Staring from Chaitra Shukla-Paksha to the end of Chaitra Krishna-Paksha.
(From Full Moon Fortnight starting on 04th April 2011 till the end of Dark Moon Fortnight on 22 March 2012)
| Date |
Day |
Festival |
| 04th April 2011 | Monday | Beginning of Vikram Sambat ”2068 ”. |
| 11th April 2011 | Monday | Shri Durga Ashtami .(The eighth day of the Durga Pujas). |
| 12th April 2011 | Tuesday | Shri Ram Nawami. |
| 18th April 2011 |
Monday |
Chitra Purnima ( Full Moon ). |
| 02nd May 2011 |
Monday |
Somwati Amawasya. |
| 05th May 2011 |
Thursday |
Parasu Ram Jayanti. |
| 06th May 2011 |
Friday |
Akchaya Tirteeya. |
| 10th May 2011 |
Tuesday |
Shri Ganga Jayanti. |
| 15th May 2011 |
Sunday |
Jestha Sankranti (Start of new Solar Month). |
| 16th May 2011 |
Monday |
Shri Narshimha Jayanti . |
| 01st June 2011 |
Wednesday |
Khand-Gras Surya Grahan . (partial Solar Eclipse ). |
| 11th June 2011 |
Saturday |
Shri Ganga Dashara Parva . |
| 12th June 2011 |
Sunday |
Nirjala Ekadshi Vrat. |
| 15th June 2011 |
Wednesday |
Khagras Chandra Grahan ( Total Lunar Eclipse). |
| 01st July 2011 |
Friday |
Khand-Gras Surya Grahan . ( partial Solar Eclipse ). |
| 03rd July 2011 |
Sunday |
Shri Jagannath Rath-Yatra in Puri, Orissa. |
| 15th July 2011 |
Friday |
Guru-Purnima, Vyas-Puja. |
| 16th July 2011 |
Saturday |
Shravan Sankranti (Start of solar Shravan month). |
| 13th Aug 2011 |
Saturday |
Raksha Bandhan ( Rakhi Festival). Shravan Purnima. |
| 17th Aug 2011 |
Wednesday |
Bhadrapad Sankranti (Start of new Solar Month). |
| 21th Aug 2011 |
Sunday |
Shri Krishna Janmashtami Vrat of the Smartas. |
| 22th Aug 2011 |
Monday |
Shri Krishna Janmashtami Vrat of the Vaishnavas. |
| 29th Aug 2011 |
Monday |
SomVati Amasya (Monday New Moon). |
| 31st Aug 2011 |
Wednesday |
Hartalika Tritiya ( Haryali Teej). |
| 02nd Sep 2011 |
Friday |
Rishi Panchami . |
| 08th Sept 2011 |
Thursday |
Shri Vamana Jayanti (Incarnation Day of Shri Vamana). |
| 11th Sept 2011 |
Sunday |
Anant Chaturdashi. |
| 12th Sept 2011 |
Monday |
Mahalaya Shraddha Paksha Arambha. (Shraddha Fortnight for paying obeisance to the departed ones begins). |
| 17th Sept 2011 |
Saturday |
Ashwin Sankranti (Start of New Solar Month). |
| 27th Sept 2011 |
Tuesday |
Sarva Pitri Shrsddha. ( Comman Shraddha for all departed ones, the last day of Shraddha Fortnight). |
| 28th Sept 2011 |
Wednesday |
Sharad Navratra Arambh (beginning of the Autum / Dussera Festival). |
| 04th Oct 2011 |
Tuesday |
Shri Durga Ashtami. ( The eighth day of the Dussera Festival). |
| 05th Oct2011 |
Wednesday |
Shri Maha Navami ( Ninth day Dussera Festival). |
| 06th Oct2011 |
Thursday |
Vijaya Dashmi ( Dash-Hara,ie, the Dussera Festival). |
| 11th Oct 2011 |
Tuesday |
Sharad Purnima ( Autum Full Moon ). |
| 15th Oct 2011 |
Saturday |
Karak Chaturthi ( Karwa Chauth ). |
| 17th Oct 2011 |
Monday |
Also, the Kartik Sankranti (new Solar Month of Kartik). |
| 20th Oct 2011 |
Thursday |
Ahoi Ashtami. |
| 23rd Oct 2011 |
Sunday |
Govatsa Dwadashi. |
| 24th Oct 2011 |
Monday |
Dhan Trayodashi (Part of Pre-Diwali Festival). |
| 25th Oct 2011 |
Tuesday |
Narak Chaturdashi.&Shri Hanuman Jayanti . |
| 26th Oct 2011 |
Wednesday |
Shri Maha Lakshmi Pujan/Deepawali (Diwali Festival), ie, the Festival of Lights.
Also, Kartik Amawasya. ( New Moon). |
| 27th Oct 2011 |
Thursday |
Annakoot/ Gowardhan Puja. |
| 28th Oct 2011 |
Friday |
Bhatri/Yama Dwitiya ( Bhaiyya Dooj ). |
| 03rd Nov 2011 |
Thursday |
Gopa Ashtami. |
| 07th Nov 2011 |
Monday |
Tulasi Viwah. |
| 09th Nov 2011 |
Wednesday |
Vaikunth Chaturdashi. |
| 10th Nov 2011 |
Thursday |
Shri Guru Nanak Jayanti & Kartik Purnima. |
| 16th Nov 2011 |
Wednesday |
Margashirsha Sankranti (Start of new Solar Month). |
| 25th Nov 2011 |
Friday |
Khand-Gras Surya Grahan . ( partial Solar Eclipse ). |
| 29th Nov 2011 |
Tuesday |
Shri Ram Viwahotsav & Shri Nag Panchami . |
| 06th Dec 2011 |
Tuesday |
Shri Gita Jayanti. |
| 07th Dec 2011 |
Wednesday |
Akhanda Dwadashi. |
| 07th Dec 2011 |
Wednesday |
Ananga Trayodashi Vrat. |
| 10th Dec 2011 |
Saturday |
Khagras Chandra Grahan ( Total Lunar Eclipse). |
| 10th Dec 2011 |
Saturday |
Shri Dattatreya Jayanti. |
| 16th Dec 2011 |
Friday |
Paush Sankranti ( Start of new Solar Month). |
| 21st Dec 2011 |
Wednesday |
Bodhnacharya Jayanti. |
| 24th Dec 2011 |
Saturday |
Snaischari Amawasya. |
| 31st Dec 2011 |
Saturday |
Martand Saptami. |
| 13th Jan 2012 |
Friday |
Lohari Parva (Lohri Festival). |
| 14th Jan 2012 |
Saturday |
Magh Sankranti / Makar Sankranti, (Start of new Solar Month of Magha). |
| 23rd Jan 2012 |
Monday |
Somwati Amawasya. |
| 28th Jan 2012 |
Saturday |
Shri Vasant Panchami ( Start of the Spring Festivsal). |
| 13th Feb 2012 |
Monday |
Falgun Sankranti ( start of new Solar Month of Falgun). |
| 20th Feb 2012 |
monday |
Shri Maha Shivratri Vrat ( Shiva Ratri ). |
| 05th Mar 2012 |
Monday |
Govind Dwadashi. |
| 07th Mar 2012 |
Wednesday |
Holika Dahan (Burning of the Holi). |
| 08th Mar 2012 |
Thursday |
Holi Parva - the Spring Festival ( the Festival of Colours). |
| 09th Mar 2012 |
Friday |
Hola / Vasantotsava - the Spring Festival ( the Festival of Colours). |
| 14th Mar 2012 |
Wednesday |
Chaitra Sankranti (start of new Solar Month of Chaitra). |
| 22nd Mar 2012 |
Thursday |
Chaitra Amawasya ; (New Moon); Vikram Samvat Sampurna. The Vikram Samvat 2068 concludes. |
