Hindu Festivals 2009: dates and tithis

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

Saturday, 31 Jan 2009: Vasant Panchami
Monday, 23 Feb 2009: Maha Shivaratri
Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Friday, 27 Mar 2009: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Friday, 3 Apr 2009: Ram Navami
Thursday, 9 Apr 2009: Hanuman Jayanti
Monday, 27 Apr 2009: Akshaya Tritiya
Saturday, 9 May 2009: Buddha Purnima
Tuesday, 7 Jul 2009: Guru Purnima
Sunday, 26 Jul 2009: Nag Panchami
Wednesday, 5 Aug 2009: Raksha Bandhan
Thursday, 13 Aug 2009: Krishna Janmashtami
Sunday, 23 Aug 2009: Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 19 Sep 2009: Sharad Navaratri begins
Saturday, 26 Sep 2009: Durga Ashtami
Monday, 28 Sep 2009: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Saturday, 3 Oct 2009: Sharad Purnima
Wednesday, 7 Oct 2009: Karwa Chauth
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009: Dhanteras
Saturday, 17 Oct 2009: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Monday, 19 Oct 2009: Govardhan Puja
Monday, 19 Oct 2009: Bhai Dooj
Friday, 23 Oct 2009: Chhath Puja
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Monday, 2 Nov 2009: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali