Correct Dates of Festivals During 2010-11, Courtesy Shri Darshaney
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Correct dates of some festivals etc. for 2010-2011 by A. K. Kaul, (courtesy Shri Mohan Kriti Tithi-Patrak of Shri Darshaney Lokesh) as per the Vedanga Jyotisham, Vedas and Puranas.(All timings are in IST which is ahead by 5 hrs 30 mts.of UT). No Dy Dt Mo. Year Festival 1 Tu 16 Mar 2010 Chaitri Navratra starts; Vasanti Navratri Sthapana; Gudi Padva (Maharashtra); Navreh (Kashmr); Thal-vuchhun (Kashmr); Cheti Chand (Sindh); Ugadi (AP); Sant Jhoolelal Jayanti (Sindhi) 2 Th 18 Mar 2010 Gan Gauri Poojan; Gauri Tritiya 3 Sa 20 Mar 2010 Pauranic & Siddhantic Mesha Samkranti i.e.Vishuva 11-03pm 4 Su 21 Mar 2010 Uttara Gola; 2nd month of Vasanta Ritu;Vedic Madhava & Vaishakha;(Sun long=0; RA=0; Dec=0N);Vernal Equinox; Vasanta Sampat;Vishu (Kerala);Chairoba;Chadaka Puja (Bengal);Chittirai & Meshadi New Year (TN); Mesha/Medam (Kerala); Kharmas ends. Vasanta Panchami; Shri Panchami; Saraswati Pujan; Vaishakhi 4a Tu 23 Mar 2010 Durga Ashtami; Bhavani Ashtami 5 We 24 Mar 2010 Shri Rama Navmi; Chaitri Navratras end 6 Sa 27 Mar 2010 Vamana Dwadashi (Jayanti) 7 Mo 29 Mar 2010 Hanumat Jayanti 8 We 31 Mar 2010 Gauna Vaishakha (Mukhya/Amanta Chaitra as in Gujarat, SI etc) Krishna Paksha starts 9 Th 15 Apr 2010 Vaishakha Shukla Paksha starts; Vaishakha snana starts 10 Sa 17 Apr 2010 Akshaya Tritiya; Parshuram Jayanti 11 Tu 20 Apr 2010 Grishma ritu starts;Vedic Shukra & Jyeshtha month starts; Pauranic & Sidhantic Vrisha Sankranti 10-01 am; Vaikasi (TN); Vrishaba/Edavan (Kerala) 12 Fr 23 Apr 2010 Janaki Jayanti; Sita Navami 13 Su 25 Apr 2010 Parshurama Dwadashi; Rukmini Dwadashi 14 We 28 Apr 2010 Budha Purnima; Vaishakha Purnima 15 Th 29 Apr 2010 Gauna Jyeshtha (Mukhya/Amanta Vaishakha as in Gujarat, MS,SI etc)Krishna paksha starts 16 Fr 14 May 2010 Vat Savitri Amavasya; Vaishakha baths end 17 Sa 15 May 2010 Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha starts 17a Fr 21 May 2010 2nd month of Grishma ritu; Vedic Shuchih & Ashada; Rajas Sankranti (Orissa); Mithuna/Midhunam (Kerala); Pauranic and Sidhantic Mithuna Sankranti 9-06 am; Ani (TN); Kshir Bhavani yatra (Kashmir) 18 Su 23 May 2010 Shri Ganga Dashahra 19 Mo 24 May 2010 Nirjala Ekadashi; Gayatri Jayanti 20 Fr 28 May 2010 Gauna Ashada (Mukhya/Amanta Jyeshtha as in Gujarat, SI etc) Krishna Paksha starts. 21 Su 13 Jun 2010 Ashada Shukla Paksha starts 22 Mo 14 Jun 2010 Shri Jagannatha Ratha Yatra (Orissa) 23 Th 17 Jun 2010 Kumara Shashthi; Skanda Shashthi 24 Sa 19 Jun 2010 Shri Sharika Bhagwati Mela---Haara ashthami (Kashmir) 25 Mo 21 Jun 2010 Varsha ritu starts;Vedic month Nabhah & Shravana; Dakshinayana day i.e. Summer Solstice; Sun maximum Northern Declination; Manasa Puja starts (Bengal); Adi (TN); Pauranic & siddhantic Karka sankranti 5-00 p.m;Karkata/Karkitaka (Kerala); Punaryatra (Ulta rath) 26 Tu 22 Jun 2010 Devashayini Ekadashi; Chaaturmasya starts 27 Fr 25 Jun 2010 Jwalamukhi Yatra (Khriva---Kmr.) 27 Sa 26 Jun 2010 Vyas Puja; Guru Purnima; partial lunar eclipse 28 Su 27 Jun 2010 Gauna Shravana (Mukhya/Amanta Ashada as in Gujarat, SI etc) Krishna Paksha