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Friday, August  22, 2008
Vikrama Samvat 2065 Bhadrapada 7
Shaka Samvat 1930 Shrawana 31
Hijri 1429 Shaban 20
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Shashthi up to 8-32 p.m. 
The sixth lunar day of the dark half of Bhadrapada.
Ashvini Nakshatra up to 12-45 p.m.
Bridhi yoga up to 1-8 p.m.
Beginning of Bhadra 8-32 p.m.
Mercury enters Uttaraphalguni 10-30 p.m.
Sayana sun enters Virgo 11 p.m.
Venus enters Uttaraphalguni 5-0 a.m. (August 23)
Sharad season sets in
Chandan Shashthi brata
Hala Shashthi
Putrarathi Shashthi

 

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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