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1st. English New Year Day
2nd. Parshwanath Jayanti (Jain)
4th. Suphala Ekaadashi Vrat (for all)
6th. Shivratri of the month
11th. Moharram and Hijri-1429 begins.
13th. Lohri
14th/15th. Makar Sankranti
15th. Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
16th. Annapurna Jayanti
17th. Shab-e-Mehendi
19th. Vaishnav Ekaadashi
20th. Muharram (Tajiya);
22nd. Maagh Snaan (Bathing) begins; Vrat ki Poornima; Shakambhari Jayanti.
23rd. Netaji Subhash Ch. Bose Jayanti
26th. 59th Republic Day
28th. Lala Lajpat Rai Jayanti
29th. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
30th. Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi
31st. Bhishma Pitamaha Jayanti

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5th. Shivaratri of the month
7th. Mauni Amavas; Kumbh Mela Begins
9th. Gauri Trititiya
11th. Basant Panchami; Saraswati Pooja
12th. Sheetla shashti
13th. Kumbh Sankrant; Narmada Jayanti; Rath Saptami.
17th. Jaya Ekaadashi 11 Vrat.
19th. Guru Gorakhnath Jayanti; Three Days’ Desert Festival (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan)
21st. Maagh Snaan concludes; Lalita Jayanti; Ravidas Jayanti
28th. Chehallum Shahid Karbala
29th. Janaki Jayanti

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1st. Guru Ramdas Jayanti
2nd. Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
3rd. Vijaya Ekaadashi Vrat for all
5th. Aakhari Chahar Shamba. Maha Shiva Ratri; Rudrabhishek. Baidyanath jayanti.
7th. Shahadat-e-Imam Hasan
9th. Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans Jayanti
10th. Ravi-ul-Awwal 1429 Hij. Begins
14th. Meen Sankranti; Holashtak begins.
17th. Rang Bhari Ekaadashi; Shyamji Khatu Mela begins.
18th. Shyamji Khatu Mela concludes.
19th. Eid-e-Milad; Barabafaat
21st. Holika Dahan (Agja); Good Friday; Vrat ki poornima.
22nd. Holi
23rd. Sant Tukaram Jayanti; Bhai-Dooj
30th. Sheetlashtami

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2nd. Paap Mochini Ekaadashi 11 Vrat
4th. Shivratri of the monthSnaan-Daan Amavasya
7th. Nav Samvat 2065 begins; Chaitra Navaratra; Jhoole Lal Jayanti.
8th. Gangaur Tritiya; Sarhul Mela; Ravi Ussaani begins.
10th. Naag Panchami; Sri Panchami; Lakshmi Panchami
11th. Yamuna Jayanti (Mathura)
13th. Sri Durga AshtamiRamnavami (Smartya)
14th. Ramnavami (Vaishnav) Ram Janam Mahotsava; Dr Ambedkar Jayanti; Tara Jayanti .
18th. 2607th Sri Mahavir Jayanti; Eleventh Sharif Fatiha Yajadahum
20th. Sri Hanuman Jayanti; Snaan-Daan Poornima.
23rd. Sati Anusuiya Jayanti; Babu Kuar Singh Jayanti.
25th. Guru Teg Bahadur Jayanti
26th. Urs Nizamuddin Auliya
27th. Urs Maulana Alaaf Hussain
28th. Sheetlashtami

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1st. Labours’ Day; Ballabhacharya Jayanti.
3rd. Shivaratri of the month; Shani Pradosh.
6th. Devadamodar Day (Assam)
7th. Parshuram Jayanti; Veer Shivaji Jayanti; Ravindra Nath Tagore’s Jayanti. Jamaadi –ul-Awwal 1429 H.
8th. World Red Cross Day.; Akshaya Tritiya;
9th. World Mothers’ Day;
10th. Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti; Adya Shankaracharya Jayanti; Soordas Jayanti
11th. Ganga & Bhaanu Saptami
15th. Mohini Ekaadashi; Lakshminarayan Ekaadashi (Orissa).
16th. Meenakshi Kalyanam
17th. Eleventh Sharif
20th. Buddha Jayanti; Snaan-Daan Poornima
22nd. Devarshi Narad Jayanti
24th. Ma Anandmoyee Jayanti
28th. Sheetalashtami
31st. Achala Ekaadashi

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2nd. Shivratri of the month.
3rd. Vat Savitri Vrat; Vat Poojan
4th. Wafaat Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
6th. Maharana Pratap Jayanti; Jamaadi Ussani month begins (1429 H)
9th. Vindhyavasini Pooja; Aranya Shashthi. Jamai Shashthi (WB)
11th. Ksheer Bhavani Mela (Kashmir)
12th. Mahesh Navami.
13th. Ganga Dashahara; Haridwar Mela; Batuk Bhairav
Jayanti.
14th. Nirjala Ekaadashi; Geeta Jayanti; Gayatri Jayanti.
15th. Khaatu Shyamji Mela (Rajasthan)
18th. Sant Kabir Jayanti; Snaan-Daan Poornima; Vat Savitri Vrat.
19th. Guru Hargovind Singh Jayanti.
26th. Sri Sheetlashtami.
29th. Gopadma Vrat

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1st. Shivratri of the month
4th. Sri Jagdish Rath Yatra (Puri)
5th. Rajjab month (1429 H) begins; Urs Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Ajmer)
10th. Parshuraamaashtami (Orissa)
11th. Mela Sharif Bhawani (Kashmir)
12th. Ulta Rath (Puri)
17th. Hazrat Ali Birth Anniversary; Mela Jwalamukhi (HP); Vrat ki Poornima.
18th. Guru Poornima
21st. Shrawan Somvari (starts)
23rd. Naag Panchami (Bengal, Rajasthan)
26th. Sheetla Saptami
28th. Shrawan Somwari
30th. Shivaratri of the month, Rudrabhishek;
31st. Shabb-e-Miraj

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1st. Hariyali Amaavasya; Solar Eclipse.
2nd. Chandra Darshan
3rd. Shabaan (1429 H) begins
4th. Hariyali Teej; Madhu Shrava; Shrawan Somvari.
6th. Naagpanchmi; Amarnath Yatra Begins; Takshak Pooja.
7th. Kalki Jayanti
8th. Goswami Tulsi Das Jayanti
11th. Shrawan Somwari.
15th. 62nd Indian Independence Day
16th. Snaan-Daan Poornima; Raksha Bandhan; Amarnath Darshan; Lunar Eclipse.
17th. Shabb-e-Barat
18th. Shrawan Somwari (last)
19th. Kajjali Teej; Vidhyachali Jayanti;
20th. Bahula Chauth.
22th. Lalhi Chhath
23rd. Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Smart).
24th. Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
25th. Nandotsava (Nandgaon); Goga Navami.
27th. Jaya Ekaadashi 11 Vrat for all.
29th. Shivratri of the month; Aghore Chaturdashi

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1st. Ramzaan Roza begins
2nd. Hartalika Teej Vrat; Varaha Jayanti;
3rd. Ganesh Chouth (Ganesh Pooja/Siddhi Vinayaka Vrat)
4th. Rishi Panchami
5th. Dr. Radhakrishnan Anniversary; Teachers’ Day; Sri Balram Jayanti.
7th. Radhaashtami.
8th. Mahalakshmi Vrat begins.
10th. Baba Ramdasji Mela (Rajasthan)
14th. Anant Chaturdashi; Vrat ki poornima; Kadli Vrat; Urs Alisha Kalandar (Panipat)
15th. Mahalya begins; Snaan-Daan ki poornima
16th. Pratipada Shraadh starts
17th. Vishwakarma Pooja
22nd. Shahadat-e-Hazrat Ali; Mahalakshmi Vrat concludes. Jivitputrika (Jitiya) Vrat
26th. Jumat-ul-Vida
27th. Shirdi Sai Baba Avataran; Shab-e-Qadr. Shivratri of the month.
29th. Pitra Visarjan
30th. Sharad Navaratra Begins; Durga Pooja First Pooja

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1st. Second Day of Durga Pooja
2nd. Third Day of Durga Pooja; Gandhi Jayanti; Shashtri Jayanti.. Eid-ul-Fitr; Savvaal1429 (H) starts;
3rd. Fourth Day of Durga Pooja
4th. Fifth Day of Durga Pooja
5th. Sixth Day of Durga Pooja
6th. Seventh Day of Durga Pooja; Poojan begins bySaraswati Avahan.
7th. Eighth Day of Durga Puja; Saraswati Poojan & Mahashtami
8th. Durga Navami; Maha Navami; Navaratri concludes.
9th. Vijaya Dashmi; NeelKanth Darshan; Baudhavataar.
14th. Sharad Poornima; Balmiki Jayanti;
15th. Kaartik Snaan (bathing) begins
17th. Karwa Chouth
18th. Urs Khwaja Amir Khusroo
21st. Kali Pooja
22nd. Raadhaashtami
26th. Dhanteras; Yam Deep Daan.
27th. Hanuman Jayanti; Shivratri of the month.
28th. Deepawali; Sri Mahaveer Nirwaan.
29th. Annakoot; Govardhan Pooja
30th. Yam Dwitiya; Bhiya Dooj; Sri Chitragupta Pooja.
31st. Sardar Patel Jayanti; Jilkaad 1429 (H) starts

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4th. Chhath Dala Evening Argh.
5th. Chhath Dala Morning Argh
6th. Gopaashtami
7th. Akshaya Navami; Dhatri pooja.
10th. Tulsi Vivah
13th. Kartik Snaan concludes; Guru Nanak Jayanti; Pushkar Mela
14th. Nehru Jayanti; Children’s Day.
20th. Mahakaal Bhairavashtami
23rd. Satya Sri Sai Baba Avataran
25th. Shivaratri of the month; Urs Roshan Chiraag
26th. Sri Balaji Jayanti
27th. Shradh Amavasya
30th. Jilhij 1429 (H) starts

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1st. World Aids Day
2nd. Ram Vivah Panchami
3rd. World Handicaps’ Day; Guru Teg Bahadur Balidaan.
5th. Narsinha Mehta Jayanti
7th. Indian Flag Day
8th. Hajj; Geeta Jayanti
9th. Vaishnav Ekaadashi; Bakrid (Eid-ul-Zoha)
12th. Annapurna Jayanti; Dattatreya Jayanti; Snaan-Daan Poornima.
25th. Christmas Day; Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Jayanti
22nd. Parshvanath Jayanti
23rd. Suphala Ekaadashi
25th. Shivaratri of the month; Christmas Day; Malviya Jayanti
30th. Muharram. Hijri 1430 begins

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