2016 Hindu Festivals Monthly Calendar
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2016 HINDU FESTIVALS MONTHLY CALENDAR January 2016 01 Friday Kalashtami, English New Year 05 Tuesday Saphala Ekadashi 07 Thursday Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri 09 Saturday Paush Amavasya, Darshavela Amavasya, Hanumath Jayanthi 10 Sunday Chandra Darshan 13 Wednesday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Lohri 14 Thursday Skanda Sashti, Pongal, Makar Sankranti 15 Friday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, Magh Bihu 16 Saturday Masik Durgashtami, Shakambhari Utsavarambha 18 Monday Masik Karthigai 19 Tuesday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Tailang Swami Jayanti 20 Wednesday Kurma Dwadashi, Rohini Vrat 21 Thursday Pradosh Vrat Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Thai Pusam, Subhas 23 Saturday Chandra Bose Jayanti 24 Sunday Magha Begins *North 26 Tuesday Republic Day 27 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth 30 Saturday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 31 Sunday Kalashtami February 2016 04 Thursday Shattila Ekadashi 05 Friday Pradosh Vrat 06 Saturday Meru Trayodashi, Masik Shivaratri 07 Sunday Darsha Amavasya, Thai Amavasai 08 Monday Magha Amavasya, Mauni Amavas, Gupta Navratri Begins 09 Tuesday Chandra Darshan 11 Thursday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesha Jayanti 12 Friday Vasant Panchami 13 Saturday Skanda Sashti, Kumbha Sankranti 14 Sunday Bhanu Saptami, Ratha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti, Masik Karthigai 15 Monday Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami 16 Tuesday Rohini Vrat 18 Thursday Jaya Ekadashi, Bhishma Dwadashi 19 Friday Pradosh Vrat 21 Sunday Purnima Upavas 22 Monday Magha Purnima, Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Lalita Jayanti, Masi Magam 23 Tuesday Phalguna Begins *North, Attukal Pongala 25 Thursday Sankashti Chaturthi 28 Sunday Yashoda Jayanti 29 Monday Shabari Jayanti March 2016 01 Tuesday Janaki Jayanti, Kalashtami 04 Friday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti, Vijaya Ekadashi 05 Saturday Gauna Vijaya Ekadashi, Vaishnava Vijaya Ekadashi 06 Sunday Pradosh Vrat 07 Monday Maha Shivaratri 08 Tuesday Phalguna Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Surya Grahan 09 Wednesday Chandra Darshan 10 Thursday Phulera Dooj, Ramakrishna Jayanti 11 Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi 13 Sunday Skanda Sashti, Meena Sankranti, Masik Karthigai, Karadaiyan Nombu 14 Monday Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins, Rohini Vrat 15 Tuesday Masik Durgashtami 18 Friday Amalaki Ekadashi 19 Saturday Narasimha Dwadashi, Vernal Equinox 20 Sunday Pradosh Vrat 21 Monday Chaumasi Chaudas Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan, Basanta Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Ashtahnika 22 Tuesday Vidhan Ends, Phalguna Purnima, Lakshmi Jayanti, Panguni Uthiram 23 Wednesday Holi, Chandra Grahan 24 Thursday Chaitra Begins *North 25 Friday Bhai Dooj, Bhratri Dwitiya, Good Friday 26 Saturday Shivaji Jayanti, Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Sunday Easter 28 Monday Ranga Panchami 31 Thursday Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami, Kalashtami, Varshitap Arambha April 2016 03 Sunday Papmochani Ekadashi 04 Monday Pradosh Vrat 05 Tuesday Masik Shivaratri 06 Wednesday Chaitra Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya 07 Thursday Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi 08 Friday Chandra Darshan, Jhulelal Jayanti 09 Saturday Gauri Puja, Gangaur, Matsya Jayanti, Masik Karthigai 10 