Hindu Festivals 2006: dates and tithis

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

Thursday, 2 Feb 2006: Vasant Panchami
Sunday, 26 Feb 2006: Maha Shivaratri
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2006: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Thursday, 30 Mar 2006: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Thursday, 6 Apr 2006: Ram Navami
Thursday, 13 Apr 2006: Hanuman Jayanti
Sunday, 30 Apr 2006: Akshaya Tritiya
Saturday, 13 May 2006: Buddha Purnima
Tuesday, 11 Jul 2006: Guru Purnima
Sunday, 30 Jul 2006: Nag Panchami
Wednesday, 9 Aug 2006: Raksha Bandhan
Tuesday, 15 Aug 2006: Krishna Janmashtami
Sunday, 27 Aug 2006: Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 23 Sep 2006: Sharad Navaratri begins
Saturday, 30 Sep 2006: Durga Ashtami
Monday, 2 Oct 2006: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Friday, 6 Oct 2006: Sharad Purnima
Tuesday, 10 Oct 2006: Karwa Chauth
Thursday, 19 Oct 2006: Dhanteras
Saturday, 21 Oct 2006: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Monday, 23 Oct 2006: Govardhan Puja
Monday, 23 Oct 2006: Bhai Dooj
Friday, 27 Oct 2006: Chhath Puja
Thursday, 2 Nov 2006: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Sunday, 5 Nov 2006: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali