monday, 11 May 1998: Buddha Purnima
Thursday, 9 Jul 1998: Guru Purnima
Tuesday, 28 Jul 1998: Nag Panchami
Friday, 7 Aug 1998: Raksha Bandhan
Friday, 14 Aug 1998: Krishna Janmashtami
Tuesday, 25 Aug 1998: Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday, 21 Sep 1998: Sharad Navaratri begins
Tuesday, 29 Sep 1998: Durga Ashtami
Thursday, 1 Oct 1998: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Monday, 5 Oct 1998: Sharad Purnima
Thursday, 8 Oct 1998: Karwa Chauth
Saturday, 17 Oct 1998: Dhanteras
Monday, 19 Oct 1998: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Wednesday, 21 Oct 1998: Govardhan Puja
Thursday, 22 Oct 1998: Bhai Dooj
Monday, 26 Oct 1998: Chhath Puja
Saturday, 31 Oct 1998: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Tuesday, 3 Nov 1998: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali