Indian festival calendar 2009, month wise...

Plan your holidays accordingly & enjoy… after we are working hard to make family happy…

 

January

 

Festival Name Festival - Date / Day 1   - Gregorian New Year 1 Jan - Thursday 2   - Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2 Jan - Friday 3   - Muharram 8 Jan - Friday 4   - Bikaner Camel Festival 10 Jan – 11 Jan - Saturday & Sunday 5   - Lohri 13 Jan - Tuesday 6   - Makara Sankranti 14 Jan - Wednesday 7   - International Kite Festival 14 Jan - Wednesday 8   - Pongal 14 Jan - Wednesday 9   - Magh Bihu (Assam, Bengal) 14 Jan - Wednesday 10 - Mamallapuram Festival Mid Jan 11 - Kerala Village Fair Mid Jan 12 - Kolkata Festival Mid Jan 13 - Pattadakkal Dance Festival Mid Jan 14 - Netaji Jayanti 23rd January 15 - Modhera Dance Festival Mid 16 - Republic Day 26 Jan - Monday 17 - Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Puja 31 Jan - Saturday

February

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/Day 1   - Brij Festival 2 Feb - 4 Feb - Monday to Wednesday 2   - Nagaur Fair 2 - 5 Feb - Monday to Thursday 3   - Baneshwar Fair 6 Feb - 9 Feb - Friday to Monday 4   - Guru Gorakhnath Jayanti 7 Feb - Saturday 5   - Desert Festival 7 Feb - 9 Feb - Saturday to Monday 6   - Thai Poosam 8 Feb - Sunday 7   - Guru Ravidas Jayanti 9 Feb - Monday 8   - Surajkund Crafts Mela   9   - Island Tourism Festival   10 - Valentines Day 14 Feb - Saturday 11 - Taj Mahotsav 18 Feb - 27 Feb - Wednesday - Friday 12 - Shivaji Jayanti 19 Feb - Thursday 13 - Konark Dance Festival 19 Feb - 23 Feb - Thursday to Monday 14 - Garden Festival   15 - Maha Shivaratri 23 Feb - Monday 16 - Natyanjali Festival 23 Feb - Monday 17 - Khajuraho Dance Festival 25 Feb - 2 Mar -Wednesday to Monday

March

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - International Yoga Week   2   - Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti   3   - Khatushyamji Fare   4   - Milad-un-Nabi 9 March - Monday 5   - Elephant Festival 20 March - Tuesday 6   - Holi 11 March - Wednesday 7   - Chapchar Kut 13 March - Friday 8   - Holla Mohalla   9   - Eid-a-Maulad 15 March - Sunday 10 - Navchandi Fare (Meerrut) 16 March - Monday 11 - Sheetla Asthami Puja 19 March - Friday 12 - Jhullelal Jayanti 28 March - Saturday

April

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - Ram Navami 3 April - Friday 2   - Mahavir Jayanti 7 April - Tuesday 3   - Hanuman Jayanti 9 April - Thursday 4   - Good Friday 10 April - Friday 5   - Easter 12 April - Sunday 6   - Ambedkar Jayanti 14 April - Tuesday 7   - Baisakhi 14 April - Tuesday 8   - Bengali New Year 14 April – Tuesday 10 - Akshaya Tritiya 27 April – Monday 11 - Shankaracharya Jayanti 29 April – Wednesday 12 - Surdas Jayanti 30 April – Thursday 13 - Gudi Padwa   14 - Cheti Chand   15 - Ugadi   16 - Chaitra Navratri   17 - Yamuna Jayanti, Mathura   18 - Tamil New Year   19 - Keladevi Fair   20 - Vishu

May

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - May Day 1 May - Friday 2   - Summer Festival 7 May - 9 May - Thursday to Saturday 3   - World Red Cross Day 8 May - Friday 4   - Buddha Purnima 9 May - Saturday 5   - Mother's Day 10 May - Sunday 6   - Maharana Pratap Jayanti 27 May - Wednesday 7   - Jamai Sasthi 29 May - Friday

June

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - Sindhu Darshan Festival 1 June - 3 June - Monday to Wednesday 2   - Ganga Dussehra 2 June - Tuesday 3   - Rath Yatra 24 June - Wednesday 4   - Kharsi Puja 29 June - Monday

