Hindu Festival Calendar 1996
Festival and vrat dates computed from tithi at New Delhi sunrise (udaya tithi).
| Mon, 1 Jan | Ekadashi |
| Sun, 14 Jan | Makar Sankranti |
| Wed, 17 Jan | Ekadashi |
| Wed, 24 Jan | Vasant Panchami |
| Wed, 31 Jan | Ekadashi |
| Tue, 13 Feb | Sankranti |
| Thu, 15 Feb | Ekadashi |
| Sat, 17 Feb | Maha Shivaratri |
| Thu, 29 Feb | Ekadashi |
| Mon, 4 Mar | Holika Dahan |
| Wed, 6 Mar | Holi |
| Thu, 14 Mar | Sankranti |
| Fri, 15 Mar | Ekadashi |
| Thu, 28 Mar | Ram Navami |
| Sat, 30 Mar | Ekadashi |
| Wed, 3 Apr | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Sat, 13 Apr | Sankranti |
| Sun, 14 Apr | Ekadashi |
| Thu, 18 Apr | Chaitra Navratri begins / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi |
| Sat, 20 Apr | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Mon, 29 Apr | Ekadashi |
| Fri, 3 May | Buddha Purnima |
| Mon, 13 May | Ekadashi |
| Tue, 14 May | Sankranti |
| Wed, 29 May | Ekadashi |
| Tue, 11 Jun | Ekadashi |
| Fri, 14 Jun | Sankranti |
| Thu, 27 Jun | Ekadashi |
| Thu, 11 Jul | Ekadashi |
| Tue, 16 Jul | Sankranti |
| Sat, 27 Jul | Ekadashi |
| Tue, 30 Jul | Guru Purnima |
| Fri, 9 Aug | Ekadashi |
| Fri, 16 Aug | Sankranti |
| Sat, 17 Aug | Hariyali Teej |
| Mon, 19 Aug | Nag Panchami |
| Sun, 25 Aug | Ekadashi |
| Wed, 28 Aug | Raksha Bandhan |
| Wed, 4 Sep | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Sun, 8 Sep | Ekadashi |
| Mon, 16 Sep | Hartalika Teej |
| Mon, 16 Sep | Sankranti |
| Tue, 17 Sep | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Mon, 23 Sep | Ekadashi |
| Thu, 26 Sep | Anant Chaturdashi |
| Tue, 8 Oct | Ekadashi |
| Sun, 13 Oct | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Wed, 16 Oct | Sankranti |
| Sun, 20 Oct | Durga Ashtami |
| Tue, 22 Oct | Ekadashi |
| Sat, 26 Oct | Sharad Purnima |
| Wed, 30 Oct | Karwa Chauth |
| Thu, 7 Nov | Ekadashi |
| Fri, 8 Nov | Dhanteras |
| Sun, 10 Nov | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Tue, 12 Nov | Govardhan Puja |
| Fri, 15 Nov | Sankranti |
| Sat, 16 Nov | Chhath Puja |
| Thu, 21 Nov | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Thu, 21 Nov | Ekadashi |
| Mon, 25 Nov | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
| Fri, 6 Dec | Ekadashi |
| Sun, 15 Dec | Sankranti |
| Fri, 20 Dec | Ekadashi |