Festival list 2008
New Delhi's dates · times in IST
The year as kept, every date in New Delhi's time.
Festivals in January 2008
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Fri4
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Mon14Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 17:45–20:27
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Tue15Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 07:15–16:08
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Fri18Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrat
Smarta: Parana 10:16–17:49 Sat
Vaishnava: Sat 19 Jan · Parana 07:14–17:49 Sun
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 2008
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Sat2
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Thu7Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 09:26 Wed–09:14
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Mon11Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 07:03–12:35
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Sun17
Also in February:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in March 2008
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Mon3
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Thu6
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Mon17
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Fri21Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 18:33–20:55
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Sat22Holi
Pratipada tithi 00:09–01:19 Sun
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 2008
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Wed2
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Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 18:29
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Wed16
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Sun20Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 14:07 Sat–15:55
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 2008
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Fri2
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Wed7Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 05:35–12:17
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Thu15
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Mon19Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 05:21–07:41 Tue
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Sat31
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 2008
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Tue3
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Fri13Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 09:59 Thu–11:39
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Sat14
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Sun29
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 2008
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Fri4Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 04:31–01:40 Sat
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Sun13
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Fri18Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 11:50 Thu–13:29
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Mon28
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 2008
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Mon4
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Wed6Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 10:03 Tue–10:19
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Tue12
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Sat16Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan muhurat 14:35–16:21
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Tue19
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Sat23JanmashtamiVrat
Smarta: Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Sun
Vaishnava: Sun 24 Aug · Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Mon
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Wed27
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 2008
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Tue2
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Wed3Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:04–13:36
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Thu11
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Sun14
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Mon15Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 13:30–15:58
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Thu25
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Sun28Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 13:23–15:46
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 2008
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Tue7Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 01:22–03:41 Wed
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Thu9Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 13:18–15:38
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Sat11
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Tue14Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 23:42–00:32 Wed
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Fri17
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Tue21
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Fri24
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Sun26Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:43–20:14
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Mon27Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:53–06:29
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Tue28Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:35–20:13
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Wed29Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 06:31–08:44
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Thu30Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 13:11–15:24
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 2008
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Mon3
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Sun9
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Thu13Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 15:11 Wed–11:47
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Sun23
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 2008
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Wed3Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 08:50 Tue–11:14
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Tue9Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 13:36 Mon–11:36
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Tue23
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festival list 2008 in your city
Each city keeps its own dates and times, worked out at its own sunrise. Pick yours, or one of these: