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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2006

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Tritiya from 22:46Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 19:31Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 16:29Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 13:45Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 11:28Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 09:39AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti7Shukla Navami from 08:21Navami8Shukla Dashami from 07:33Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 07:14Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 07:22DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 07:54TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:50Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 10:08PurnimaLohri14Krishna Pratipada from 11:48PratipadaMakar SankrantiPongalPausha Purnima+215Krishna Dwitiya from 13:49Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 16:11Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 18:47ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 21:31Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 00:12Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 02:37Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 04:31Ashtami22Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 05:44Navami24Krishna Dashami from 06:06Dashami25Krishna Dwadashi from 04:11DwadashiShattila Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 02:00TrayodashiRepublic Day27Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:10ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 19:51Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 16:14PratipadaMagha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 12:30Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 08:51Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2006

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 5 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 5 Jan, 11:28 GMT+2 → 6 Jan, 09:39 GMT+2
  2. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  3. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Jan, 07:14 GMT+2 → 10 Jan, 07:22 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Jan, 07:54 GMT+2 → 12 Jan, 08:50 GMT+2
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:24 GMT+2
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:24 GMT+2
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:24 GMT+2
  8. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Purnima: 13 Jan, 10:08 GMT+2 → 14 Jan, 11:48 GMT+2
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:24 GMT+2
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Jan, 18:47 GMT+2 → 18 Jan, 21:31 GMT+2
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Jan, 05:35 GMT+2 → 26 Jan, 04:11 GMT+2
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Jan, 02:00 GMT+2 → 27 Jan, 23:10 GMT+2
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Jan, 23:10 GMT+2 → 28 Jan, 19:51 GMT+2
  15. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Amavasya: 28 Jan, 19:51 GMT+2 → 29 Jan, 16:15 GMT+2