Post by kramans on Jan 20, 2012 23:41:31 GMT 5.5
[glow=red,2,300]Hindu Festivals Dates 2012 Calendar[/glow]
Below is the Hindu Festivals Dates 2012 Calendar based on the important Hindu festivals, rituals and auspicious dates followed in various parts of India. The Hindu Festivals 2012 calendar is prepared with reference to major traditional calendars followed in India. Hindu Devotional Blog have posted articles on almost all major festivals celebrated in India. Click on each festival name to read about the importance of the festival and the legends and rituals associated with it.
January 2012 Festival Dates
5th January 2012 - Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival
13th January 2012 - Lohri Festival
14th and 15th January 2012 – Makar Sankranti
15th January 2012 – Thai Pongal
16th January 2012 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
28th January 2012 – Basant Panchami or Vasanth Panchami
30th January 2012 – Ratha Sabtami
February 2012 Festival Dates
6th February 2012 – Thaipusam or Thaipoosam
14th February 2012 – Ashtami at Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
20th February 2012 – Maha Shivaratri
March 2012 Festival Dates
5th March 2012 – Aayilyam at Pambady Pampumkavu Snake Temple
7th March 2012 - Maasi Magam
Holika Dahan or Chotti Holi
8th March 2012 - Holi Festival
Attukal Pongala
14th March 2012 - Karadayan Nonbu
Arattu at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple
15th March 2012 – Ratholsavam at Kollur Mookambika Devi Temple
23rd March 2012 – Gudi Padwa
26th March 2012 – Kodungalloor Bharani Festival
April 2012 Festival Dates
1st April 2012 – Ram Navami
5th April 2012 – Panguni Uthiram or Pankuni Uthram
6th April 2012 – Hanuman Jayanti
14th April 2012 – Vishu
24th April 2012 – Akshaya Trithiya
26th April 2012 – Sree Shankaracharya Jayanti
May 2012 Festival Dates]
1st May 2012 – Thrissur Pooram
2nd May 2012 – Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam
4th May 2012 – Narasimha Jayanthi and Agni Nakshathram starts
6th May 2012 – Chitirai Poornima
28th May 2012 – Agni Nakshathram ends
June 2012 Festival Dates
3rd June 2012 - Vaikasi Visagam
Arattu at Kanyakumari Devi Temple
21st June 2012 – Puri Rath Yatra at Jagannath Temple Orissa
July 2012 Festival Dates
18th July 2012 – Aadi Amavasya
24th July 2012 – Naga Panchami
27th July 2012 – Varalakshmi Puja
August 2012 Festival Dates
[b]2nd August 2012 - Raksha Bandhan Avani Avittam
3rd August 2012 – Gayathri Japam
5th August 2012 – Sri Maha Sankatahara Chathurthi
9th August 2012 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami
10th August 2012 – Sree Krishna Jayanti in North India
21st August 2012 – Tripunithura Atha Chamayam
29th August 2012 – Onam Festival in Kerala [/b][/color]
September 2012 Festival Dates
18th September 2012 – Haritalika Teej
19th September 2012 – Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi
30th September 2012 – Pitru Paksha Shradh starts
October 2012 Festival Dates
15th October 2012 - Pitru Paksha Shradh Mahalaya
16th October 2012 – Navratri Festival starts
22nd October 2012 – Durga Ashtami
23rd October 2012 – Maha Navami, Saraswathi Pooja, Ayudha Pooja
24th October 2012 – Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra
November 2012 Festival Dates
2nd November 2012 – Karva Chouth
11th November 2012 – Dhanteras
13th November 2012 – Diwali or Deepavali
13th November 2012 – Lakshmi Puja
16th November 2012 – Sabarimala Mandala Kalam Festival Pilgrimage season 2012 – 2013 begins
19th November 2012 – Skanda Shasti
24th to 28th November 2012 – Tulsi Puja and Vivah
27th November 2012 – Thiruvanamalai Deepam
December 2012 Festival Dates
6th December 2012 – Kal Bhairav Ashtami
23rd December 2012 – Vaikunta Ekadasi
23rd December 2012 – Gita Jayanti
27th December 2012 – Sri Dattatreya Jayanti