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HINDU FESTIVAL DATES 2012

HINDU FESTIVAL DATES 2012
 January 2012 

13th January 2012 – Lohri Festival
14th and 15th January 2012 – Makar Sankranti 
15th January 2012 – Thai Pongal 
16th January 2012 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 
28th January 2012 – Basant Panchami or Vasanth Panchami 
30th January 2012 – Ratha Sabtami 

 February 2012 

6th February 2012 – Thaipusam or Thaipoosam
14th February 2012 – Ashtami at Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
20th February 2012 – Maha Shivaratri

 March 2012 

5th March 2012 – Aayilyam at Pambady Pampumkavu Snake Temple
7th March 2012 - Masi Magam and Holika Dahan (Chotti Holi) 
8th March 2012 – Holi Festival Attukal Pongala 
8th March 2012 – Attukal Pongala at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple

14th March 2012 – Karadayan Nonbu 
14th March 2012 – Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple Arattu 

15th March 2012 – Ratholsavam at Kollur Mookambika Devi Temple 
23rd March 2012 – Gudi Padwa
26th March 2012 – Kodungalloor Bharani Festival 

April 2012 

1st April 2012 – Ram Navami 
5th April 2012 – Panguni Uthiram or Pankuni Uthram 
6th April 2012 – Hanuman Jayanti 
14th April 2012 – Vishu Festival in Kerala
24th April 2012 – Akshaya Trithiya 
23rd March 2012 – Gudi Padwa
26th April 2012 – Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti 

May 2012 

1st May 2012 – Thrissur Pooram 
2nd May 2012 – Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam 
4th May 2012 – Narasimha Jayanthi 
6th May 2012 – Chitirai Poornima 

June 2012

3rd June 2012 - Vaikasi Visagam
3rd June 2012 - Arattu at Kanyakumari Devi Temple 
21st June 2012 – Puri Rath Yatra

July 2012 

2nd August 2012 – Raksha Bandhan 
2nd August 2012 – Avani Avittam 
3rd August 2012 – Gayathri Japam 
5th August 2012 – Sri Maha Sankatahara Chathurthi 
9th August 2012 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami 
10th August 2012 – Sree Krishna Janmashtami in North India 
21st August 2012 – Athachamayam 
29th August 2012 – Onam Festival in Kerala 

September 2012 

18th September 2012 – Haritalika Teej 
19th September 2012 – Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi 
30th September 2012 – Pitru Paksha Shradh starts 

October 2012 

16th October 2012 – Navratri Festival Begins 
22nd October 2012 – Durga Ashtami 
23rd October 2012 – Maha Navami, Saraswathi Pooja, Ayudha Pooja 
24th October 2012 – Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra 

November 2012 

2nd November 2012 – Karva Chouth 
11th November 2012 – Dhanteras 
13th November 2012 – Diwali or Deepavali 
13th November 2012 – Lakshmi Puja 
16th November 2012 – Sabarimala Mandala Kalam Festival Pilgrimage season 2012 – 2013 begins 
19th November 2012 – Skanda Shasti 
24th to 28th November 2012 – Tulsi Puja and Vivah 
27th November 2012 – Thiruvanamalai Deepam 

December 2012 

6th December 2012 – Kal Bhairav Ashtami 
23rd December 2012 – Vaikunta Ekadasi 
23rd December 2012 – Gita Jayanti 
27th December 2012 – Sri Dattatreya Jayanti 

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