Indian Festivals xxxx
Date | Meaning | |||
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Makar Sankranti | 14.01. | Return of the Light, end of the winter season | ||
Republic Day | 26.01. | Indian Republic Day | ||
Purnima – January | 17.01. Australia 18.01. |
Pausha Purnima | ||
Vasant Panchami (Sarasvati Puja) | 05.02. | Celebration of Goddess Saraswati | ||
Purnima – February | 16.02. | Magha Purnima | ||
Maha Shivaratri | 28.02. India 01.03. Australia 01.03. |
Great Night of Lord Shiva | ||
Purnima March - Holi | 18.03. USA(NY) 17.03. |
Festival of Prahlad, Festival of Colours | ||
Spring Navaratri | 02.04. USA(NY) 01.04. |
9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
Ramnavami | 10.04. | Birthday of Lord Rama | ||
Purnima April - Hanuman Jayanti | 16.04. | Festival of Sri Hanumanji | ||
Purnima - May | 16.05. USA(NY) 15.05. |
Vaishakta Purnima | ||
Day of Yoga | 21.06. | UN International Day of Yoga | ||
Purnima - June | 14.06. | Jyeshtha Purnima | ||
*Mataji's Mahasamadhi | 01.07. USA(NY) 30.06. |
Western Calendar 02.07. (2011) | ||
Purnima - July / GURUPURNIMA | 13.07. | Celebration of Guru, Birthday of Ved Vyasa | ||
*Sri Devpuriji's Mahasamadhi | 30.07. | Western Calendar 14.08. (1942?) | ||
*Vishwaguruji's Birthday | 31.07. Australia 01.08. |
Western Calendar 15.08. (1945) | ||
Purnima August - Raksha Bandhan | 11.08. India 12.08. Australia 12.08. |
Festival of Brothers & Sisters, | ||
Janmashthami | 18.08. Australia 19.08. |
Birthday of Lord Krishna | ||
*Holy Guruji's Birthday | 28.08. USA(NY) 27.08. |
Western Calendar 11.09. (1923) | ||
Ganesh Chaturthi | 31.08. Europe(Vienna) 30.08. USA(NY) 30.08. |
Festival of Lord Ganeshji | ||
Purnima - September (Pitr Purnima) | 10.09. | The memory of the ancestors, Shraddha Purnima | ||
UN Peace Day | 21.09. | Peace Prayers at YIDL Peace Trees | ||
Autumn Navrati | 26.09. Australia 27.09. |
9 days of fasting in honor of the Divine Mother | ||
UN Non-Violence Day | 02.10. | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi | ||
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | 05.10. USA(NY) 04.10. |
Victory of Good over Evil | ||
Purnima - October (Sharad Purnima) | 09.10. | Aswini Purnima | ||
Diwali (Sri Mahaprabhuji's Incarnation) | 24.10. Australia 25.10. |
Festival of Light | ||
*Holy Guruji's Mahasamadhi | 31.10. Australia 01.11. |
Western Calendar 31.10. (2003) | ||
Purnima - November | 08.11. Australia 07.11. |
Kartik Purnima | ||
Purnima - December | 07.12. Europe 08.12. Australia 08.12. |
Margashirsha Purnima | ||
*Mahaprabhuji's Mahasamadhi | 12.12 | Western Calendar 5.12. (1963) |