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2016 Festival Dates January 2016 ====== 2016 Festival Dates January 2016 ============ 01 Friday English New Year 02 Saturday Kalashtami 06 Wednesday Saphala Ekadashi 07 Thursday Pradosh Vrat 08 Friday Masik Shivaratri 09 Saturday Darshavela Amavasya 10 Sunday Paush Amavasya, Hanumath Jayanthi 11 Monday Chandra Darshan 13 Wednesday Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Thursday Lohri 15 Friday Skanda Sashti, Pongal, Makar Sankranti 16 Saturday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, Magh Bihu 17 Sunday Masik Durgashtami, Shakambhari Utsavarambha 19 Tuesday Masik Karthigai 20 Wednesday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Tailang Swami Jayanti, Rohini Vrat 21 Thursday Kurma Dwadashi, Pradosh Vrat 23 Saturday Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 24 Sunday Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Thai Pusam 25 Monday Magha Begins *North 26 Tuesday Republic Day 27 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth 31 Sunday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, Bhanu Saptami February 2016 ============= 01 Monday Kalashtami 05 Friday Shattila Ekadashi 06 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi 07 Sunday Meru Trayodashi, Masik Shivaratri 08 Monday Magha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Mauni Amavas, Thai Amavasai 09 Tuesday Gupta Navratri Begins 10 Wednesday Chandra Darshan 12 Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesha Jayanti 13 Saturday Vasant Panchami, Skanda Sashti, Kumbha Sankranti 15 Monday Ratha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti, Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami, Masik Karthigai 17 Wednesday Rohini Vrat 18 Thursday Jaya Ekadashi 19 Friday Vaishnava Jaya Ekadashi, Bhishma Dwadashi Page 1 2016 Festival Dates 20 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi 22 Monday Magha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Lalita Jayanti 23 Tuesday Masi Magam 24 Wednesday Phalguna Begins *North, Attukal Pongala 26 Friday Sankashti Chaturthi 29 Monday Yashoda Jayanti March 2016 ========== 01 Tuesday Shabari Jayanti 02 Wednesday Janaki Jayanti, Kalashtami 04 Friday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 05 Saturday Vijaya Ekadashi 07 Monday Pradosh Vrat, Maha Shivaratri 09 Wednesday Phalguna Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Surya Grahan 10 Thursday Chandra Darshan 11 Friday Phulera Dooj, Ramakrishna Jayanti 12 Saturday Vinayaka Chaturthi 13 Sunday Masik Karthigai 14 Monday Skanda Sashti, Meena Sankranti, Karadaiyan Nombu 15 Tuesday Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins, Rohini Vrat 16 Wednesday Masik Durgashtami 19 Saturday Amalaki Ekadashi 20 Sunday Narasimha Dwadashi, Pradosh Vrat, Autumnal Equinox 22 Tuesday Chaumasi Chaudas 23 Wednesday Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan, Basanta Purnima, Chandra Grahan, Purnima Upavas, Ashtahnika Vidhan Ends, Phalguna Purnima, Lakshmi Jayanti, Panguni Uthiram 24 Thursday Holi, Chaitra Begins *North 25 Friday Bhai Dooj, Bhratri Dwitiya, Good Friday 26 Saturday Shivaji Jayanti 27 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi, Easter 29 Tuesday Ranga Panchami 31 Thursday Kalashtami April 2016 ========== 01 Friday Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami, Varshitap Arambha, Bank's Holiday 04 Monday Papmochani Ekadashi Page 2 2016 Festival Dates 05 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat 06 Wednesday Masik Shivaratri 07 Thursday Chaitra Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya 08 Friday Chandra Darshan, Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi 09 Saturday Jhulelal Jayanti 10 Sunday Gauri