Indian Festivals xxxx
| Date | Meaning | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |