Hindu Festivals 2018 January 2018 30 Monday Jayaparvati Vrat Ends, Shravan Somwar Vrat *North 01 Monday Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima August 2018 04 Thursday Sankashti Chaturthi 06 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat *North, 07 Sunday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 07 Tuesday Kamika Ekadashi, 12 Friday Shattila Ekadashi 10 Friday Shravana Amavasya, Surya Grahan** 13 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi, Lohri 13 Monday Hariyali Teej, Shravan Somwar Vrat 14 Sunday Pongal, Makar Sankranti 15 Wednesday Nag Panchami 15 Monday Magh Bihu 20 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat 16 Tuesday Mauni Amavas, Thai Amavasai 21 Tuesday Putrada Ekadashi 17 Wednesday Gupta Navratri Begins 24 Friday Varalakshmi Vrat, Onam 20 Saturday Vinayaka Chaturthi 25 Saturday Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti 21 Sunday Vasant Panchami 26 Sunday Gayathri Japam 24 Wednesday Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami 27 Monday Bhadrapada Begins *North 27 Saturday Jaya Ekadashi 29 Wednesday Kajari Teej 30 Tuesday Purnima Upavas, Thai Pusam September 2018 31 Wednesday Purnima, Chandra Grahan 02 Sunday Janmashtami *Smarta, Ashtami Rohini February 2018 03 Monday Janmashtami *ISKCON 09 Friday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 05 Wednesday Aja Ekadashi 11 Sunday Vijaya Ekadashi 11 Tuesday Hartalika Teej 13 Tuesday Maha Shivaratri 12 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi 15 Thursday Phalguna Amavasya, Surya Grahan ** 13 Thursday Rishi Panchami 25 Sunday Amalaki Ekadashi 15 Saturday Lalita Saptami, Gauri Avahana March 2018 16 Sunday Radha Ashtami, Vishwakarma Puja 01 Thursday Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan 20 Thursday Ekadashi 02 Friday Holi, Chaitra Begins *North, Attukal Pongala 21 Friday Vamana Jayanti, 04 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi 24 Monday Bhadrapada Purnima, Purnima Shraddha 06 Tuesday Ranga Panchami 25 Tuesday Ashwin Begins *North, Pratipada Shraddha 09 Friday Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami 26 Wednesday Dwitiya Shraddha 12 Monday Papmochani Ekadashi 27 Thursday Tritiya Shraddha 14 Wednesday Pradosh Vrat 28 Friday Chaturthi Shraddha 18 Sunday Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi 29 Saturday Panchami Shraddha 20 Tuesday Vinayaka Chaturthi 30 Sunday Shashthi Shraddha 21 Wednesday Lakshmi Panchami October 2018 25 Sunday Rama Navami 01 Monday Saptami Shraddha 27 Tuesday Kamada Ekadashi 02 Tuesday Ashtami Shraddha, Jivitputrika Vrat 29 Thursday Mahavir Swami Jayanti 03 Wednesday Navami Shraddha, Dashami Shraddha 30 Friday Purnima Upavas 04 Thursday Ekadashi Shraddha 31 Saturday Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima 05 Friday Dwadashi Shraddha April 2018 06 Saturday Trayodashi Shraddha 03 Tuesday Sankashti Chaturthi 07 Sunday Chaturdashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri 07 Saturday Kalashtami 08 Monday Sarva Pitru Amavasya 11 Wednesday Varuthini Ekadashi 09 Tuesday Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana 13 Friday Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Baisakhi 10 Wednesday Chandra Darshan 14 Saturday Vishu Kani 12 Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi 15 Sunday Amavasya 13 Saturday Lalita Panchami 17 Tuesday Parashurama Jayanti, Masik Karthigai 14 Sunday Saraswati Avahan, Akal Bodhon 18 Wednesday Akshaya Tritiya, Matangi Jayanti 15 Monday Saraswati Puja 19 Thursday Vinayaka Chaturthi 16 Tuesday Saraswati Balidan, Durga Ashtami 22 Sunday Masik Durgashtami, Bagalamukhi Jayanti 17 Wednesday Maha Navami 23 Monday Sita Navami 18 Thursday Durga Visarjan, Dussehra 25 Wednesday Mohini Ekadashi 20 Saturday Papankusha Ekadashi, Padmanabha Dwadashi 27 Friday Pradosh Vrat 21 Sunday Pradosh Vrat 28 Saturday Narasimha Jayanti, Chhinnamasta Jayanti 23 Tuesday Kojagara Puja, Sharad Purnima 29 Sunday Buddha Purnima 27 Saturday Karwa Chauth May 2018 30 Tuesday Ahoi Ashtami 04 Friday Agni Nakshatram Begins November 2018 11 Friday Apara Ekadashi 03 Saturday Rama Ekadashi 14 Monday Vat Savitri Vrat 04 Sunday Dhan Teras, Yama Panchak Begins 15 Tuesday Shani Jayanti, Masik Karthigai 05 Monday Kali Chaudas, Hanuman Puja, Masik Shivaratri 16 Wednesday Adhik Maas Begins 06 Tuesday Narak Chaturdashi, Deepavali, Diwali, Lakshmi Puja 25 Friday Padmini Ekadashi 07 Wednesday Gowardhan Puja, Annakut, Bali Pratipada 28 Monday Purnima Upavas, Agni Nakshatram Ends 08 Thursday New Samvat Begins, Bhaiya Dooj, Yama Dwitiya 29 Tuesday Jyeshtha Purnima 13 Tuesday Chhath Puja June 2018 18 Sunday Devutthana Ekadashi,Tulasi Vivah 09 Saturday Parama Ekadashi 20 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat, Vishweshwara Vrat 13 Wednesday Jyeshtha Amavasya, Adhik Maas Ends 21 Wednesday Vaikuntha Chaturdashi 23 Saturday Gayatri Jayanti, Nirjala Ekadashi 22 Thursday Dev Diwali 24 Sunday Pradosh Vrat 25 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Wednesday Jyeshtha Purnima, Vat Purnima Vrat December 2018 July 2018 02 Sunday Utpanna Ekadashi 09 Monday Yogini Ekadashi 05 Wednesday Masik Shivaratri 12 Thursday Ashadha Amavasya, Surya Grahan 06 Thursday Margashirsha Amavasya 15 Sunday Vinayaka Chaturthi 18 Tuesday Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti 23 Monday Devshayani Ekadashi, Gauri Vrat Begins 22 Saturday Margashirsha Purnima, Annapurna Jayanti 24 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat, Jayaparvati Vrat Begins Contact: 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