Hindu Festivals 2002: dates and tithis

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

Sunday, 17 Feb 2002: Vasant Panchami
Tuesday, 12 Mar 2002: Maha Shivaratri
Thursday, 28 Mar 2002: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Saturday, 13 Apr 2002: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Sunday, 21 Apr 2002: Ram Navami
Saturday, 27 Apr 2002: Hanuman Jayanti
Wednesday, 15 May 2002: Akshaya Tritiya
Sunday, 26 May 2002: Buddha Purnima
Wednesday, 24 Jul 2002: Guru Purnima
Tuesday, 13 Aug 2002: Nag Panchami
Thursday, 22 Aug 2002: Raksha Bandhan
Friday, 30 Aug 2002: Krishna Janmashtami
Tuesday, 10 Sep 2002: Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday, 7 Oct 2002: Sharad Navaratri begins
Sunday, 13 Oct 2002: Durga Ashtami
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2002: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Sunday, 20 Oct 2002: Sharad Purnima
Friday, 25 Oct 2002: Karwa Chauth
Saturday, 2 Nov 2002: Dhanteras
Monday, 4 Nov 2002: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Tuesday, 5 Nov 2002: Govardhan Puja
Wednesday, 6 Nov 2002: Bhai Dooj
Saturday, 9 Nov 2002: Chhath Puja
Friday, 15 Nov 2002: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Tuesday, 19 Nov 2002: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali