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2013 Festivals and Events from Devi Mandir Margshirsh Krishna: 01/04 Ashthami Pupashthaka Shraddha 01/07 Ekadashi Upavas Paush Shukla: 01/15 Pancami Shri Lakshmi Puja, Sat Pancami Vrat 01/16 Shashthi Annarupa Shashthi 01/17 Saptami Shri Vastu Puja 01/18 Ashthami Shri Lakshmi Puja 01/22 Ekadashi Trailinga Swami Birthday, Upavas 01/23 Dwadashi Kurmma Dwadashi Vrat Paush Krishna: 02/06 Ekadashi Upavas 02/08 Chaturdashi Shri Ratantikalika Puja Magh Shukla: 02/10 Pratipad Durga Devi Magh Navaratri Vrat begins 02/13 Chaturthi Swami Vivekananda Birthday, Shri Ganesha Puja 02/14 Pancami Saraswati Puja & Lakshmi Puja, Shri Pancami, Sat Pancami Vrat 02/15 Shashthi Sital Shashthi 02/16 Saptami Arogya Saptami Vrat, Makari Saptami 02/17 Ashthami Bhishmashtami Vrat and Tarpan 02/21 Ekadashi Upavas 02/23 Trayodashi Shri Nityananda Trayodashi Vrat 02/25 Purnima Maghi Purnima Magh Krishna: 03/01 Chaturthi Sankat Chaturthi Vrat 03/04 Ashthami Sakasthaka Shraddha 03/07 Ekadashi Upavas 03/09 Trayodasi Trayodasi nishi yukta, Shri Maha Shivaratri Vrat Phalgun Shukla: 03/16 Pancami Sat Pancami Vrat 03/17 Shashthi Gorupini Shashthi 03/22 Ekadashi Shri Ramakrishna’s Birthday 03/26 Purnima Shri Krishna Dol Yatra, Holi, Gauranga Mahaprabhu Avirbhav Phalgun Krishna: 03/31 Pancami Shri Krishna Pancama Dol Yatra 04/01 Shashthi Skanda Shashthi 04/03 Ashthami Shri Sitalashtami 04/05 Ekadashi Upavas 04/07 Trayodashi Madhu Krishna Trayodashi Caitra Shukla: 04/10 Pratipad Vasanti Durga Devi Navaratri Vrat 04/15 Pancami Sat Pancami Vrat 04/16 Shashthi Shri Vasanti Durga Devi Puja, Amantran adhivas 04/17 Saptami Shri Vasanti Durga Devi Puja, Saptami Vihita Puja 04/18 Ashthami Shri Vasanti Devi Puja, Ashthami Vihita Puja, Sandhi Puja, Annapurna Puja 04/19 Navami Ram Navami 04/20 Dashami Shri Vasanti Durga Devi Pujam Navaratri Vrat Complete 04/21 Ekadashi Upavas 04/25 Purnima Hanuman Jayanti Caitra Krishna: 05/05 Ekadashi Upavas Vaishakha Shukla: 05/12 Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya 05/14 Pancami Shankaracarya Jayanti 05/17 Saptami Ganga Saptami 05/19 Navami Sita Navami 05/23 Chaturdashi Narashimha Chaturdashi 05/24 Purnima Buddha Purnima Vaishakha Kishna: 06/03 Ekadashi Upavas Jyaishtha Shukla: 06/10 Dwitiya Shri Kurmmadevavirbhav 06/11 Tritiya Rambha Tritiya Vrat 06/12 Chaturthi Uma Chaturthi Vrat 06/13 Pancami Sat Pancami Vrat 06/14 Shashthi Jamai Shashthi 06/18 Dashami Dashahara, Shri Ganga Puja, Ambuvachi Nivritti 06/19 Ekadashi Upavas 06/22 Purnima Shri Jagannathdev Snan Yatra Jyaishtha Krishna: 07/03 Ekadashi Upavas Ashadh Shukla: 07/08 Pratipad Shri Durga Vipattarini Navaratri Vrat begins 07/09 Dwitiya Shri Jagannathdev Ratha Yatra 07/10 Tritiya Vipattarini Vrat, Chaturmasya Vratarambha 07/13 Pancami Sat Pancami Vrat 07/15 Saptami Shri Surya Puja 07/16 Ashthami Shri Jagannathdev Punar Yatra, Shri Durga Vipattarini, Mahashtami Puja 07/17 Dashami Shri Jagannathdev Punar Yatra Complete, Shri Durga Vipattarini, Navaratri Vrat Complete 07/18 Ekadashi Shri Hare Sayan Upavas 07/22 Purnima Guru Purnima Ashadh Krishna: 07/26 Pancami Nag Pancami Vrat 08/01 Ekadashi Upavas Shravan Shukla: 08/11 Pancami Manasa Devi Astha Nag Puja 08/12 Shashthi Shri Lakshmi Puja 08/13 Saptami Shri Sitala Saptami Puja 08/17 Ekadashi Shri Krishna Jhulan Yatra Begins, Upavas 08/18 Trayodashi Shri Krishna Jhulan Yatra Complete 08/20 Purnima Shri Baladev Janma Yatra, Rishi Tarpan, Rakshabandhan Shravan Krishna: 08/27 Saptami Sitala Saptami 08/28 Ashthami Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Janmashtami Vrat 08/29 Navami Shri Krishna Janmashtami Vrat 08/31 Ekadashi Upavas 09/03 Chaturdashi Aghora Chaturdashi Vrat 09/04 Amavasya Alokamavasya Vrat Bhadrapad Shukla: 09/08 Chaturthi Ganesha Chaturthi Vrat, Shri Lakshmi Puja 09/09 Pancami Viswakarma Puja, Sat Pancami Vrat, Rishi Pancami Vrat 09/10 Shashthi Mahan Shashthi 09/11 Saptami Lalita Saptami Vrat 09/12 Ashthami Radhashtami Vrat 09/13 Navami Tala Navami Vrat 09/15 Ekadashi Upavas 09/16 Dwadashi Vaman Dwadashi Vrat 09/17 Chaturdashi Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat 09/18 Purnima Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Bhadrapad Krishna: 09/19 Pratipad Pitri Paksha Begins 09/27 Ashthami Jitashtami Vrat 09/28 Navami Shri Durga Devi Kalparambha & Bodhan 09/30 Ekadashi Upavas 10/04 Amavasya Mahalaya Shraddha Aswin Shukla: 10/05 Pratipad Shri Durga Devi Navaratri Vrat Begins 10/09 Pancami Sat Pancami Vrat 10/10 Shashthi Shri Durga Devi Amantran & Adhivas 10/10 Saptami Shri Durga Devi Saptami Vihita Puja 10/11 Ashthami Shri Durga Devi Ashthami Vihita Puja, Sandhi Puja 10/12 Navami Shri Durga Devi Navami Vihita Puja 10/13 Dashami Shri Durga Devi Dashami Vihita Puja, Vijaya Visarjan 10/14 Ekadashi Upavas 10/18 Purnima Shri Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Aswin Krishna: 10/22 Chaturthi Dasaratha Chaturthi Vrat 10/30 Ekadashi Upavas 11/02 Chaturdashi Kali Puja Bhuta Chaturdashi Vrat, Chaturdashi Dipa Danam, Shri Syama Puja, Kali Puja 11/02 Amavasya Dipawali Parvan Shraddha Kartik Shukla 11/03 Pratipad Sanskrit New Year Begins 11/04 Dwitiya Bhratri Dwitiya, Yama Dwitiya 11/07 Pancami Shat Pancami 11/08 Shashthi Nari Shashthi 11/09 Saptami Shri Kartik Puja, Shri Jagaddhatri Puja Begins 11/10 Ashthami Shri Jagaddhatri Puja 11/11 Navami Shri Jagaddhatri Puja Complete 11/12 Ekadashi Upavas 11/15 Chaturdashi Vaikunta Chaturdashi Vrat 11/16 Purnima Shri Krishna Rasyatra, Kartik Purnima, Tulasi Birthday, Chaturmasya Vrat Complete Kartik Krishna: 11/18 Pratipad Katyayani Vrat Begins 11/25 Ashthami Prathamashthami Vrat 11/28 Ekadashi Upavas Margshirsh Shukla: 12/06 Pancami Shat Pancami Vrat 12/07 Shashthi Guha Shashthi 12/08 Saptami Shri Surya Puja 12/12 Ekadashi Gita Jayanti, Upavas 12/13 Dwadashi Akhanda Dan Dwadashi Vrat 12/15 Chaturdashi Shri Lakshmi Puja Margshirsh Krishna: 12/25 Ashthami Pupashthaka Shraddha 12/28 Ekadashi Upavas.
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    Hindu Calendar 2019 With Festival and Fast Dates January 2019 Calendar Sr. No. Date Day Festivals/Events 1. 1st January 2019 Tuesday New Year 2. 1st January 2019 Tuesday Saphala Ekadashi 3. 3rd January 2019 Thursday Pradosha Vrata (Krishna Paksha Pradosham) 4. 3rd January 2019 Thursday Masik Shivaratri 5. 5th January 2019 Saturday Paush Amavasya, Margashirsha Amavasya 6. 12th January 2019 Saturday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti/National Youth Day 7. 13th January 2019 Sunday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 8. 13th January 2019 Monday Lohri 9. 15th January 2019 Tuesday Pongal, Uttarayan, Makar Sankranti 10. 17th January 2019 Thursday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat 11. 18th January 2019 Friday Pradosha Vrata (Shukla Paksha Pradosham) 12. 23rd January 2019 Wednesday Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti 13. 24th January 2019 Thursday Sankashti Chaturthi 14. 26th January 2019 Saturday Republic Day 15. 27th January 2019 Sunday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti *Samvat 16. 30th January 2019 Wednesday Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary 17. 31st January 2018 Thursday Shattila Ekadashi Vrat February 2019 Calendar Sr. No. Date Day Festivals/Events 1. February 1st 2018 Friday Pradosha Vrata (Krishna Paksha Pradosham) 2. February 2nd 2019 Saturday Masik Shivaratri 3. February 4th 2019 Monday Magha Amavasya 4. February 4th 2019 Monday World Cancer Day 5. February 5th 2019 Tuesday Chinese New Year of 2019 6. February 10th 2019 Saturday Vasant Panchami 7. February 13th 2019 Thursday Kumbha Sankranti 8. February 14th 2019 Thursday Valentine’s Day 9. February 16th 2019 Saturday Jaya Ekadashi Vrat 10. February 19th 2019 Tuesday Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Magha Purnima Vrat 11. February 22nd 2019 Friday Sankashti Chaturthi 12.