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2014 Hindu Festivals
(Dates below are days we, the temple are celebrating. For precise dates, scroll down
Maha Shivratri Feb 26th Wednesday (@ MAHAKALESHWAR TEMPLE http://srimahakalmandir.org/)
Cheti Chand/ Gudi Padava/ Holi/ Nabo Barsho/ Puthandu/ Ugadi/ Vaisakhi Saturday MARCH 22nd 4pm to 7pm
Ganesh Chaturthi/Onam/Janmashtami - Sunday Sept 7th 4pm to 7pm
Navaratri/ Dandia/Dassara - Saturday September 27th @ West Valley College - www.saratogadandia.org
Diwali - Saturday November 8th 5pm to 9pm @ Serbian Orthodox Church - www.saratogadiwali.org
Family fun - Dance 2014 Away - December 27th 6pm to 11pm
FESTIVAL DATES (celebration in India)
NOTE: Dates below are festival celebration in India. North America, festivals celebrated the day before (based on the lunar phase)
January 2014
11 Saturday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
14 Tuesday Pongal , Uttarayana Sankranti
15 Wednesday Paush Purnima
19 Sunday Sakat Chauth
26 Sunday Shattila Ekadashi
30 Thursday Mauni Amavas
February 2014
03 Monday Vasant Panchami
05 Wednesday Ratha Saptami
06 Thursday Bhishma Ashtami
09 Sunday Jaya Ekadashi
12 Wednesday Kumbha Sankranti
14 Friday Magha Purnima
25 Tuesday Vijaya Ekadashi
27 Thursday Maha Shivaratri
March 2014
11 Tuesday Amalaki Ekadashi
14 Friday Meena Sankranti
15 Saturday Holi/Holika Dahan
16 Sunday Rangwali Holi
23 Sunday Basoda , Sheetala Ashtami
26 Wednesday Papmochani Ekadashi
31 Monday Chaitra Navratri , Gudi Padwa , Ugadi
April 2014
02 Wednesday Gauri Puja/Gangaur
05 Saturday Yamuna Chhath
08 Tuesday Rama Navami
10 Thursday Kamada Ekadashi
13 Sunday Solar New Year
14 Monday Hanuman Jayanti , Chandra Grahan
24 Thursday Varuthini Ekadashi
25 Friday Varuthini Ekadashi
28 Monday Somvati Amavas , Surya Grahan
May 2014
01 Thursday Parashurama Jayanti , Akshaya Tritiya
05 Monday Ganga Saptami
08 Thursday Sita Navami
10 Saturday Mohini Ekadashi
12 Monday Narasimha Jayanti
14 Wednesday Buddha Purnima , Vrishabha Sankranti
15 Thursday Narada Jayanti
24 Saturday Apara Ekadashi
27 Tuesday Vat Savitri Vrat
28 Wednesday Shani Jayanti
June 2014
07 Saturday Ganga Dussehra
08 Sunday Nirjala Ekadashi
12 Thursday Vat Purnima Vrat
14 Saturday Mithuna Sankranti
22 Sunday Yogini Ekadashi
28 Saturday Jagannath Rathyatra
July 2014
08 Tuesday Devshayani Ekadashi
11 Friday Guru Purnima
16 Wednesday Dakshinayana Sankranti
22 Tuesday Kamika Ekadashi
29 Tuesday Hariyali Teej
31 Thursday Nag Panchami
August 2014
06 Wednesday Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
08 Friday Varalakshmi Vrat
10 Sunday Raksha Bandhan , Narali Purnima
12 Tuesday Kajari Teej
16 Saturday Janmashtami *Smarta , Simha Sankranti
17 Sunday Janmashtami *ISKCON
20 Wednesday Aja Ekadashi
28 Thursday Hartalika Teej
29 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
30 Saturday Rishi Panchami
September 2014
02 Tuesday Radha Ashtami
04 Thursday Parsva Ekadashi
05 Friday Parsva Ekadashi
07 Sunday Anant Chaturdashi , Ganesh Visarjan
08 Monday Bhadrapada Purnima
09 Tuesday Pratipada Shraddha
16 Tuesday Kanya Sankranti , Vishwakarma Puja
19 Friday Indira Ekadashi
23 Tuesday Sarva Pitru Amavasya
24 Wednesday Navratri Started
30 Tuesday Saraswati Avahan
October 2014
01 Wednesday Saraswati Puja , Durga Ashtami
02 Thursday Maha Navami
03 Friday Dussehra , Vijayadashami
04 Saturday Papankusha Ekadashi
07 Tuesday Kojagara Puja , Sharad Purnima , Chandra Grahan
11 Saturday Karwa Chauth 15 Wednesday Ahoi Ashtami
17 Friday Tula Sankranti 19 Sunday Rama Ekadashi , Govatsa Dwadashi
20 Monday Dhan Teras 21 Tuesday Kali Chaudas
22 Wednesday Narak Chaturdashi , Diwali/Lakshami Puja
23 Thursday Surya Grahan 24 Friday Gowardhan Puja
25 Saturday Bhaiya Dooj 29 Wednesday Chhath Puja
November 2014
01 Saturday Kansa Vadh
02 Sunday Devutthana Ekadashi
03 Monday Tulasi Vivah
06 Thursday Kartik Purnima
14 Friday Kalabhairav Jayanti
16 Sunday Vrischika Sankranti
17 Monday Utpanna Ekadashi
26 Wednesday Vivah Panchami
December 2014
01 Monday Mokshada Ekadashi , Gita Jayanti
02 Tuesday Mokshada Ekadashi
05 Friday Margashirsha Purnima , Dattatreya Jayanti
15 Monday Dhanu Sankranti
17 Wednesday Saphala Ekadashi
31 Wednesday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
January 2014
11 Saturday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
14 Tuesday Pongal , Uttarayana Sankranti
15 Wednesday Paush Purnima
19 Sunday Sakat Chauth
26 Sunday Shattila Ekadashi
30 Thursday Mauni Amavas
February 2014
03 Monday Vasant Panchami
05 Wednesday Ratha Saptami
06 Thursday Bhishma Ashtami
09 Sunday Jaya Ekadashi
12 Wednesday Kumbha Sankranti
14 Friday Magha Purnima
25 Tuesday Vijaya Ekadashi
27 Thursday Maha Shivaratri
March 2014
11 Tuesday Amalaki Ekadashi
14 Friday Meena Sankranti
15 Saturday Holi/Holika Dahan
16 Sunday Rangwali Holi
23 Sunday Basoda , Sheetala Ashtami
26 Wednesday Papmochani Ekadashi
31 Monday Chaitra Navratri , Gudi Padwa , Ugadi
April 2014
02 Wednesday Gauri Puja/Gangaur
05 Saturday Yamuna Chhath
08 Tuesday Rama Navami
10 Thursday Kamada Ekadashi
13 Sunday Solar New Year
14 Monday Hanuman Jayanti , Chandra Grahan
24 Thursday Varuthini Ekadashi
25 Friday Varuthini Ekadashi
28 Monday Somvati Amavas , Surya Grahan
May 2014
01 Thursday Parashurama Jayanti , Akshaya Tritiya
05 Monday Ganga Saptami
08 Thursday Sita Navami
10 Saturday Mohini Ekadashi
12 Monday Narasimha Jayanti
14 Wednesday Buddha Purnima , Vrishabha Sankranti
15 Thursday Narada Jayanti
24 Saturday Apara Ekadashi
27 Tuesday Vat Savitri Vrat
28 Wednesday Shani Jayanti
June 2014
07 Saturday Ganga Dussehra
08 Sunday Nirjala Ekadashi
12 Thursday Vat Purnima Vrat
14 Saturday Mithuna Sankranti
22 Sunday Yogini Ekadashi
28 Saturday Jagannath Rathyatra
July 2014
08 Tuesday Devshayani Ekadashi
11 Friday Guru Purnima
16 Wednesday Dakshinayana Sankranti
22 Tuesday Kamika Ekadashi
29 Tuesday Hariyali Teej
31 Thursday Nag Panchami
August 2014
06 Wednesday Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
08 Friday Varalakshmi Vrat
10 Sunday Raksha Bandhan , Narali Purnima
12 Tuesday Kajari Teej
16 Saturday Janmashtami *Smarta , Simha Sankranti
17 Sunday Janmashtami *ISKCON
20 Wednesday Aja Ekadashi
28 Thursday Hartalika Teej
29 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
30 Saturday Rishi Panchami
September 2014
02 Tuesday Radha Ashtami
04 Thursday Parsva Ekadashi
05 Friday Parsva Ekadashi
07 Sunday Anant Chaturdashi , Ganesh Visarjan
08 Monday Bhadrapada Purnima
09 Tuesday Pratipada Shraddha
16 Tuesday Kanya Sankranti , Vishwakarma Puja
19 Friday Indira Ekadashi
23 Tuesday Sarva Pitru Amavasya
24 Wednesday Navratri Started
30 Tuesday Saraswati Avahan
October 2014
01 Wednesday Saraswati Puja , Durga Ashtami
02 Thursday Maha Navami
03 Friday Dussehra , Vijayadashami
04 Saturday Papankusha Ekadashi
07 Tuesday Kojagara Puja , Sharad Purnima , Chandra Grahan
11 Saturday Karwa Chauth 15 Wednesday Ahoi Ashtami
17 Friday Tula Sankranti 19 Sunday Rama Ekadashi , Govatsa Dwadashi
20 Monday Dhan Teras 21 Tuesday Kali Chaudas
22 Wednesday Narak Chaturdashi , Diwali/Lakshami Puja
23 Thursday Surya Grahan 24 Friday Gowardhan Puja
25 Saturday Bhaiya Dooj 29 Wednesday Chhath Puja
November 2014
01 Saturday Kansa Vadh
02 Sunday Devutthana Ekadashi
03 Monday Tulasi Vivah
06 Thursday Kartik Purnima
14 Friday Kalabhairav Jayanti
16 Sunday Vrischika Sankranti
17 Monday Utpanna Ekadashi
26 Wednesday Vivah Panchami
December 2014
01 Monday Mokshada Ekadashi , Gita Jayanti
02 Tuesday Mokshada Ekadashi
05 Friday Margashirsha Purnima , Dattatreya Jayanti
15 Monday Dhanu Sankranti
17 Wednesday Saphala Ekadashi
31 Wednesday Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
