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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2005

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Colombo
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1Krishna Shashthi from 08:57Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 10:32Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 11:31Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 11:48Navami5Krishna Dashami from 11:17Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 09:57Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 07:50DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:41ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Amavasya from 21:57AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri10Shukla Pratipada from 18:02PratipadaPausha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 14:08Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 10:25Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 07:07ChaturthiLohri14Shukla Shashthi from 02:22ShashthiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Shukla Saptami from 01:09Saptami16Shukla Ashtami from 00:49AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti17Shukla Navami from 01:17Navami18Shukla Dashami from 02:30Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 04:18Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 06:31DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi21Shukla Dwadashi (continues)DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)22Shukla Trayodashi from 08:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:33Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 14:05Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 16:32PratipadaPausha Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 18:50DwitiyaRepublic Day27Krishna Tritiya from 20:55Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 22:45Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 00:14PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 01:18Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 01:50Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2005

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Jan, 09:57 GMT+6 → 7 Jan, 07:50 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Jan, 05:02 GMT+6 → 9 Jan, 01:41 GMT+6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Jan, 01:41 GMT+6 → 9 Jan, 21:57 GMT+6
  4. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Amavasya: 9 Jan, 21:57 GMT+6 → 10 Jan, 18:03 GMT+6
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:11 GMT+6
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:11 GMT+6
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:11 GMT+6
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:11 GMT+6
  9. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 16 Jan, 01:09 GMT+6 → 17 Jan, 00:49 GMT+6
  10. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Jan, 04:18 GMT+6 → 21 Jan, 06:31 GMT+6
  11. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Jan, 08:59 GMT+6 → 23 Jan, 11:33 GMT+6
  13. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Purnima: 24 Jan, 14:05 GMT+6 → 25 Jan, 16:32 GMT+6
  14. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Jan, 22:45 GMT+6 → 30 Jan, 00:14 GMT+6