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TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS


C A L E N D A R


Friday, August 29, 2008
Vikrama Samvat 2065 Bhadrapada 14
Shaka Samvat 1930 Bhadrapada 7
Hijri 1429 Shaban 27
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi up to 2-56 a.m. (August, 30)
The fourteenth lunar day of the dark half Bhadrapada.
Aashlesha Nakshatra up to 1-24 a.m. (August 30)
Parigha yoga up to 2-10 a.m. (August 30)
The moon enters Leo 1-24 a.m. (August 30)
Ending of Bhadra 3-50 p.m.
Aghora Chaturdashi
Gandamoola afflictions full day (August 29 & 30)

 

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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