sarvadhAri (2008-2009)
FESTIVALS AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS

(All non-English words written in ITRANS transliteration code)
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2008

DATE

DAY

EVENT

ayanaM

R^itu

mAsaM

tithi

vAraM

nakshatraM

13-Apr-08

Sun

Tamil New Year's Day
New Year SarvadhAri
mesha saMkramaNa puNya kaalaM

uttara

vasanta

meSha

shukla
aShTami

bhAnu

punarvasu

20-Apr-08

sun

chitrA paurNami

    

meSha

paurNami

    

05-May-08

Mon

amAvAsyA

uttara

vasanta

meSha

amAvAsyA

indu

apabharaNI
BharaNi

09-May-08

Fri

rAmAnuja jayanti

            

09-May-08

Fri

shankara jayanti

            

18-May-08

Sun

nR^isimha jayanthi

            

03-June-08

Tue

amAvAsyA

uttara

vasanta

R^iShabha

amAvAsyA

bhauma

kRRittikA

02-July-08

Wed

amAvAsyA

uttara

grIShma

midhuna

amAvAsyA

saumya

mR^igaSIrSha

16-Jul-08

Wed

kataka sankramaNaM

dakshiNa

grIShma

kaTaka

shukla
trayodaSi

saumya

mUlA

16-Jul-08

Wed

Adi pandigai

dakshiNa

grIShma

kaTaka

      

01-Aug-08

Fri

Adi amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

grIShma

kaTaka

amAvAsyA

bhR^igu

puShyami

02-Aug-08

Sat

padineTTAM perukku

    

kaTaka

      

04-Aug-08

Mon

tiruvADipUraM

    

aadi

      

15-Aug-08

Fri

varalakshmI vratam

    

kaTaka

      

16-Aug-08

Sat

yajur upAkarmaM

dakshiNa

grIShma

kaTaka

shukla
paurNamI

sthira

SravaNaM

17-Aug-08

Sun

gAyatrI japaM

dakshiNa

varSha

simha

kR^iShNa
prathamA

bhAnu

dhaniShTA
(shraviShTA)

23-Aug-08

Sat

shrii kR^iShNa jayanti

dakshiNa

varSha

simha

kR^iShNa
saptami

sthira

apabharaNI
(BharaNI)

30-Aug-08

Sat

amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

varSha

simha

amAvAsyA

sthira

makha

03-Sep-08

Wed

vinayaka chaturthi

      

chaturthi

saumya

chittA

16-Sep-08

Tue

mahaLaya pakshArambhaM

dakshiNa

varSha

simha

prathama

bhauma

uttara proShTA
(uttarAbhAdrA)

19-Sep-08

Fri

maha bharaNI

dakshiNa

varSha

kanyA

kR^iShNa/
chaturthi

bhR^igu

apabharaNI
(bharaNI)

22-Sep-08

Mon

madhyAShTami

dakshiNa

varSha

kanyA

kR^iShNa/
aShTami

indu

mRRigashIrSha

28-Sep-08

Sun

mahALaya amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

varSha

kanyA

amAvAsyA

bhAnu

pUrva phalgunI
(pubba)

30-Sep-08

Tue

navarAtri starts

            

08-Oct-08

Wed

saraswati/Ayudha pUja

dakshiNa

VarSha

kanyA

shukla/
navami

saumya

uttarAShADA

09-Oct-08

Thur

vijaya dashami

            

17-Oct-08

Fri

tulA saN^kramaNaM

dakshiNa

Sarad

tulA

kR^iShNa
tR^itIya

bhR6igu

kRRittikA

27-Oct-08

Mon

diipAvaLi Festival

dakshiNa

sharad

tulA

kR^iShNa
chaturdaSi

indu

hastA

28-Oct-08

Tue

amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

sharad

tulA

amAvAsyA

bhauma

chitta

27-Nov-08

Thur

amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

sharad

vR^ishchika

amAvAsyA

guru

viSAkhA

12-Dec-08

Fri

kaartika diipaM

            

16-Dec-08

Tue

dhanurmAsaM Starts

            

27-Dec-08

Sat

amAvAsyA

dakshiNa

hemanta

dhanur

amAvAsyA

sthira

muulA

27-Dec-08

Sat

hanumad jayanti

            

2009

07-Jan-09

Wed

vaikunTha ekAdashi

            

11-Jan-09

Sun

kUDAraivalli

            

13-Jan-09

Tue

bhogi Festival

            

14-Jan-09

Wed

makara sankranti -- Pongal

uttara

hemanta

makara

kR^iShNa
chaturthi

saumya

makha

15-Jan-09

Thur

kanuvu -- mATTu pongal

            

25-Jan-09

Sun

thai amAvAsyA

uttara

hemanta

makara

amAvAsyA

bhAnu

pUrvAShADA

02-Feb-09

Mon

ratha saptami

uttara

hemanta

Makara

shukla
saptami

indu

ashvinI

23-Feb-09

Mon

mahA shiva rAtri

            

