Hindu Festivals 2012: dates and tithis
Dates are worked out for New Delhi. A festival can fall a day apart in other cities.
- Saturday, 28 Jan 2012: Vasant Panchami
- Monday, 20 Feb 2012: Maha Shivaratri
- Wednesday, 7 Mar 2012: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
- Friday, 23 Mar 2012: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
- Sunday, 1 Apr 2012: Ram Navami
- Friday, 6 Apr 2012: Hanuman Jayanti
- Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012: Akshaya Tritiya
- Sunday, 6 May 2012: Buddha Purnima
- Tuesday, 3 Jul 2012: Guru Purnima
- Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012: Nag Panchami
- Wednesday, 1 Aug 2012: Raksha Bandhan
- Thursday, 9 Aug 2012: Krishna Janmashtami
- Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012: Sharad Navaratri begins
- Monday, 22 Oct 2012: Durga Ashtami
- Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
- Monday, 29 Oct 2012: Sharad Purnima
- Friday, 2 Nov 2012: Karwa Chauth
- Sunday, 11 Nov 2012: Dhanteras
- Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
- Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012: Govardhan Puja
- Thursday, 15 Nov 2012: Bhai Dooj
- Sunday, 18 Nov 2012: Chhath Puja
- Saturday, 24 Nov 2012: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali