Indian Festivals 2020
Date | Meaning | |||
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Purnima – January | 10.01. (AUS/NZ: 11.01) (USA/CAN: 10.01) |
Pausha Purnima | ||
Makar Sankranti | 15.01. | Return of the Light, end of the winter season | ||
Republic Day | 21.01. | Indian Republic Day | ||
Vasant Panchami (Sarasvati Puja) | 29.01. | Celebration of Goddess Saraswati | ||
Purnima – February | 09.02. | Magha Purnima | ||
Maha Shivaratri | 21.02. | Great Night of Lord Shiva | ||
Purnima March - Holi | 10.03. (AUS/NZ: 10.03.) (USA/CAN: 09.03.) |
Festival of Prahlad, Festival of Colours | ||
Spring Navaratri | 25.03. - 03.04. | 9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
Ramnavami | 02.04. | Birthday of Lord Rama | ||
Purnima April - Hanuman Jayanti | 08.04. (AUS/NZ: 08.04.) (USA/CAN: 07.04.) |
Festival of Sri Hanumanji | ||
Purnima - May | 07.05. | Vaishakta Purnima | ||
Purnima - June | 05.06. | Jyeshtha Purnima | ||
Day of Yoga | 21.06. | UN International Day of Yoga | ||
Mataji's Mahasamadhi | 23.06. | Western Calendar 02.07. (2011) | ||
Purnima - July / GURUPURNIMA | 05.07. (AUS/NZ: 05.07.) (USA/CAN: 04.07.) |
Celebration of Guru, Birthday of Ved Vyasa | ||
Sri Devpuriji's Mahasamadhi | 22.07. | Western Calendar 14.08. (1942?) | ||
Vishwaguruji's Birthday | 23.07. | Western Calendar 15.08. (1945) | ||
Purnima August - Raksha Bandhan | 03.08. | Festival of Brothers & Sisters, | ||
Janmashthami | 12.08. | Birthday of Lord Krishna | ||
Holy Guruji's Birthday | 19.08. | Western Calendar 11.09. (1923) | ||
Ganesh Chaturthi | 22.08. | Festival of Lord Ganeshji | ||
Purnima - September (Pitr Purnima) | 02.09. (AUS/NZ: 02.09.) (USA/CAN: 01.09.) |
The memory of the ancestors, Shraddha Purnima | ||
UN Peace Day | 21.09. | Peace Prayers at YIDL Peace Trees | ||
Purnima 1- October (Sharad Purnima) | 01.10. (AUS/NZ: 02.10.) (USA/CAN: 01.10.) |
Aswini Adhika Purnima | ||
UN Non-Violence Day | 02.10. | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi | ||
Autumn Navrati | 17.10. | 9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
Dassera (Vijaya Dashami) | 25.10. | Victory of Good over Evil | ||
Purnima 2- October (Sharad Purnima) | 31.10. | Aswini Purnima | ||
Diwali (Sri Mahaprabhuji's Incarnation) | 14.11. | Festival of Light | ||
Holy Guruji's Mahasamadhi | 21.11. | Western Calendar 31.10. (2003) | ||
Purnima - November | 30.11. | Kartik Purnima | ||
Purnima - December | 30.12. | Margashirsha Purnima | ||
Mahaprabhuji's Mahasamadhi | 03.01.2021 | Western Calendar 5.12. (1963) |