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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2005

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Johannesburg
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2005

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Jan, 05:57 GMT+2 → 7 Jan, 03:50 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Jan, 01:02 GMT+2 → 8 Jan, 21:41 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Jan, 21:41 GMT+2 → 9 Jan, 17:57 GMT+2
  4. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Amavasya: 9 Jan, 17:57 GMT+2 → 10 Jan, 14:03 GMT+2
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:11 GMT+2
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:11 GMT+2
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:11 GMT+2
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:11 GMT+2
  9. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 15 Jan, 21:09 GMT+2 → 16 Jan, 20:49 GMT+2
  10. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Jan, 00:18 GMT+2 → 21 Jan, 02:31 GMT+2
  11. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Jan, 04:59 GMT+2 → 23 Jan, 07:33 GMT+2
  13. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Purnima: 24 Jan, 10:05 GMT+2 → 25 Jan, 12:32 GMT+2
  14. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Jan, 18:45 GMT+2 → 29 Jan, 20:14 GMT+2