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Indian festivals and holidays - 2006. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi religious cultural occasions


Indian Festivals

'Indian Festivals' - This NRIOL section tells you about the importance and reasons to clebrate each festivals


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January
January 1 (Sunday) : New Year's Day
January 5 (Thursday) : Guru Govind Singh's birthday
January 11 (Wednesday) : Id ul Zuha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice)
January 13 (Friday) : Bhogi (Andrah Pradesh)
January 13 (Friday) : Maghi (Sikh)
January 13 (Friday) : Lohri (HP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi)
January 14 (Saturday) : Makra Sankaranti
January 15 (Sunday) : Kanuma (Andhra Pradesh)
January 15 (Sunday) : Pongal
January 16 (Monday) : Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu)
January 25 (Wednesday) : Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh)
January 26 (Thursday) : Republic Day
January 31 (Tuesday) : Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday (Sikh)

February
February 2 (Thursday) : Basanta Panchami / Shree Panchami
February 5 (Sunday) : Bhim Ashtami
February 6 (Monday) : Madhva Navami (Karnataka)
February 9 (Thursday) : Muharram (Islamic New Year)
February 13 (Monday) : Guru Ravi Dass's birthday
February 23 (Thursday) : Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
February 26 (Sunday) : Maha Shivaratri (Smarta) - main
February 27 (Monday) : Maha Shivaratri (Vaishnav) - Gujarat

March
March 14 (Tuesday) : Sikh New Year's Day (Nanakshahi calendar)
March 14 (Tuesday) : Holi (Holika Dahana)
March 15 (Wednesday) : Holi / Holika / Medin Poya / Dola Purnima
March 15 (Wednesday) : Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
March 21 (Tuesday) : Abayeen (Andhra Pradesh)
March 22 (Wednesday) : Sheetela Pujanam
March 30 (Thursday) : Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand

April
April 06(Thursday): Ram Navami
April 11 (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti
April 11 (Tuesday): Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's birthday)
April 12 (Wednesday): Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
April 13 (Thursday) : Hanuman Jayanti
April 13 (Thursday) : Maundy Thursday (Kerala)
April 14 (Friday) : Tamil New Year
April 14 (Friday): Baisakhi (birth anniversary of the Khalsa)
April 14 (Friday): Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birthday
April 14 (Friday): Good Friday
April 14 (Friday): Mesadi
April 15 (Saturday) : Vishu
April 15 (Saturday) : Vaiskhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 15 (Saturday) : Himachal day (Himachal Pradesh)
April 16 (Sunday): Easter
April 18 (Tuesday): Guru Angad Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
April 18 (Tuesday): Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
April 26 (Wednesday): Basaveshwara Jayanthi (Karnataka)

May
May 01 (Monday) : May Day
May 01 (Monday) : Maharashtra Day
May 02 (Tuesday) : Guru Arjun Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
May 10 (Wednesday) : Yaz Dahun Shareef (Andhra Pradesh)
May 11 (Thursday) : Nrisinha Jayanti (Gujarat)
May 13 (Saturday) : Buddha Purnima
May 15 (Monday) : Dunghri mela (HP, 1st day)
May 16 (Tuesday) : Dunghri mela (HP, 2nd day)
May 17 (Wednesday) : Old Manali mela (as part of Dunghri mela)
May 23 (Tuesday) : Guru Amar Das Sahib's birthday (Sikh)

June
June 06 (Tuesday) : Ganga Dashami
June 16 (Friday) : Guru Arjan Dev Sahib's Martyrdom Day
June 22 (Thursday) : Hazrat Mohd Jonpuri's birthday (AP)
June 27 (Tuesday) : Rath Yatra

July
July 05 (Wednesday) Guru Hargobinds birthday (Sikh)
July 11 (Tuesday) Guru Purnima (Vyas pujan)
July 23 (Sunday) Guru Harkrishan Sahib' birthday (Sikh)
July 24 (Monday) Karkkadaka Vavu (Kerala)
July 30 (Sunday) Nag Panchami (South India)
July 31 (Monday) Randhan (Gujarat)

August
August 01 (Tuesday) : Sitala Satan (Gujarat)
August 03 (Thursday) : Nori Nem (Gujarat)
August 04 (Friday) : Varalakshmi Vratham (Andhra Pradesh)
August 08 (Tuesday) : Hazrat Ali's birthday
August 09 (Wednesday) : Sravana Purnima (Andhra Pradesh)
August 09 (Wednesday) : Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi
August 09 (Wednesday) : Avani Avittom (Kerala)
August 15 (Tuesday) : Independence Day
August 16 (Wednesday) : Janmashtami (Smarta) / Sri Krishna Jayanti
August 17 (Thursday) : Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
August 20 (Sunday) : Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
August 22 (Tuesday) : Shab-e-Meraj (Andhra Pradesh)
August 27†(Sunday) : Varasiddhi Sri Vinayaka Vratha (Karnataka)
August 27 (Sunday) : Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
August 28 (Monday) : Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) / Nuakhai (KA)
August 29 (Tuesday) : Rishi Panchami

September
September 01 (Friday) : First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)
September 04 (Monday) : First Onam (Kerala)
September 05 (Tuesday) : Onam (Thiru Onam - main Onam)
September 06 (Wednesday) : Third Onam
September 07 (Thurday) : Forth Onam / Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala)
September 08 (Friday) : Pitr-paksha (start; till 22/09)
September 08 (Friday) : Shab-e-Baraat (Karnataka)
September 21 (Thurday) : Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi Day (Kerala)
September 21 (Thurday) : Shastradi hatanam (Shraddha)
September 22 (Friday) : Mahalaya Amavasya (Andhra Pradesh)
September 22 (Friday) : Sarva Pitri shraddha
September 23 (Saturday) : Navaratri (start; till 01/10)
September 23 - October 1 : Durga pooja
September 29 (Friday) : Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
September 29 (Friday) : Saraswati Puja (part of Navratri)
September 30 (Saturday) : Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)

October
October 01 (Sunday) : Dussehra (Maha Navami)
October 02 (Monday) : Gandhi Jayanti
October 02 (Monday) : Dussehra (Vijay Dashami)
October 02 (Monday) : 1st day of Kullu Dussehra (HP)
October 07 (Saturday) : Maharishi Valmiki's birthday
October 09 (Monday) : Guru Ramdas Sahib's birthday
October 10 (Tuesday) : Karva Chauth
October 19 (Thursday) : Dhan Teras
October 20 (Friday) : Guru Granth Sahib Holy Scriptures installation
October 20 (Friday) : Naraka Chaturdasi
October 20 (Friday) : Jamat-Ul-Vida
October 20 (Friday) : Deepawali (South India) / Lakshmi Puja
October 21 (Saturday) : Diwali (Deepawali) / Bandi Chor Diwas
October 22 (Sunday) : Govardhan Puja
October 24 (Tuesday) : Bhai Duj
October 25 (Wednesday) : Id ul Fitr (Eid,end of Ramadan / Ramzan)
October 30 (Monday) : Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

November
November 01 (Wednesday): Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka)
November 05 (Sunday) : Guru Nanak's birthday (Parkash)
November 24 (Friday) : Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom day

December
December 01 (Friday) : Gita Jayanti
December 24 (Sunday) : Christmas Eve
December 25 (Monday) : Christmas

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