Sunday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Lakshmi Panchami, Rohini Vrat 11 Monday Skanda Sashti 12 Tuesday Yamuna Chhath 13 Wednesday Navapad Oli Begins, Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Baisakhi, Puthandu Masik Durgashtami, Rama Navami *Smarta, Mahatara Jayanti, Vishu Kani, 14 Thursday Pohela Boishakh, Ambedkar Jayanti 15 Friday Rama Navami *Vaishnava 17 Sunday Kamada Ekadashi, Vamana Dwadashi 18 Monday Pradosh Vrat, Thrissur Pooram 19 Tuesday Mahavir Swami Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Navapad Oli Ends, 21 Thursday Chitra Pournami, Hazarat Ali's Birthday 22 Friday Vaishakha Begins *North 25 Monday Sankashti Chaturthi 29 Friday Kalashtami May 2016 02 Monday Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti Gauna Varuthini Ekadashi, Vaishnava Varuthini Ekadashi, Agni Nakshatram 03 Tuesday Begins 04 Wednesday Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri 06 Friday Vaishakha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya 07 Saturday Chandra Darshan, Masik Karthigai, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Varshitap Parana, Matangi Jayanti, 08 Sunday Tagore Jayanti *Bengal, Rohini Vrat - Mother’s Day 09 Monday Vinayaka Chaturthi 10 Tuesday Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Ramanuja Jayanti 11 Wednesday Skanda Sashti 12 Thursday Ganga Saptami 13 Friday Masik Durgashtami, Bagalamukhi Jayanti 14 Saturday Sita Navami, Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Sunday Mahavir Swami Kevalagyan 17 Tuesday Mohini Ekadashi, Parashurama Dwadashi 18 Wednesday Pradosh Vrat 19 Thursday Narasimha Jayanti, Chhinnamasta Jayanti 20 Friday Kurma Jayanti, Purnima Upavas 21 Saturday Vaishakha Purnima, Buddha Purnima, Vaikasi Visakam 22 Sunday Jyeshtha Begins *North, Narada Jayanti 24 Tuesday Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Friday Agni Nakshatram Ends 28 Saturday Kalashtami 31 Tuesday Hanuman Jayanti *Telugu June 2016 01 Wednesday Apara Ekadashi 02 Thursday Pradosh Vrat 03 Friday Masik Shivaratri, Masik Karthigai Jyeshtha Amavasya, Darsha-Bhavuka Amavasya, Shani Jayanti, Vat Savitri Vrat, 04 Saturday Rohini Vrat 06 Monday Chandra Darshan 07 Tuesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti 08 Wednesday Vinayaka Chaturthi 09 Thursday Skanda Sashti 12 Sunday Masik Durgashtami, Dhumavati Jayanti 13 Monday Mahesh Navami 14 Tuesday Ganga Dussehra, Mithuna Sankranti 15 Wednesday Gayatri Jayanti, Nirjala Ekadashi 16 Thursday Ramalakshmana Dwadashi 17 Friday Pradosh Vrat Jyeshtha Purnima, Vat Purnima Vrat, Purnima Upavas, Kabirdas Jayanti 19 Sunday Father’s Day 20 Monday Longest Day of Year 21 Tuesday Ashadha Begins *North 23 Thursday Sankashti Chaturthi 26 Sunday Bhanu Saptami 27 Monday Kalashtami 30 Thursday Yogini Ekadashi July 2016 01 Friday Pradosh Vrat, Jamat Ul-Vida 02 Saturday Masik Shivaratri, Rohini Vrat 03 Sunday Darsha Amavasya 04 Monday Ashadha Amavasya, Somvati Amavas, Gupta Navratri Begins 05 Tuesday Chandra Darshan, Jagannath Rathyatra 07 Thursday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan 09 Saturday Skanda Sashti 10 Sunday Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins, Bhanu Saptami 12 Tuesday Masik Durgashtami Devshayani Ekadashi, Gauri Vrat Begins *Gujarat, Vasudeva Dwadashi, Karka 15 Friday Sankranti 16 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Jayaparvati Vrat Begins, Shani Trayodashi 18 Monday Chaumasi Chaudas, Kokila Vrat *Gujarat Vyasa Puja, Ashadha Purnima, Guru Purnima, Gauri Vrat Ends *Gujarat, 19 Tuesday Purnima Upavas, Ashtahnika Vidhan Ends 20 Wednesday Sawan Begins *North 22 Friday Jayaparvati Vrat Ends, Sankashti Chaturthi 25 