[Assam] 2008 Hindu Calendar

Sun Jan 6 19:14:05 PST 2008

I thought so too.

And sacrifice is a big part of it, and not sacrificing a lamb to please the god/s, but something that one enjoys. No?

“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana

 > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:41:03 -0800> From: jaipurschool at yahoo.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] 2008 Hindu Calendar> > 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 > > > ---------------------------------> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > Umesh Sharma> > Washington D.C. > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell]> > Ed.M. - International Education Policy> Harvard Graduate School of Education,> Harvard University,> Class of 2005> > http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)> > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)> > > > > www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )> http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/> > > > http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/> > ---------------------------------> Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox.> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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