starts 29 Th 1 Jul 2010 Naaga Panchami (Rajasthan) 30 Mo 5 Jul 2010 Sant Gyaneshwar Jayanti (MS) 30a Tu 11 Jul 2010 Adi Amavasya (SI) 31 Mo 12 Jul 2010 Shravana Shukla Paksha starts; Shravana Somvara Vrat starts (UP, MP etc.) 32 We 14 Jul 2010 Shravani teej; Hariyali tritiya; Madhusrava tritiya 32a Th 15 Jul 2010 Adi Puram (SI) 1 33 Fr 16 Jul 2010 Naaga Panchami 34 Sa 17 Jul 2010 Goswami Tulsidas Jayanti 35 Fr 23 Jul 2010 Vedic month Nabhasya & Bhadrapad; 2nd month of Varsha Ritu; Manasa Puja ends (Bengal); Pauranic & Siddhantic Simha Sankranti 3-53 a.m; Simhadi/Chimgam NewYear of Kaulam Era (Kerala); Avani (TN); Lokamanya Tilaka Jayanti; Avani Mulam (SI) 36 Su 25 Jul 2010 Shravani Purnima; Raksha Bandhan; Shri Amarnatha Yatra;Avani Avittam (SI); Yajur Upakarma;Taittiriya Shravani; Atharvana Shravani 37 Mo 26 Jul 2010 Gauna Bhadra (Mukhya/Amanta Shravana as in Gujarat, SI, MS etc.) Krishna paksha starts 38 Tu 27 Jul 2010 Onam & Thiru Onam (SI); Rik Upakarma 38a Mo 2 Aug 2010 Janmashtami; Sri Jayanti; Shri Krishna Jayanti (Ashtami after 10 p.m. IST) 39 Tu 3 Aug 2010 Gopkukla Ashtami; Aadya Kali jayanti; 40 We 4 Aug 2010 Nandamahotsav 40a Th 5 Aug 2010 Pancharatra Sri Krishna Jayanti 41 Sa 7 Aug 2010 Govatsa Dwadashi 42 Mo 9 Aug 2010 Kushotpatini (Darba) Amavasya 43 We 11 Aug 2010 Bhadra Shukla Paksha starts 44 Th 12 Aug 2010 Haritalika Vrat; Gauri Tritiya; Varaha Jayanti 45 Fr 13 Aug 2010 Shri Ganesha Chaturthi (Jayanti) 46 Tu 17 Aug 2010 Shri Radha Ashtami; Shri Mahalakshmi Vrat starts 47 Fr 20 Aug 2010 Parshva Parviratini Ekadashi 48 Sa 21 Aug 2010 Vamana Dwadashi 49 Mo 23 Aug 2010 Sharad Ritu starts;Vedic month Isha & Ashvina starts;Puruttasi (TN); Vishva Karma Puja (Bengal);Kanya/Kanni(Kerala);Pauranic & Siddhantic Kanya Sankranti10-59 am; Aghora Chaturdashi; Ananta Chaturdashi; Ganpati Visarjan 50 Tu 24 Aug 2010 Purnima shradh; shradhas start 51 We 25 Aug 2010 Gauna Ashvina (Mukhya/Amanta Bhadra as in SI etc) Krishna paksha starts; Shradha/pitra paksha starts 52 We 1 Sep 2010 Sahiba Saptami (Kashmir) 53 We 8 Sep 2010 Sarva Pitra Amavasya; Mahalaya Amavasya; Pitra Paksha ends 54 Th 9 Sep 2010 Sharadiya Navratras start; Ashvina Shukla Paksha starts 55 Tu 14 Sep 2010 Sarasvati Ahvan/sthapna; Durga Puja starts (Bengal); Mahalakshmi Puja 56 We 15 Sep 2010 Durga Ashtami; Sarasvati Puja 57 Th 16 Sep 2010 Mahanavmi; Sarasvati visarjan; Ayudha Puja 58 Fr 17 Sep 2010 Vijaya Dashmi; Dashahra; Budha Jayanti 59 Sa 18 Sep 2010 Bharat Milap; Papankusha Ekadashi 60 We 22 Sep 2010 Kojagari Purnima; Sharad Purnima; Kumara Purnima 61 Th 23 Sep 2010 Autumn Equ. i.e. Day=Night; 2nd month of Sharad Ritu; Hemanta Sampat; Sun Dakshina Gola (0S Dec); Vedic month Urja & Kartika starts; Arppisi (TN);Tula/ Thulam (Kerala); Kaveri Sankraman (SI);Pauranic & Siddhaantic Tula Sankranti 8-41 am.;Kojagari Lakshmi Puja; Valmiki Jayanti 62 Fr 24 Sep 2010 Gauna Kartika (Mukhya/Amanta Ashvina as in Gujarat, SI etc)Krishna paksha st. 63 Mo 27 Sep 2010 Karka Chaturthi; karuva Chauth; Dasharatha Chaturthi 64 Fr 1 Oct 2010 Ahoi Ashtami 65 Tu 5 Oct 2010 Dhan Teras 66 We 6 Oct 2010 Naraka Chatrdashi; Hanuman Jayanti 67 Th 7 Oct 2010 Dipavali; Kali