24-Feb-09

Tue

amAvAsyA

uttara

shishira

Kumbha

amAvAsyA

bhauma

dhaniShTA
(shraviShTA)

09-Mar-09

Mon

mAshi makhaM

            

14-Mar-09

Sat

karadaiyAn nombu

26-Mar-09

Thur

amAvAsyA

uttara

shishira

miina

amAvAsyA

guru

uttara proShTA
(uttarAbhAdrA)

27-Mar-09

Fri

ugaadi, Telugu New Year

            

03-Apr-09

Fri

shrii rAma navami

            

08-Apr-09

Wed

panguni uttaraM

            

13-Apr-09

Mon

mesha puNya kaalaM

uttara

shishira

miina

kR^iShNa
chaturthi

indu

anUrAdhA

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Updated: 04 August 2008

FESTIVALS AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS
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NAMES OF HINDU YEARS - 60 YEAR CYCLE
1.   prabhava
2.   vibhava
3.   shukla
4.   pramoduuta
5.   prajotpatti
6.   aa~Ngiirasa
7.   shriimukha
8.   bhava
9.   uva
10. dhaatu
11. iishvara
12. bahudhaanyaa
13. pramaadi
14. vikrama
15. vishhu
16. chitrabhaanu
17. svabhaanu
18. taaraNa
19. paarthiva
20. vyaya 		1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07 		21. sarvajit
22. sarvadhaari
23. virodhi
24. vikRRiti
25. khara
26. nandana
27. vijaya
28. jaya
29. manmatha
30. durmukhi
31. heviLambi
32. viLambi
33. vikaari
34. shaarvari
35. plava
36. shubhakRRitu
37. shobhakRRitu
38. krodhi
39. vishvaavasu
40. paraabhava
2007-08
2008-09
2009-90
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27 		41. plava~Nga
42. kiilaka
43. saumya
44. saadhaaraNa
45. virodhikRRitu
46. pariidhaavi
47. pramaadiicha
48. aananda
49. raakshasa
50. naLa
51. pingaLa
52. kaaLayukti
53. siddhaarthi
54. raudri
55. Durmati
56. dundubhi
57. rudhirodgaari
58. raktaakshi
59. krodhana
60. akshaya 		2027-28
2028-29
2029-30
2030-31
2031-32
2032-33
2033-34
2034-35
2035-36
2036-37
2037-38
2038-39
2039-40
2040-41
2041-42
2042-43
2043-44
2044-45
2045-46
2046-47

NAMES OF MONTHS, DAYS, TITHI and NAKSHATRAS

MONTHS
The year is divided into two "ayanaa-s"
"dakshiNaayana" the transit of Sun towards South
and "uttarrayaNa" the travel towards North.
There are six seasons during a year.
The Year starts in uttarayaNa, vasata RRitu
with the month meshhaM

vasanta RRitu
       meshhaM (chittirai)13/14 April-May
       RRishhabhaM (vaikashi) May-June
griishhma RRitu
       midhunaM (aani)June-July
dakshiNaayanaM starts
        kaTakaM (aaDi)July-Aug
varshha RRitu
       simhaM (aavaNi)Aug-Sep
       kanya (puraTTaashi)Sep-Oct
sharad RRitu
       tula (aipashi)Oct-Nov
       vRRishchikaM (kaartikai)Nov-Dec
hemanta RRitu
       dhanus (maargazhi)Dec-Jan
uttaraayaNaM starts
        makaraM (tai)14/15 Jan-Feb
shishira RRitu
       kumbhaM (maashi)Feb-Mar
       miinaM (panguni)Mar-Apr

DAYS OF THE WEEK

bhaanu vaasara - Sunday
indu vaasara - Monday
bhauma vaasara - Tuesday
saumya vaasara - Wednesday
guru vaasara - Thursday
bhR^igu vaasara - Friday
sthira vaasara - Saturday

TITHI (Lunar day)
shukla pakshaM
(waxing phase of Moon) 		kRRishhNa pakshaM
(waning phase of Moon)
prathama
dvitiiya
tritiiya
chaturthi
panchamii
shhashhTi
saptami
ashhTamii
navami
dashami
ekaadashi
dvaadashi
trayodashi
chaturdashi
paurnama 		prathama
dvitiiya
tritiiya
chaturthi
panchamii
shhashhTi
saptami
ashhTamii
navami
dashami
ekaadashi
dvaadashi
trayodashi
chaturdashi
amaavaasya

NAKSHATRAM - CONSTELLATION

ashvinii
bharaNii (apabharaNii)
kRRittikaa
rohiNii
mRRigashiirshha (mRRigashira)
aardraa (aarudraa)
punarvasu
pushhyami
aashleshhaa
makha
puurva phalgunii (pubba)
uttara phalgunii (uttara)
hasta 		chitta
swaati
vishaakhaa
anuuraadha
jyeshhThaa
muulaa
puurvaashhaaDaa
uttaraashhaaDaa
shravaNaM
dhanishhTaa (shravishhTaa)
shatabhishhaM
puurva proshhTaa (puurvaabhaadraa)
uttara proshhTaa (uttaraabhaadraa)
revati