Hindu Festivals 2005: dates and tithis

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

Sunday, 13 Feb 2005: Vasant Panchami
Tuesday, 8 Mar 2005: Maha Shivaratri
Friday, 25 Mar 2005: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Saturday, 9 Apr 2005: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Sunday, 17 Apr 2005: Ram Navami
Sunday, 24 Apr 2005: Hanuman Jayanti
Wednesday, 11 May 2005: Akshaya Tritiya
Monday, 23 May 2005: Buddha Purnima
Thursday, 21 Jul 2005: Guru Purnima
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2005: Nag Panchami
Friday, 19 Aug 2005: Raksha Bandhan
Friday, 26 Aug 2005: Krishna Janmashtami
Wednesday, 7 Sep 2005: Ganesh Chaturthi
Tuesday, 4 Oct 2005: Sharad Navaratri begins
Tuesday, 11 Oct 2005: Durga Ashtami
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2005: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Thursday, 20 Oct 2005: Karwa Chauth
Sunday, 30 Oct 2005: Dhanteras
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2005: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Wednesday, 2 Nov 2005: Govardhan Puja
Thursday, 3 Nov 2005: Bhai Dooj
Monday, 7 Nov 2005: Chhath Puja
Saturday, 12 Nov 2005: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2005: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali