Saturday 16 April 2016

Festival of Gangaur

गणगौर (Gangaur) का पर्व चैत्र शुक्ल तृतीया को मनाया जाता है, इसे गौरी तृतीया भी कहते हैं. होली के दूसरे दिन (चैत्र कृष्ण प्रतिपदा) से जो कुमारी और विवाहित और नवविवाहित महिलाएं प्रतिदिन गणगौर पूजती हैं और चैत्र शुक्ल द्वितीया (सिंजारे) के दिन किसी नदी, तालाब या सरोवर पर जाकर अपनी पूजी हुई गणगौरों को पानी पिलाती हैं. इसके बाद दूसरे दिन शाम को उनका विसर्जन कर देती हैं. यह व्रत विवाहित महिलाएं पति का प्‍यार और स्‍नेह पाने के लिए करती हैं. इस व्रत को करने से कुवांरी लड़कियों को उत्तम पति मिलता है और सुहागिनों का सुहाग अखण्ड रहता है

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Friday 8 April 2016

May 2016 - Fasts, Festivals and Religious Occasions Dates

This is the list of Hindu Fasts, Festivals and Religious Occasions Dates which occur in the month of  May, 2016.

Tuesday, 3rd May, 2016
Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti

Wednesday, 4th May, 2016
Pradosh Vrat, Agni Nakshatram Begins

Thursday, 5th May, 2016
Masik Shivaratri

Friday, 6th May, 2016
Vaishakha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya

Saturday, 7th May, 2016
Masik Karthigai, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

Sunday, 8th May, 2016
Chandra Darshan, Parashurama Jayanti, Tagore Jayanti *Bengal, Rohini Vrat

Monday, 9th May, 2016
Akshaya Tritiya, Varshitap Parana, Matangi Jayanti

Tuesday, 10th May, 2016
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ramanuja Jayanti

Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Skanda Sashti

Thursday, 12th May, 2016
Ganga Saptami

Saturday, 14th May, 2016
Masik Durgashtami, Bagalamukhi Jayanti, Vrishabha Sankranti

Sunday, 15th May, 2016
Sita Navami

Monday, 16th May, 2016
Mahavir Swami Kevalagyan

Tuesday, 17th May, 2016
Mohini Ekadashi

Wednesday, 18th May, 2016
Parashurama Dwadashi

Thursday, 19th May, 2016
Pradosh Vrat

Friday, 20th May, 2016
Narasimha Jayanti, Chhinnamasta Jayanti

Saturday, 21st May, 2016
Vaishakha Purnima, Kurma Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Vaikasi Visakam

Sunday, 22nd May, 2016
Jyeshtha Begins *North, Narada Jayanti

Wednesday, 25th May, 2016
Sankashti Chaturthi

Saturday, 28th May, 2016
Agni Nakshatram Ends

Sunday, 29th May, 2016
Bhanu Saptami, Kalashtami

Tuesday, 31st May, 2016
Hanuman Jayanti *Telugu

Thursday 7 April 2016

Festivals, Fasts and Religious Occasions Dates - April 2016

This is the list of Hindu Festivals, Fasts and Religious Occasions Dates which occur in the month of  April, 2016.

Sunday, 3rd April, 2016
Papmochani Ekadashi

Monday, 4th April, 2016
Gauna Papmochani Ekadashi, Vaishnava Papamochani Ekadashi

Tuesday, 5th April, 2016
Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri

Thursday, 7th April, 2016
Chaitra Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya

Friday, 8th April, 2016
Chandra Darshan, Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Saturday, 9th April, 2016
Jhulelal Jayanti, Gauri Puja, Gangaur, Matsya Jayanti

Sunday, 10th April, 2016
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Karthigai

Monday, 11th April, 2016
Lakshmi Panchami, Rohini Vrat

Tuesday, 12th April, 2016
Yamuna Chhath, Skanda Sashti

Wednesday, 13th April, 2016
Navapad Oli Begins, Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Baisakhi

Thursday, 14th April, 2016
Masik Durgashtami, Puthandu, Vishu Kani, Pohela Boishakh, Ambedkar Jayanti

Friday, 15th April, 2016
Rama Navami, Mahatara Jayanti

Sunday, 17th April, 2016
Kamada Ekadashi

Monday, 18th April, 2016
Vamana Dwadashi, Thrissur Pooram

Tuesday, 19th April, 2016
Pradosh Vrat, Mahavir Swami Jayanti

Thursday, 21st April, 2016
Purnima Upavas, Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Friday, 22nd April, 2016
Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima, Navapad Oli Ends, Chitra Pournami

Saturday, 23rd April, 2016
Vaishakha Begins *North

Monday, 25th April, 2016
Sankashti Chaturthi

Friday, 29th April, 2016
Kalashtami

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Purnima August date and time - Shravan Purnima Vrat Vidhi

The day in each month in which the full moon occurs, it is known as Purnima (also called Poornima, Pournima). This purnima is known as Shravan Purnima. Purnima August date and time. read more...