[Assam] 2008 Hindu Calendar

[umesh sharma]

I thought Hinduism was about spirituality - not just fasts, feasts and festivals.

Umesh

Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com> wrote: The Hindu Almanac 2008
   
  Vedic Calendar Highlighting Hindu Festivals
  Hinduism is often described as a religion of fasts, feasts and festivals. Here's a date-wise list of Hindu festivals and religious occasions for 2008 (Saka Era: 1929-30 / Vikram Era: 2064-65). Source: http://www.deepavali.info 
   
          Hindu Festivals 2008                  January 
    Lohri  Sunday  13-01-2008    Makarsankranti / Pongal / Magha Bihu  Tuesday & Wednesday  14-01-2008 & 15-01-2008    Thaipusam  Saturday  23-01-2008    Swami Vivekananda Jayanti  Tuesday  29-01-2008      February 
    Mauni Amavasya  Thursday  07-02-2008    Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja  Monday  11-02-2008      March 
    Maha Shivaratri  Thursday  06-03-2008    Holi   Friday & Saturday  21-03-2008 & 22-03-2008    Hindi New Year (Saka Era 1930)  Friday  21-03-2008      April 
    Telugu New Year / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand  Sunday / Monday  06-04-2008 / 07-04-2008    Vasanti Durga Puja (Saptami)  Saturday  12-04-2008    Baiskhi / Tamil New Year / Vishu  Sunday  13-04-2008    Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu  Monday  14-04-2008    Ramanavami  Monday  14-04-2008    Mahavir Jayanti  Friday  18-04-2008    Hanuman Jayanti  Sunday  20-04-2008      May 
    Akshaya Tritiya  Thursday  08-05-2008    Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima  Tuesday  20-05-2008      June 
    Jamai Shasthi  Monday  09-06-2008    Ganga Dashami / Dussehra  Friday  14-06-2008      July 
    Rath Yatra  Friday  04-07-2008    Guru Purnima / Asadha Purnima  Friday  18-07-2008      August 
    Teej  Monday  04-08-2008    Indian Independence Day  Friday  15-08-2008    Raksha-Bandhan  Saturday  16-08-2008    Krishna Janmashtami   Sunday  24-08-2008      September 
    Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi  Wednesday  03-09-2008    Shikshak Divas (Teacher's Day)  Friday  05-09-2008    Onam  Friday  12-09-2008    Vishwakarma Puja  Tuesday  16-09-2008    Pitr-Paksha begins  Tuesday  16-09-2008    Mahalaya  Sunday  28-09-2008    Pitr-Paksha ends  Monday  29-09-2008    Navaratri begins  Tuesday  30-09-2008      October 
    Gandhi Jayanti  Thursday  02-10-2008    Durga Puja begins (Maha Saptami)  Monday  06-10-2008      Navaratri ends 
  Wednesday  08-10-2008    Vijaya Dashami/Dusshera  Thursday  09-10-2008    Lakshmi Puja / Sharad Purnima  Tuesday  14-10-2008    Valmiki Jayanti  Tuesday  14-10-2008    Karwa Chauth  Saturday  18-10-2008    Dhanteras  Sunday  26-10-2008    Chhoti Diwali  Monday  27-10-2008    Diwali  Tuesday  28-10-2008    Kali Puja  Tuesday  28-10-2008    Govardhan Puja   Wednesday  29-10-2008    Vikram New Year 2065  Wednesday  29-10-2008    Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phota / Bhav-Bij  Thursday  30-10-2008      November 
    Chhat Puja  Tuesday  04-11-2008    Guru Nanak Jayanti  Thursday  13-11-2008
   
  Source: http://www.deepaval i.info 

       
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