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Swami Sivananda's "Hindu Fasts and Festivals" and Swami Krishnananda's "Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals" have detailed descriptions of the festivals listed here. This Spiritual Calendar is for worships held at the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India. Some of the dates may not necessarily hold true for other parts of the world.
SPRITUAL CALENDAR
2006
March ~ April ~ May ~ June ~ July ~ August ~ September ~ October ~ November ~ December
SPRITUAL CALENDAR
2007
January ~ February ~ March
March 2006
| Date |
Hindu Fasts and Festivals |
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30
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Lunar New Year's Day; Vasanta Navaritri Begins (Vikrami
Samvat-2063)
|
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31
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Sri Matsya Avtar Jayanti
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April 2006
|
Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
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6
|
Sri Rama Navami; Sri Samartha Ramdas Jayanti
|
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9
|
Ekadasi
|
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10
|
Pradosha Puja
|
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11
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Sri Vardhamana Mahavir Jayanti
|
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13
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Chaitra Purnima; Sri Hanuman Jayanti
|
|
14
|
Mesha Sankranti (11.32a.m.), Baisakhi
|
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24
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Ekadasi
|
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25
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
27
|
Amavasya
|
|
30
|
Sri Parasurama Jayanti; Akshaya Tritiya
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May 2006
|
Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
2
|
Sri Adi Sankaracharya Jayanti
|
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3
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Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti
|
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4
|
Sri Ganga Saptami
|
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7
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Swami Premananda Birthday
|
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9
|
Ekadasi
|
|
10
|
Pradosha Puja
|
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11
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Sri Narasimha Jayanti
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12/13
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Purnima
|
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13
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Sri Buddha Jayanti;Sri Kurma Jayanti
|
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23
|
Ekadasi
|
|
24
|
Pradosha Puja
|
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26/27
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Amavasya
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June 2006
|
Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
1
|
Anniversary of Sannyasa Diksha of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj
|
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6
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Sri Ganga Dussehra
|
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7
|
Ekadasi (Nirjala)
|
|
9
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
11
|
Purnima
|
|
21
|
Ekadasi
|
|
23
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
25
|
Amavasya
|
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July 2006
|
Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
7
|
Ekadasi (Hari Sayani)
|
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8
|
Pradosha Puja; Sri Vamana Puja; Chaturmasya Vrata begins
|
|
10
|
Purnima
|
|
11
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Sri Guru Purnima; Sri Vyasa Puja; Sri Guru Puja
|
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17
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Dakshinayana begins
|
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19
|
43rd Anniversary of Punya Tithi Aradhana of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj
|
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21
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Ekadasi
|
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22
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Pradosha Puja
|
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25
|
Amavasya
|
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30
|
Sri Naga Panchami
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August 2006
|
Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
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1
|
Sri Goswami Tulsidas Jayanti
|
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5
|
Ekadasi
|
|
7
|
Pradosha Puja
|
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9
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Purnima; Upakarma; Raksha Bandhan
|
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16
|
Sri Krishna Jayanti
|
|
19
|
Ekadasi
|
|
21
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
23
|
Amavasya
|
|
26
|
Sri Varaha Jayanti
|
|
27
|
Sri Ganesha Chaturthi
|
|
28
|
Rishi Panchami
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September 2006
|
Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
1
|
Sri Radha Ashtami
|
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4
|
Ekadasi
|
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5
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Pradosha Puja; Sri Vamana Jayanti |
|
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6
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Ananta Chaturdasi S
|
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7
|
Purnima; Lunar Eclipse |(11.35 p.rn. to 01.08a.rn.)
|
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8
|
119th Birth Anniversary of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha begins)
|
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18
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Ekadasi
|
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19
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Pradosha Puja
|
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22
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Amavasya;Mahalaya,(Pitri Paksha ends)
|
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23
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Navaratri Puja begins
|
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24
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H. H. Sri Swami Chidananda Birthday
|
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29
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Sri Saraswati Avahana
|
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30
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Sri Durga Ashtami
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October 2006
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Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
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1
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Sri Maha Navami; Sri Navaratri Puja Concludes
|
|
2
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Vijaya Dasami
|
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3
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Ekadasi
|
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4
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Pradosha Puja
|
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6
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Rasa Lila
|
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6/7
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Purnima
|
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17
|
Ekadasi
|
|
19
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Pradosha Puja
|
|
20
|
Naraka Chaturdasi
|
|
21
|
Dipavali
|
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21/22
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Amavasya
|
|
22
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Sri Go-Puja; Sri Bali Puja; Sri Govardhan Puja
|
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23
|
Bhai Dooj-Tika
|
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28
|
Sri Skanda Shashthi (According to Tamil Calendar}
|
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30
|
Gopashtami
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November 2006
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Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
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1
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Ekadasi (Prabodhini)
|
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2
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Sri Tulasi Puja; Utthana Dwadasi; Chaturmasya Vrata ends
|
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3
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Pradosha Puja; Sri Vaikuntha Chaturdasi
|
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5
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Purnima; Sri Guru Nanak Jayanti
|
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16
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Ekadasi
|
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18
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Pradosha Puja; Punyatithi of Sri Jnaneswaraji Maharaj
|
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20
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Somavati Amavasya
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26
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Sri Skanda Shashthi (According to Sanskrit Calendar)
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December 2006
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Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
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1
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Ekadasi; Sri Bhagavadgita Jayanti
|
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2
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Pradosha Puja
|
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3
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63rd Anniversary of Akhanda Mahamantra Sankirtana Yajna in Sivanandashram
|
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4
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Purnima; Sri Dattatreya Jayanti
|
|
16
|
Ekadasi
|
|
18
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
20
|
Amavasya
|
|
24
|
Christmas Eve
|
|
25
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Christmas Day
|
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30
|
Ekadasi
|
|
31
|
63rd Anniversary of Pratishtha Mahotsava of Sri Viswanatha Mandir in Sivanandashram
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January 2007
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Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
1
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Pradosha Ruja
|
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3
|
Purnima
|
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13
|
Lohri
|
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14
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Makara Sankranti Uttarayana Punyakala ( 11.42 p.m.)
|
|
15
|
Ekadasi
|
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16
|
Pradosa Puja
|
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18/19
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Amavasya
|
|
23
|
Vasanta Panchami
|
|
25
|
Ratha Saptami
|
|
26
|
Sri Bhishma Ashtami
|
|
27
|
Madhva Navami
|
|
29
|
Ekadasi
|
|
30
|
Pradosha Puja
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February 2007
|
Date
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
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1/2
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Purnima
|
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13
|
Ekadasi
|
|
15
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
16
|
Sri Maha Sivaratri
|
|
17
|
Amavasya
|
|
27
|
Ekadasi
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March 2007
|
Date
|
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
|
|
1
|
Pradosha Puja
|
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3
|
Purnima; Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Jayanti
|
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4
|
Lunar Eclipse (3.00 a.m. to 6.42 a.m.); Holi
|
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5
|
Dulandi
|
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15
|
Ekadasi
|
|
16
|
Pradosha Puja
|
|
18/19
|
Amavasya (Somavati)
|
|
19
|
Solar Eclipse (6.08 a.m. to 9.55 a.m.)
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