Puja, Gangaur, Matsya Jayanti, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Karthigai 11 Monday Lakshmi Panchami, Rohini Vrat 12 Tuesday Yamuna Chhath, Skanda Sashti 13 Wednesday Navapad Oli Begins 14 Thursday Masik Durgashtami, Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Vishu Kani, Ambedkar Jayanti 15 Friday Rama Navami, Mahatara Jayanti, Pohela Boishakh 18 Monday Kamada Ekadashi, Vamana Dwadashi, Thrissur Pooram 19 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat 20 Wednesday Mahavir Swami Jayanti 21 Thursday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 22 Friday Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Navapad Oli Ends, Chitra Pournami 23 Saturday Vaishakha Begins *North 26 Tuesday Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Saturday Kalashtami May 2016 ======== 03 Tuesday Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti 04 Wednesday Pradosh Vrat, Agni Nakshatram Begins 05 Thursday Masik Shivaratri 06 Friday Darsha Amavasya 07 Saturday Vaishakha Amavasya, Masik Karthigai, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 08 Sunday Chandra Darshan 09 Monday Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Varshitap Parana, Matangi Jayanti, Tagore Jayanti *Bengal, Rohini Vrat 10 Tuesday Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ramanuja Jayanti 11 Wednesday Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Skanda Sashti 13 Friday Ganga Saptami 14 Saturday Masik Durgashtami, Bagalamukhi Jayanti, Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Sunday Sita Navami 16 Monday Mahavir Swami Kevalagyan Page 3 2016 Festival Dates 17 Tuesday Mohini Ekadashi 18 Wednesday Parashurama Dwadashi 19 Thursday Pradosh Vrat 20 Friday Narasimha Jayanti, Chhinnamasta Jayanti 21 Saturday Kurma Jayanti, Purnima Upavas, Vaikasi Visakam 22 Sunday Vaishakha Purnima, Buddha Purnima 23 Monday Jyeshtha Begins *North, Narada Jayanti 25 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi 28 Saturday Agni Nakshatram Ends 29 Sunday Bhanu Saptami, Kalashtami June 2016 ========= 01 Wednesday Hanuman Jayanti *Telugu, Apara Ekadashi 02 Thursday Gauna Apara Ekadashi, Vaishnava Apara Ekadashi 03 Friday Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri 04 Saturday Masik Karthigai 05 Sunday Jyeshtha Amavasya, Shani Jayanti, Darsha-Bhavuka Amavasya, Rohini Vrat Vat Savitri Vrat, 06 Monday Chandra Darshan 08 Wednesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti, Vinayaka Chaturthi 10 Friday Skanda Sashti 13 Monday Masik Durgashtami, Dhumavati Jayanti 14 Tuesday Mahesh Navami 15 Wednesday Ganga Dussehra, Mithuna Sankranti 16 Thursday Gayatri Jayanti, Nirjala Ekadashi 17 Friday Ramalakshmana Dwadashi 18 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi 20 Monday Jyeshtha Purnima, Vat Purnima Vrat, Purnima Upavas, Kabirdas Jayanti 21 Tuesday Ashadha Begins *North, Shortest Day of Year 24 Friday Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Monday Kalashtami July 2016 ========= 01 Friday Yogini Ekadashi, Masik Karthigai, Jamat Ul-Vida 02 Saturday Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi, Rohini Vrat 03 Sunday Masik Shivaratri 04 Monday Ashadha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Page 4 2016 Festival Dates Somvati Amavas 05 Tuesday Chandra Darshan, Gupta Navratri Begins 06 Wednesday Jagannath Rathyatra 07 Thursday Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan 08 Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi 10 Sunday Skanda Sashti 11 Monday Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins 12 Tuesday Masik Durgashtami 16 Saturday Devshayani Ekadashi, Gauri Vrat Begins, Vasudeva Dwadashi, Karka Sankranti 17 Sunday Pradosh Vrat, Jayaparvati Vrat Begins 19 Tuesday Chaumasi Chaudas, Kokila Vrat *Gujarat, Purnima