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat *North 26 Tuesday Kalashtami, Mangala Gauri Vrat *North 29 Friday Kamika Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat 30 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi 31 Sunday Sawan Shivaratri August 2016 01 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat *North Shravana Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Hariyali Amavasya, Mangala Gauri 02 Tuesday Vrat *North, Aadi Amavasai, Aadi Perukku 04 Thursday Chandra Darshan 05 Friday Hariyali Teej, Andal Jayanthi 06 Saturday Vinayaka Chaturthi 07 Sunday Nag Panchami, Skanda Sashti 08 Monday Kalki Jayanti, Shravan Somwar Vrat 09 Tuesday Tulsidas Jayanti, Mangala Gauri Vrat 10 Wednesday Masik Durgashtami 12 Friday Varalakshmi Vrat 14 Sunday Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, Damodara Dwadashi 15 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat, Pradosh Vrat, Independence Day 16 Tuesday Mangala Gauri Vrat, Simha Sankranti, Malayalam New Year Shravana Purnima, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti, Narali Purnima, 17 Wednesday Purnima Upavas, Rigveda Upakarma, Yajurveda Upakarma, Hayagriva Jayanti, Sanskrit Diwas 18 Thursday Gayathri Japam, Bhadrapada Begins *North 20 Saturday Kajari Teej 21 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi, Sangada Hara Chathurti *Tamil, Bol Choth *Gujarat 22 Monday Nag Pancham *Gujarat, Randhan Chhath *Gujarat 23 Tuesday Balarama Jayanti, Shitala Satam *Gujarat 24 Wednesday Kalashtami, Adya Kali Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini 25 Thursday Krishna Janmashtami, Rohini Vrat 26 Friday Dahi Handi 27 Saturday Aja Ekadashi 28 Sunday Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi, Paryushana Parvarambha 29 Monday Pradosh Vrat 30 Tuesday Masik Shivaratri Bhadrapada Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Pithori Amavasya, Pola, 31 Wednesday Vrishabhotsava, Surya Grahan September 2016 02 Friday Chandra Darshan 03 Saturday Samaveda Upakarma, Varaha Jayanti 04 Sunday Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba, Ganesh Chaturthi 05 Monday Rishi Panchami, Samvatsari Parva 06 Tuesday Skanda Sashti 08 Thursday Lalita Saptami, Gauri Avahana Radha Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins, Durva Ashtami, 09 Friday Gauri Puja 10 Saturday Gauri Visarjan 12 Monday Parsva Ekadashi Vamana Jayanti, Kalki Dwadashi, Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Onam, 13 Tuesday Eid al-Adha, Bakrid 15 Thursday Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan Bhadrapada Purnima, Chandra Grahan, Purnima Upavas, Purnima Shraddha, 16 Friday Pratipada Shraddha, Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja 17 Saturday Ashwin Begins *North, Dwitiya Shraddha 18 Sunday Tritiya Shraddha 19 Monday Maha Bharani, Chaturthi Shraddha, Sankashti Chaturthi 20 Tuesday Panchami Shraddha, Masik Karthigai 21 Wednesday Shashthi Shraddha, Rohini Vrat 22 Thursday Saptami Shraddha, Kalashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends, Autumnal Equinox 23 Friday Ashtami Shraddha, Jivitputrika Vrat 24 Saturday Navami Shraddha, Dashami Shraddha 25 Sunday Ekadashi Shraddha 26 Monday Indira Ekadashi, Dwadashi Shraddha 27 Tuesday Magha Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat 28 Wednesday Trayodashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri 29 Thursday Chaturdashi Shraddha 30 Friday Ashwin Amavasya, Sarvapitri Darsha Amavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya October 2016 01 Saturday Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana, Maharaja Agresen Jayanti 02 Sunday Chandra Darshan, Gandhi Jayanti 03 Monday Al-Hijra,