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Summary of Significant Hindu Dates for 2009. A more detailed calendar with all the significant days listed, such as Ekadashis, Amavasya, Purnima, Birth and death anniversaries etc. can be accessed here.

Festival Dates for Year
2009 - 2010 - 2011

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

May
Fri 01

Ganga Saptami :Ganga The Goddess Ganga, representing the river Ganga (Ganges) is shown white in color, wearing a white crown, sitting on the sea animal crocodile, holding in her right hand a water lily and in her left hand a lute.

Sat 02

Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (As per Nanakshahi Calendar) :Guru Arjun's multifarious activities, apart from making a very major contribution to the organisation of the mission, demonstrate, as laid down by Guru Nanak, that no field of life, whether temporal, social or political, is excluded for the operation of a mystic. Slowly but surely the movement came out with a distinct identity of its own and with clear-cut religious- and sociopolitical facets.

Tue 05

Mohini Ekadashi :VaiSAkha Suddha EkAdaSi: Called as "mOhinayikAdaSi". Lord Vishnu has taken the shape of "Mohini" on this day, in order to kill the daemon BhasmAsura . Significance: Those who observe this will get the mesmerizing power. They will never have problems with their married life.

Thu 07

Ravindra Nath Tagore Jayanti :Extant during Kaliyuga's years 4962 to 5043 ( i.e. 1861 to 1942 A.D.)

Fri 08

Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima :One of the greatest spiritual teachers of mankind which Bharat has produced is undoubtedly, Buddha.

Fri 08

Vrat Poornima :In memory of this mythological event, many Hindu women observe fast on Vata-Purnima day which falls in the first half of June. On this day women visit temples with offerings . A special prayer is performed before the Vata tree to propitiate the Gods for getting their worldly boons granted.

Sat 09

Theravada New Year :New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists, celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April

Sat 09

Wesak or Buddha day :The most important of the Buddhist festivals. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his birth and death.

Thu 14

Vrish Sankranti :

Sun 17

Sheetalashtami :Sheetalashtami, or Sheetala Ashtami, is an auspicious day dedicated to Goddess Sheetala in the month of Chaitra (March – April) as per the traditional calendar followed in North India. Sheetalashtami Vrat is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) in Chaitra month. It is believed that observing this Vrat will help in curing various diseases. In 2009, the date of Sheetalashtami Vrat is March 19.

Wed 20

Achala Ekaadashi :Apara Ekadasi is observed during the Krishna Paksha (second fortnight) of the month Vaisakha masam. Importance and significance of Apara Ekadasi was explained by Lord Sri Krsihna to Yudhistira (Dharma raj). Apara Ekadasi is also called as Vaishak Vadi Ekadashi or Achala Ekadashi.

Sat 23

Birthday of Guru Amar Das :From the One Lord Have come forth all different forms, shapes and hues. Guru Amar Das, the Guru Granth Sahib, p. 160

Wed 27

Maharana Pratap Jayanti :Extant in Kaliyuga's years from 3640 to 3698 (i.e. from 1539 to 1597 A.D.) Maharana Pratap, who struggled against slavery all through his life and kept aloft always the saffron coloured flag of Hindutva, through his character and conduct provided an example representing the Indian consciousness of retaliation and antagonism.

Wed 27

Vainayaki Ganesh Vrat :One important way of Lord Ganesha's upasana is Vratas(vows and observances) by which one can try to get blessings form Lord Ganesha and achieve the peace of mind.

Fri 29

Jamai Shashti (Bengal) :Jamai Shashti is celebrated as the Son-in-Law Day, in the city of Kolkata. Jamai Shashti is commonly celebrated in the month of June. The auspicious day is dedicated to the son-in-law and hence the name Jamai Shashti.

Fri 29

Shruti Panchami (Jain) :The day of completion of first written text (Agama) of Jainism Named – ‘SHATKHANDAGAMA’, two thousands years ago. Authors were great ‘Acharya Pushpadanta’ & ‘Bhootbali’.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Festival Dates for Year
2009 - 2010 - 2011



 
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