Festivals
2012 Hindu Festivals
January July
New Year Day Sunday January 1st    Guru Purnima Tuesday July 3rd
Paush Purnima/Snaan Daan
Purnima		 Monday January 9th    Kamda Ekadashi Saturday July 14th
Sankat Chauth Thursday January 12th Hariyalli Teej Sunday July 22nd
Lohri Friday January 13th Nag Panchami Monday July 23rd
Makkar Sakranti, Pongal Sunday January 15th Putrada Ekadashi Sunday July 29th
Shitla Ekadashi Thursday January 19th
Pradosh Vrat Friday January 20th
Mauni Amavas/Somvati Amavas Monday January 23rd 
Basant Panchami/Saraswati Puja Saturday January 28th
February August
Bhaimi Ekadashi Friday February 3rd Purnima/Raksha Bandhan Thursday August 2nd
Ravi Pardosh Vrat Sunday February 5th Janamashtami Thursday August 9th
Magha Purnima Tuesday February 7th  Janamashtami for Vaishnavas Friday August 10th
Sankashti Shree Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat Friday February 10th Ajaa Ekadashi Monday August 14th
Vijaya Ekadashi Friday February 17th Padmini Ekasdashi Monday August 27th
Maha Shivratri Monday February 20th
March September
Amalaki Ekadashi Sunday March 4th Parama Ekadashi Wednesday September 12th
Holi/Holika Dahan Wednesday March 7th Ganesh Chaturthi Wednesday September 19th
Rangwali Holi Thursday March 8th Radha Ashtami Sunday September 23rd
Shitla Ashtami Vrat Thursday March 15th Anant Chaturdashi Saturday September 29th
Papmochani Ekadashi Sunday March 18th Bhadraapad Purnima Sunday September 30th
Yugadi, Gudi Padwa.
 CHAITRA NAVRATI BEGINS		 Friday March 23rd
Dwitiya Saturday March 24th
Tritiya Sunday March 25th
Chaturthi Monday March 26th
Panchami Tuesday March  27th
Panchami Wednesday March 28th
Sashti Thursday March 29th
Saptami Friday March 30th
Durga Ashtami Saturday March 31st
April October
Ram Navmi Sunday April 1st Pitru Paksha (Sharad begins) Monday October 1st
Kamadi Ekadasi Tuesday April 3rd Indira Ekadashi Thursday October 11th
Hanuman Jayanti Friday April 6th Sarvapitru Amavasya Monday October 15th
Varuthini Ekadashi Monday April 16th Sharad Navratri BEGINS Tuesday October 16th
Shraadh ki Amavasya Thursday April 20th Durga Ashtami Monday October 22nd
Akshay Tritiya, Parashuram Jayanti Tuesday April 24th Maha Navami Tuesday October 23rd
Dussehra/Vijay Dashimi Wednesday October 24th
Papankuha Ekadashi Thursday October 25th
Sharad Purnima Monday October 29th
May November
Mohini Ekadashi Wednesday May 2nd Karwa Chauth Friday November 2nd
Narsingha Jayanti Friday May 4th Ahoi Ashtami Wednesday November 7th
Budha Purnima Sunday May 6th Rambha Ekadashi Saturday November 10th
Mothers Day Sunday May 13th Dhanteras Sunday November 11th
Bhadra Kali Ekadashi Wednesday May 16th Diwali/Laxmi Pujan/Surya Grahan Tuesday November 13th
Surya Grahan Sunday May 20th Gowarthan Puja/Ankut Wednesday Novermber 14th
Bhaiya Doojh Thursday November 15th
Dev Uthani Ekadashi Saturday November 24th
Tulsi Vivah Sunday November 25th
Chandra Grahan. Kartik Purnima Wednesday November 28th
June December
Nirjala Ekadasi Friday June 1st Utpanna Ekadashi Sunday December 9th
Chandra Grahan, Vat Purima Vrat Monday June 4th Naag Panchami Monday December 17th
Yogini Ekadashi Friday June 15th Gita Jayanti, Mokshada Ekadashi Sunday December 23rd
Jagannath Rath Yatra Thursday June 21st Margashira Purnima Friday December 28th
Shree Hari Shayani Ekadashi Saturday June 30th