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Indian Festivals

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 DateMeaning
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)