Indian Festivals 2019
Date | Meaning | |||
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Makar Sankranti | 14.01. (Australia: 15.01) |
Return of the Light, end of the winter season | ||
Purnima – January | 21.01. | Pausha Purnima | ||
Vasant Panchami (Sarasvati Puja) | 10.02. | Celebration of Goddess Saraswati | ||
Purnima – February | 19.02. (Australia: 20.02) |
Magha Purnima | ||
Maha Shivaratri | 04.03. | Great Night of Lord Shiva | ||
Purnima March - Holi | 21.03. | Festival of Prahlad, Festival of Colours | ||
Spring Navaratri | 06-14.04. | 9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
Ramnavami | 14.04. | Birthday of Lord Rama | ||
Purnima April - Hanuman Jayanti | 19.04. | Festival of Sri Hanumanji | ||
Purnima - May | 18.05. (Australia: 19.05.) |
Vaishakta Purnima | ||
Day of Yoga | 21.06. | UN International Day of Yoga | ||
Purnima - June | 17.06. | Jyeshtha Purnima | ||
Mataji's Mahasamadhi | 03.07. | Western Calendar 02.07. (2011) | ||
Purnima - July / GURUPURNIMA | 16.07. | Celebration of Guru, Birthday of Ved Vyasa | ||
Sri Devpuriji's Mahasamadhi | 03.08. | Western Calendar 14.08. (1942?) | ||
Vishwaguruji's Birthday | 04.08. | Western Calendar 15.08. (1945) | ||
Purnima August - Raksha Bandhan | 15.08. | Festival of Brothers & Sisters, | ||
Janmashthami | 24.08. | Birthday of Lord Krishna | ||
Holy Guruji's Birthday | 31.08. | Western Calendar 11.09. (1923) | ||
Ganesh Chaturthi | 02.09. | Festival of Lord Ganeshji | ||
Purnima - September (Pitr Purnima) | 14.09. | The memory of the ancestors, Shraddha Purnima | ||
UN Peace Day | 21.09. | Peace Prayers at YIDL Peace Trees | ||
UN Non-Violence Day | 02.10. | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi | ||
Autumn Navrati | 29.09.-08.10. | 9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
Dassera | 08.10. | The victory of Good over Evil | ||
Purnima - October (Sharad Purnima) | 13.10. (Australia: 14.10) |
Aswini Purnima | ||
Diwali (Sri Mahaprabhuji's Incarnation) | 27.10. | Festival of Light | ||
Holy Guruji's Mahasamadhi | 03.11. | Western Calendar 31.10. (2003) | ||
Purnima - November | 12.11. | Kartik Purnima | ||
Purnima - December | 11.12. | Margashirsha Purnima | ||
Mahaprabhuji's Mahasamadhi | 16.12. | Western Calendar 5.12. (1963) |