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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2008

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2064 · Sydney
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2008

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Jan, 12:56 GMT+11 → 4 Jan, 15:30 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Jan, 17:51 GMT+11 → 6 Jan, 19:51 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Jan, 19:51 GMT+11 → 7 Jan, 21:27 GMT+11
  4. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Amavasya: 7 Jan, 21:27 GMT+11 → 8 Jan, 22:37 GMT+11
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 05:38 GMT+11
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 05:38 GMT+11
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 05:38 GMT+11
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 14 Jan, 21:13 GMT+11 → 15 Jan, 19:40 GMT+11
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 05:38 GMT+11
  10. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Jan, 13:05 GMT+11 → 19 Jan, 10:27 GMT+11
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Jan, 07:45 GMT+11 → 21 Jan, 05:07 GMT+11
  13. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Purnima: 22 Jan, 02:41 GMT+11 → 23 Jan, 00:34 GMT+11
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Jan, 21:30 GMT+11 → 26 Jan, 21:52 GMT+11
  15. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.