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Monday, December 22, 2003
Vikrama Samvat 2060 Pousha 07
Shaka Samvat 1925 Pousha 01
Hijri 1424 Shavval 27
  • Pousha Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi up to 6-50 p.m. 
  • The 14th lunar day of the dark half of Pousha.
  • Jyeshtha Nakshatra up to 3-45 a.m. (December 23)
  • The moon enters Sagittarius at 3-45 a.m. (December 23)
  • Ending of Bhadra at 8-40 a.m.
  • Sayana sun enters Capricorn at 12-30 p.m.
  • The sun diverts towards North (uttarayana)
  • Shishir season sets in

 

 

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TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

 

Gazetted holidays (Chandigarh) in 2003 
Guru Gobind Singh birthday January 9
Republic Day  January 26

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

February 12
Guru Ravi Das Jayanti        February 16
Maha Shivratri  March 1
Holi     March 19
Ram Naumi April 11
B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti/Baisakhi April 14
Mahavir Jayanti April 15
Independence Day August 15
Janamashtami August 20
Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi October 2
Dasehra (Vijaydashmi)    October 4
Maharishi Balmiki birthday     October 10
Diwali                 October 25
Sri Guru Nanak Dev's birthday November 8
Id-ul-Fitr November 26
Christmas  December 25
Guru Gobind Singh birthday December 29

 

Restricted holidays (Chandigarh) in 2003 
New Year’s Day January 1
Lohri January 13
Makara Sahkaranti January 14
Basant Panchami February 6
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti February 26
Muharram March 14
Holi (Holika dahan) March 18
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Bhagat Singh March 23
Good Friday April 18
Sri Parshuram Jayanti May 4
Milad-un-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Mohd.) May 14
Budh Purnima May 16
Raksha Bandhan August 12
Karvachauth October 14
Bhai Duj/Vishvakarma Day October 26
Martyrdom Day Of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur November 24
Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib

December 26
December 27

December 28

 
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