Hindu festival calendar, 1856
Every major festival's date for Delhi, calculated from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon rather than copied from a fixed yearly table, so the date you see here accounts for your own observance rules (tithi, paksha, and the specific moment of day each festival is anchored to).
- 4 January 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Margashirsha) - Saphala Ekadashi
- 7 January 1856 Margashirsha Amavasya
- 13 January 1856 Makar Sankranti
- 17 January 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Pausha) - Putrada Ekadashi
- 22 January 1856 Pausha Purnima
- 2 February 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Pausha) - Shattila Ekadashi
- 6 February 1856 Pausha Amavasya
- 16 February 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Magha) - Jaya Ekadashi
- 20 February 1856 Magha Purnima
- 3 March 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Magha) - Vijaya Ekadashi
- 5 March 1856 Maha Shivaratri
- 6 March 1856 Magha Amavasya
- 17 March 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Phalguna) - Amalaki Ekadashi
- 21 March 1856 Phalguna Purnima
- 22 March 1856 Holi (Rangwali)
- 1 April 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Phalguna) - Papmochani Ekadashi
- 5 April 1856 Phalguna Amavasya
- 13 April 1856 Rama Navami
- 15 April 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Chaitra) - Kamada Ekadashi
- 20 April 1856 Chaitra Purnima
- 1 May 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Chaitra) - Varuthini Ekadashi
- 4 May 1856 Chaitra Amavasya
- 15 May 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Vaishakha) - Mohini Ekadashi
- 19 May 1856 Vaishakha Purnima
- 30 May 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Vaishakha) - Apara Ekadashi
- 14 June 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Jyeshtha) - Nirjala Ekadashi
- 18 June 1856 Jyeshtha Purnima
- 28 June 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Jyeshtha) - Yogini Ekadashi
- 2 July 1856 Jyeshtha Amavasya
- 14 July 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Ashadha) - Devshayani Ekadashi
- 17 July 1856 Ashadha Purnima
- 27 July 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Ashadha) - Kamika Ekadashi
- 31 July 1856 Ashadha Amavasya
- 12 August 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Shravana) - Putrada Ekadashi
- 16 August 1856 Raksha Bandhan
- 16 August 1856 Shravana Purnima
- 23 August 1856 Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta)
- 26 August 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Shravana) - Aja Ekadashi
- 30 August 1856 Shravana Amavasya
- 3 September 1856 Ganesh Chaturthi
- 11 September 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Bhadrapada) - Parsva Ekadashi
- 14 September 1856 Bhadrapada Purnima
- 24 September 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Bhadrapada) - Indira Ekadashi
- 29 September 1856 Bhadrapada Amavasya
- 30 September 1856 Navratri (Ghatasthapana)
- 9 October 1856 Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
- 10 October 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Ashwina) - Papankusha Ekadashi
- 16 October 1856 Karwa Chauth
- 24 October 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Ashwina) - Rama Ekadashi
- 28 October 1856 Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 28 October 1856 Ashwina Amavasya
- 8 November 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Kartika) - Devutthana Ekadashi
- 12 November 1856 Kartika Purnima
- 23 November 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Kartika) - Utpanna Ekadashi
- 27 November 1856 Kartika Amavasya
- 8 December 1856 Ekadashi (Shukla Margashirsha) - Mokshada Ekadashi
- 11 December 1856 Margashirsha Purnima
- 22 December 1856 Ekadashi (Krishna Margashirsha) - Saphala Ekadashi
- 27 December 1856 Margashirsha Amavasya