Puja; Lakshmi Puja; Mahavira Nirvana Divas 68 Fr 8 Oct 2010 Kartika Shukla Paksha starts; Goverdhan Puja; Annakoot; Kartikadi Nava-Varsh as in Gujarat etc. 69 Sa 9 Oct 2010 Bhai Dooj; Yama Dvitiya; Vishva Karma Puja 70 We 13 Oct 2010 Surya Shashthi; Chhath (Bihar) 71 Mo 18 Oct 2010 Prabodhini Ekadashi (Deva Uthavani Ekadashi); Tulsi Vivah; Bhishma Panchak Vrat starts 2 72 Th 21 Oct 2010 Vaikuntha Chaturdashi 73 Sa 23 Oct 2010 Hemanta Ritu starts;Vedic month Sahas & Agrahayana start; Pauranic & Siddhantic Vrischika Sankranti 6-07 PM; Kartigai (TN); Vrishchika/Vrishchikam (Kerala); Kartika snan starts 74 Su 24 Oct 2010 Gauna Margasheersha (Mukhya/Amanta Kartika as in Gujarat, SI etc.) Krishna Paksha starts; 74a Mo 25 Oct 2010 Kritika Dipam (south India) 75 Sa 30 Oct 2010 Kalabhairav Ashtami 76 Su 7 Nov 2010 Margasheersha (Agrahayana) Shukla Paksha starts 77 We 17 Nov 2010 Mokshda Ekadashi; Gita Jayanti 78 Su 21 Nov 2010 Shri Dattatreya Jayanti 79 Mo 22 Nov 2010 2nd month of Hemanta Ritu starts; Vedic month Sahasya & Pausha starts; Margali (TN); Pauranic & siddhantic Dhanus Sankranti 3-45 pm; Dhanus/Dhanu (Kerala); Dhanurmas st.; Gauna Pausha (Mukhya/Amanta Margasheersha/Agrahayana as in MS, SI etc) Krishna Paksha Starts 80 Mo 29 Nov 2010 Kalashtami 81 Su 5 Dec 2010 Vakula Amavasya; Yakshya Amavasya (Kashmir) 82 Mo 6 Dec 2010 Pausha Shukla Paksha starts 83 Fr 17 Dec 2010 Putrada Ekadashi 84 Tu 21 Dec 2010 Magha baths start; Lohri (Punjab & JK etc.) 85 We 22 Dec 2010 Uttarayana i.e. Winter Solstice; Sun max Southern Decn; Shishira Ritu starts; Vedic month Tapah & Magha st; Pauranic & Siddhantic Makara Sank. 5-10 am; Bhogi (SI); Makaradi Snana; Pongal/Tai Pongal; Shishira Sanrkanti (Kmr.); Magha Bihu (Assam); Dhanurmas ends; Thai (TN); Makara/Makaram (Kerala) Gauna Magha (Mukhya/Amanta Pausha as in Gujarat, SI etc.) Krishna Paksha starts 86 Fr 24 Dec 2010 Thai Pusam (SI) 87 Fr 31 Dec 2010 Shat-tila Ekadashi 88 Tu 4 Jan 2011 Mauni Amavasya 89 We 5 Jan 2011 Magha Shukla Paksha starts 90 Fr 7 Jan 2011 Guru tritiya; Gauri tritiya (Kashmir) 91 Su 9 Jan 2011 Shri Panchami; Saraswati Puja 92 We 12 Jan 2011 Mahakali Mahotsav (Kashmir) 93 Mo 17 Jan 2011 Bhishma Dwadashi 94 We 19 Jan 2011 Maghi Purnima; Magha snan ends 95 Th 20 Jan 2011 Vedic Tapasya & Phalguna start;2nd month of Shishira Ritu st; Pauranic & Siddhantic Kumbha Sankranti 03-50 pm; Masi (TN); Kumbha/Kumbham (Kerala); Masi Magham(SI) Gauna Phalguna (Mukhya/Amanta Magha as in SI etc.) Krisna Paksha starts 96 We 26 Jan 2011 Horashtami (Kashmir) 97 Tu 1 Feb 2011 Mahashivaratri (including Kashmir) 98 Fr 4 Feb 2011 Phalguna Shukla paksha starts 99 Fr 11 Feb 2011 Holashtak prarambh 100 Fr 18 Feb 2011 Holika Dahan 101 Sa 19 Feb 2011 Holi; Dulehri; Dhooli-vandan;Vasantotsav starts; Chaitra (Mukhya Phalguna as in SI etc.) start Vasantu Ritu starts; Vedic month Madhu & Chaitra start; Panguni(TN);Sont Thali(Kmr);Mina/Minam (Kerala); Puaranic and Siddhantic Mina Sankranti 05-56 am; Kharmas starts 102 Sa 19 Feb 2011 Chaitra (Mukhya Phalguna as in SI etc.)Krishna paksha st. 103 Mo 28 Feb 2011 Papamocdhini Ekadashi 104 Sa 5 Mar 2011 Vasanti Navratra, Gudi Padva, Ugadi, Navreh starts 3.