|
The
Hindu Almanac 2002 |
 |
|
Vedic
Calendar Highlighting Fasts & Festivals
|
Hinduism has
been described as a religion of fasts, feasts and festivals. Here's a date-wise
list of Hindu festivals and religious occasions
for this year. For those of you who fast regularly, a list of fasts
during Amavasya, Poornima, Sashti, Chathurthi, Ekadesi, Shivratri, has been
added.
 |
|
| Hindu
Festivals 2002 |
|
|
January
|
| Makarsankranti/Pongal
|
Monday
|
14-01-2002
|
| Thai
Krithikai |
Wednesday |
23-01-2002 |
| Thai
Poosam/Savitri Vrat |
Monday |
28-01-2002 |
|
|
| Vasant
Panchami |
Sunday
|
17-02-2002
|
|
March
|
| Maha
Shivaratri |
Wednesday
|
13-03-2002
|
| Holi
|
Thursday
|
28-03-2002
|
|
April
|
| Hindi
New Year |
Saturday
|
13-04-2002
|
| Ugadi
- Telugu New Year |
Saturday |
13-04-2002 |
| Tamil
New Year's Day |
Sunday |
14-04-2002 |
| Ramayana
Week |
Saturday
|
13-04-2002
|
|
to
|
Sunday
|
21-04-2002
|
| Ramanavami
|
Sunday
|
21-04-2002
|
| Hanuman
Jayanti |
Saturday
|
27-04-2002
|
|
August
|
| Onam
Festival |
Wednesday |
21-08-2002 |
| Raksha-Bandhan
|
Thursday
|
22-08-2002
|
| Krishna
Janmashthami |
Fri
/ Saturday |
30/31-08-02
|
|
September
|
| Ganesh/Vinayak
Chaturthi |
Tuesday
|
10-09-2002
|
| Pitr-Paksha
|
Saturday
|
21-09-2002
|
|
October
|
|
to
|
Sunday
|
06-10-2002
|
| Navaratri
|
Monday
|
07-10-2002
|
| Durga
Puja begins |
Saturday |
12-10-2002 |
|
Navaratri
ends
|
Tuesday
|
15-10-2002
|
| Vijaya
Dashami/Dusshera |
Tuesday
|
15-10-2002
|
|
November
|
| Diwali
|
Monday
|
04-11-2002
|
| Bhai
Dooj |
Tuesday
|
05-11-2002
|
| Vikram
New Year 2060 |
Tuesday
|
05-11-2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hindu
Fasts 2002 |
|
| Months |
Amavasya
|
Poornima
|
Sashti
|
Chathurthi
|
Ekadesi
|
Shivratri
|
| January |
13
|
28
|
19
|
2,
31
|
9,
25
|
11
|
| February |
11
|
27
|
18
|
-
|
8,
23
|
10
|
| March |
13
|
28
|
20
|
2,
31
|
9,
25
|
12
|
| April |
12
|
26
|
18
|
30
|
8,
23
|
10
|
| May |
12
|
26
|
18
|
29
|
8,
22
|
10
|
| June |
10
|
24
|
16
|
28
|
6,
21
|
9
|
| July |
10
|
24
|
15
|
27
|
6,
20
|
8
|
| August |
8
|
22
|
13
|
26
|
4,
18
|
7
|
| September |
6
|
21
|
12
|
25
|
3,
17
|
5
|
| October |
6
|
20
|
11
|
24
|
2,
16
|
4
|
| November |
4
|
19
|
10
|
23
|
1,
15, 30
|
3
|
| December |
4
|
19
|
9
|
23
|
15,
30
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
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