HINDU FESTIVALS 2010
January
14
Thurs Makar
Sankrant - Sun festival
14 – 17
Pongal (T)
20 Wed Vasant Panchami - Saraswati
February
12 Fri
Mahashivratri
28 Sun Holi
March
16 Tue
Hindi New Year (T)
16 Tue Ramayana
week (T)
24 Wed Ramanaavami (T)
24 Wed
Swamiunarayan Jayanti – birth of Lord Narayan
Rama Navami – Birth of Lord Rama
30 Tue Hanuman Jayanti
30 Tue – 28 Ap
Adhik Maas Nimach
April
15 Thu – 14 May Adhik Maas Gujurat
May
27 Thurs
Buddha Purnima
June
July
25 Sun
Guru Purnima
August
24 Tue Raksha Bandhana - thread of
brotherhood
September
2 Tue Janmashtami – birth of
Krishna
11 Sat Ganesh Chaturthi (T)
24 Fri
Pitr-paksha (T)
October
8 Fri Navaratri
14 Thu
Saraswati puja (T)
17 Sun Dussera – Rama`s victory over Ravana
November
5 Fri
Divali
6 Sat – 11
Vikram New Year (T)
December
(T) Tamil festival dates may also apply to other regions.
