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The Hindu Almanac 2008

Vedic Calendar Highlighting Hindu Festivals

Hinduism is often described as a religion of fasts, feasts

and festivals. Here's a date-wise list of Hindu festivals and religious

occasions for 2008 (Saka Era: 1929-30 / Vikram Era: 2064-65). Source: http://www.deepavali.info

Hindu Festivals 2008

January

Lohri

Sunday

13-01-2008

Makarsankranti / Pongal /

Magha Bihu

Tuesday & Wednesday

14-01-2008 &

15-01-2008

Thaipusam

Saturday

23-01-2008

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Tuesday

29-01-2008

February

Mauni AmavasyaThursday

07-02-2008

Vasant Panchami /

Saraswati Puja

Monday

11-02-2008

March

Maha Shivaratri

Thursday

06-03-2008

Holi

Friday & Saturday

21-03-2008 &

22-03-2008

Hindi New Year (Saka Era

1930)

Friday

21-03-2008

April

Telugu New Year / Gudi

Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand

Sunday / Monday

06-04-2008 / 07-04-2008

Vasanti Durga Puja

(Saptami)

Saturday

12-04-2008

Baiskhi / Tamil New Year

/ Vishu

Su nday

13-04-2008

Bengali New Year / Bohag

Bihu

Monday

14-04-2008

Ramanavami

Monday

14-04-2008

Mahavir Jayanti

Friday

18-04-2008

Hanuman Jayanti

Sunday

20-04-2008

May

Akshaya Tritiya

Thursday

08-05-2008

Buddha Purnima / Va

isakhi Purnima

Tuesday

20-05-2008

June

Jamai Shasthi

Monday

09-06-2008

Ganga Dashami / Dussehra

Friday

14-06-2008

July

Rath Yatra

Friday

04-07-2008

Guru Purnima / Asadha

Purnima

Friday

18-07-2008

August

Teej

Monday

04-08-2008

Indian Independence Day

Friday

15-08-2008

Raksha-Bandhan

Saturday

16- 08-2008

Krishna Janmashtami

Sunday

24-08-2008

September

Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi

Wednesday

03-09-2008

Shikshak Divas (Teacher's

Day)

Friday

05-09-2008

Onam

Friday

12-09-2008

Vishwakarma Puja

Tuesday

16-09-2008

Pitr-Paksha begins

Tuesday

16-09-2008

Mahalaya

Sunday

28-09-2008

Pitr-Paksha ends

Monday

29-09-2008

Navaratri begins

Tuesday

30-09-2008

October

Gandhi Jayanti

Thursday

02-10-2008

Durga Puja begins (Maha

Saptami)

Monday

06-10-2008

Navaratri ends

Wednesday

08-10-2008

Vijaya Dashami/Dusshera

Thursday

09-10-2008

Lakshmi Puja / Sharad

Purnima

Tuesday

14-10-2008

Valmiki Jayanti

Tuesday

14-10-2008

Karwa Chauth

Saturday

18-10-2008

Dhanteras

Sunday

26-10-2008

Chhoti Diwali

Monday

27-10-2008

Diwali

Tuesday

28-10-2008

Kali Puja

Tuesday

28-10-2008

Govardhan Puja

Wednesday

29-10-2008

Vikram New Year 2065

Wednesday

29-10-2008

Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phota /

Bhav-Bij

Thursday

30-10-2008

November

Chhat Puja

Tuesday

04-11-2008

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Thursday

13-11-2008