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Youth Day, Ntl.(IN) (1863): January 12

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First celebrated and declared by the government of India in 1984, National Youth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, 1863. Vivekananda was a prolific lecturer and te...

January

Devshayani Ekadashi (H): July 6

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In Hinduism, Ekadashi is an important observance, with two occurring annually. The focus is the worship of Lord Vishnu. Devotees show reverence by partial fasting. They abstain from grains, beans, cereals...

January

Sankashti Chaturthi (H): July 14

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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) occurs on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). Devotees obser...

January

Kamika Ekadashi (H): July 21

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In the Hindu religion, Ekadashi is a holy day, with two each month. Kamika Ekadashi is associated with Lord Krishna (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Hindus believe observers of Kamika Ekadashi will byp...

January

Hariyali Teej (H): July 27

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Hariyali ( greenery) Teej (third day) is an important holiday for married Hindu women seeking marital bliss and the well-being of their husbands. Hariyali Teej is the 3rd day of the first fortnight in the...

January

Nag Panchami (H): July 29

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Nag Panchami is the Hindu holiday dedicated to snakes (nag) and is a favorite in India. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar month of Shravan (Sawan) and falls sometime in J...

January

Ashadha (H): June 12 - July 10

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Ashadha (also called Aashaadha) is a month in the Hindu calendar, the fourth month of the Hindu year. The month hosts the Guru Purnima festival on the full moon (Purnima) of the month. PLEASE NOTE: We u...

January

Ganga Dussehra (H): June 5

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Ganga Dussehra is a day of devotion and faith celebrated in the month of Jyeshtha in the Hindu calendar. When the evening of Ganga Dussehra descends, devotees begin offering leaf boats with candles, swe...

January

Jagannath Rath Yatra (H): June 27

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Lord Jagannath, the day's namesake, is an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Rath Yatra is a colorful festival in Odisha, India. Each year during the monsoon season, the images of Jagannath, Balabhadra, and S...

January

Nirjala Ekadashi (H): June 6-7

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In the Hindu religion, Ekadashi (Pandava Bhima Ekadashi, or Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi.) is one of two Ekadashi every month; each is known by a different name and has great importance. Worship of Lord Vis...

January

Sankashti Chaturthi (H): June 14

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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) occurs on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (the dark lunar or waning phase of the moon). If this Chaturthi...

January

Tropics, International Day of the: June 29

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The Tropics are the region of the earth between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. They represent 40 percent of the world's land mass and 80 percent of biodiversity. They are the world's lungs, the sour...

January

Vat Purnima Vrat (H): June 10

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Vat Purnima or Wat Purnima occurs on the full moon day in the month of Jyeshtha on the Hindu calendar. Wives fast and pray for the prosperity and longevity of their husbands by tying threads around a ban...

January

Yogini Ekadashi (H): June 21-22

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Yogini Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of the waning fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashadha. Fasting on this day is done to rid oneself of various ailments and diseases. Hindus believe that blessings of good...

January

Chaitra Amavasya (H): March 29

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In the Hindu religion, Amavas, or Amavasya, means "dark moon" and refers to the new moon phase in Sanskrit. Somvaty Amavasya falls on a Monday. It's believed that fasting on this Amavasya wards off wido...

January

Chaitra Navratri (H): March 30

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Chaitra Navratri begins on the ninth day of the Hindu month Chaitra. In the Gregorian calendar, it falls in March or April. It is the holiday for the worship of the goddess of power, Durga. PLEASE NOTE:...

January

Chaitra Sukhladi-Hindu New Year (H): March...

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Chaitra Sukhladi is the first day of the Hindu year and the month of Chaitra. It coincides with March, and Chaitra Suldadi is a restricted holiday in India. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar...

January

Gangaur (H): March 31

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Gangaur is a colorful festival in Rajasthan, India, associated with Parvati, also known as Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva. Unmarried women worship her in hopes of being blessed with a good husband, and mar...

January

Hola Mohalla (S): March 14-16

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Hola Mohalla is the first day of the lunar month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar of the Sikh faith, and it coincides with the Hindu festival of colors - Holi. Guru Gobind Singh started this observance...

January

Holi (H): March 14

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One of the major festivals of the Hindu faith, Holi, is celebrated with enthusiasm at the full moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. There is no more...

January
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