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TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS


C A L E N D A R

 

Thursday, July 17, 2008
Vikrama Samvat 2065 Shravana 02
Shaka Samvat 1930 Aashara 26
Hijri 1429 Rajab 13
Aashara Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi up to 11.50 a.m.
The 14th lunar day of the bright half of Aashara.
Poorvashadha Nakshatra up to 2.52 a.m. (July 18)
Vaidhriti yoga full day (July 17, 18)
Duration of Bhadra 11.50 a.m. to 12.42 a.m. (July 17, 18)
Satyanarayana brata
Jwalamukhi fair (Kashmir)
Choumasi Chaturdashi (Jain)
Beginning of Chaturmas
Hazrat Ali’s birth anniversary (Muslim)

 

Holidays/ festivals during the year 2008

Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh January 5
Republic Day January 26
Basant Panchami February 11
Milad-un-Nabi March 21
Mahavir Jayanti April 18
Buddha Purnima May 20
Maha Shivratri March 6
Good Friday March 21
Holi March 22
Baisakhi April 14
Ram Navami April 14
Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev June 16
Independence Day August 15
Janamashtami August 24
Raksha Bandhan August 16
Id-ul-Fitr October 2
Gandhi Jayanti October 2
Dussehra October 9
Diwali October 28
Martyrdom day Guru Teg Bahadur November 24
Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev November 13
Id-ul-Zuha December 9
Christmas

December 25

Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib Dec 26, 27 & 28


 



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