India Festival Calendar
It's been said often enough that Hindus celebrate everything. So they do. The birth of gods, death of asuras, victory of the gods, marriage of the gods, the new year, new months, full moons, new moons, harvests, birthdays, initiations, marriages, deaths, anniversaries - you name the event, and it is reason for music, dance, processions, and what have you.
And there is the religious bit lurking behind it all. The reasons for this lie deep, in the origin of Hinduism as an organic religion. Its followers have over time considered anything, animate or inanimate, to be sacred and aspects of divinity.
That is also why even secular events like harvests take on religious overtones, with the patron deity presiding over the festivities. As soon as something happens, there is a kind of thanksgiving to the divine that follows it.
| Hindu Festivals Calendar 2010 | |||
| JAN 2010 | 13 | Wednesday | Lohri |
| 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | |
| 14 | Thursday | Pongal | |
| 15 | Friday | Mauni Amavasya | |
| 20 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | |
| FEB 2010 | 12 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| MAR 2010 | 01 | Monday | Holi |
| 01 | Monday | Hola Mohalla | |
| 16 | Tuesday | Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year) | |
| 24 | Wednesday | Ram Navmi | |
| 30 | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | |
| APRIL 2010 | 13 | Tuesday | Baisakhi |
| 27 | Monday | Akshaya Tritiya/ Akha Teej | |
| JUNE 2010 | 11 | Friday | Ganga Dussehra |
| JULY 2010 | 13 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra |
| 25 | Sunday | Guru Poornima | |
| AUG 2010 | 23 | Monday | Onam |
| 24 | Tuesday | Rakhi /Raksha Bandhan | |
| SEP 2010 | 02 | Thursday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 11 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturathi | |
| OCT 2010 | 08 | Friday | Navratras begin |
| 17 | Sunday | Dussehra | |
| 25 | Monday | Karva Chauth | |
| NOV 2010 | 03 | Wednesday | Dhan Teras |
| 05 | Friday | Diwali | |
| 06 | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | |
| 07 | Sunday | Bhai Duj | |
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