July

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - Hemis Festival 1 July - 2 July - Wednesday to Thursday 2   - Champakulam Boat Race 6 July - Monday 3   - Guru Purnima 7 July - Tuesday 4   - Urs 7 July - Tuesday 5   - Shabbe Mirag 21 July - Tuesday 6   - Nag Panchami 26 July - Sunday 7   - Sharif Bhagwati Fair, Kashmir   8   - Hazarat Ali’s Birthday   9   - Mango Festival

August

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - Raksha Bandhan 5 Aug - Wednesday 2   - Amarnath Yatra 5 Aug - Wednesday 3   - Nehru Trophy Boat Race 8 Aug - Saturday 4   - Kazri Teej 9 Aug - Sunday 5   - Janmashtami 14 Aug - Friday 6   - Independence Day 15 Aug 7   - Roza 23 Aug - Sunday 8   - Ganesh Chaturthi 23 Aug - Sunday 9   - Ganesh Festival 23 Aug - 3 Sep - Sunday to Tuesday 10 - Tarnetar Mela 23 Aug- 25 Aug - Sunday to Tuesday

September

 

Festival Name Festival - Date / Day 1   - Onam 2 Sep - Wednesday 2   - Anant Chaturthi 3 Sep - Thursday 3   - Teacher's Day 5 Sep - Saturday 4   - Pitr Paksha 5 Sep - Saturday 5   - Vishwakarma Puja 6 Sep - Sunday 6   - Jamat-ul-Vida 16 Sep - Wednesday 7   - Navratri 19 Sep - Saturday 8   - Id-ul-Fitar 21 Sep - Monday 9   - Durga Puja 24 Sep - Thursday 10 - Dussehra 28 Sep - Monady 11 - Paryushan Parva

October

 

Festival Name Festival - Date / Day 1   - Gandhi Jayanti 2 Oct - Friday 2   - Marwar Festival 3 Oct - 4 Oct - Saturday & Sunday 3   - Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 4 Oct - Sunday 4   - Karva Chauth 7 Oct - Wednesday 5   - Dhanteras 15 Oct - Thursday 6   - Kali Puja 17 Oct - Saturday 7   - Laxmi Puja 17 Oct - Saturday 8   - Diwali 17 Oct - Saturday 9   - Goverdhan Puja 18 Oct - Sunday 10 - Bhai Dhuj 19 Oct - Monday 11 - Dala Chhath 24 Oct - Saturday 12 - Tulsi Vivah 30 Oct - Friday 13 - Kalidas Jayanti 30 Oct - Friday 14 - Thimithi Festival 10 Oct - Saturday 15 - Dev Uthani - Ekadashi 29 Oct - Thursday 16 - Ganga Mahotsav 29 Oct - 2 Nov (Thursday to Monday) 17 - Pushkar Fair 30 Oct - 2 Nov - Friday to Monday 18 - Rajgir Dance Festival Oct

November

 

Festival Name Festival - Date / Day 1   - Chandrabhaga Fair 1 Nov - 3 Nov- Sunday to Tuesday 2   - Kolayat Fair 2 Nov - Mondays 3   - Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti 2 Nov - Mondays 4   - Children's Day 14 Nov - Saturday 6   - Lucknow Festival 25 Nov - 5 Dec - Wednesday to Saturday 7   - Ellora Festival 27Nov - 30 Nov - Friday to Monday 8   - Id-ul-zuha  (Bakar-Id) 28 Nov- Saturday 9   - Kurukshetra Festival 28 Nov- Saturday 10 - Sonepur Mela Nov 11 - Ka Pomblang Nongkrem Nov 12 - Hampi Festival Nov

December

 

Festival Name Festival - Date/ Day 1   - World AIDS Day 1 Dec - Friday 2   - Hornbill Festival 1st week of December 3   - Tripura Sundari Jayanti 2 Dec - Wednesday 4   - Cochin Carnival 22Dec - to 1st January, 2010 5   - Christmas 25 Dec - Friday 6   - Vishnupur Festival Between 27 and 31 December 8   - Sawai Gandharva Sangeet        Mahotsava (Pune) Dec 9   - Chennai Dance Festival Mid Dec