Upavas 20 Wednesday Vyasa Puja, Ashadha Purnima, Guru Purnima, Gauri Vrat Ends , Ashtahnika Vidhan Ends 21 Thursday Sawan Begins *North 23 Saturday Jayaparvati Vrat Ends, Sankashti Chaturthi 25 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat *North 26 Tuesday Mangala Gauri Vrat *North 27 Wednesday Kalashtami 30 Saturday Kamika Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat 31 Sunday Pradosh Vrat August 2016 =========== 01 Monday Shravan Somwar Vrat *North, Sawan Shivaratri 02 Tuesday Mangala Gauri Vrat *North, Darsha Amavasya, Hariyali Amavasya, Aadi Amavasai, Aadi Perukku 03 Wednesday Shravana Amavasya 04 Thursday Chandra Darshan 06 Saturday Hariyali Teej, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Andal Jayanthi 08 Monday Nag Panchami, Shravan Somwar Vrat, Kalki Jayanti, Skanda Sashti, Rigveda Upakarma 09 Tuesday Mangala Gauri Vrat 10 Wednesday Tulsidas Jayanti 11 Thursday Masik Durgashtami 12 Friday Varalakshmi Vrat 14 Sunday Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 15 Monday Damodara Dwadashi, Shravan Somwar Vrat, Independence Day 16 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat, Mangala Gauri Vrat 17 Wednesday Simha Sankranti, Malayalam New Year Page 5 2016 Festival Dates 18 Thursday Shravana Purnima, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti, Narali Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Yajurveda Upakarma, Hayagriva Jayanti, Sanskrit Diwas 19 Friday Gayathri Japam, Bhadrapada Begins *North 21 Sunday Kajari Teej, Sankashti Chaturthi, Sangada Hara Chathurti *Tamil, Bol Choth *Guj 23 Tuesday Nag Pancham *Gujarat, Randhan Chhath *Guj 24 Wednesday Balarama Jayanti, Shitala Satam *Gujarat 25 Thursday Krishna Janmashtami, Kalashtami, Adya Kali Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini 26 Friday Dahi Handi, Rohini Vrat 28 Sunday Aja Ekadashi 29 Monday Paryushana Parvarambha 30 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri September 2016 ============== 01 Thursday Bhadrapada Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Pithori Amavasya, Pola, Vrishabhotsava, Surya Grahan 03 Saturday Chandra Darshan 04 Sunday Samaveda Upakarma, Varaha Jayanti, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba 05 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi 06 Tuesday Rishi Panchami, Samvatsari Parva 07 Wednesday Skanda Sashti 08 Thursday Gauri Avahana 09 Friday Lalita Saptami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins, Durva Ashtami 10 Saturday Radha Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami, Gauri Puja 11 Sunday Gauri Visarjan 13 Tuesday Parsva Ekadashi, Kalki Dwadashi, Eid al-Adha, Bakrid 14 Wednesday Vamana Jayanti, Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Onam 16 Friday Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan, Purnima Upavas, Purnima Shraddha 17 Saturday Bhadrapada Purnima, Chandra Grahan, Pratipada Shraddha, Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja 18 Sunday Ashwin Begins *North, Dwitiya Shraddha 19 Monday Tritiya Shraddha 20 Tuesday Maha Bharani, Chaturthi Shraddha, Sankashti Chaturthi 21 Wednesday Panchami Shraddha, Shashthi Shraddha, Page 6 2016 Festival Dates Masik Karthigai 22 Thursday Saptami Shraddha, Rohini Vrat 23 Friday Ashtami Shraddha, Kalashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends, Vernal Equinox 24 Saturday Jivitputrika Vrat, Navami Shraddha 25 Sunday Dashami Shraddha 26 Monday Ekadashi Shraddha 27 Tuesday Indira Ekadashi, Dwadashi Shraddha 28 Wednesday Magha Shraddha, Trayodashi Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat 29 Thursday Chaturdashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri 30 Friday Sarvapitri Darsha Amavasya,
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