Ashad month or Ashada masam or Ashad maas or Ashada mahina is the 4th month in traditional lunar calendar followed in North India, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Ashad month 2012 begins on June 5 and ends on July 3 as per Hindi calendars followed in North Indian states – Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, etc.
In Marathi and Gujarati calendars, Ashad mahina 2012 starts on June 20 and ends on July 19. The similar dates are observed as Ashada masam in Kannada calendar and Telugu calendar.
Ashad month is considered as inauspicious for many Shubh karyas like marriage, house warming (grihapravesh), Upanayana, etc.
Major Festivals in Ashad month 2012 are:
Sankashtahara Chaturthi – 7 June 2012
Dakshinayan begins – 21 June 2011
Yogini Ekadashi – 15 June 2012
Bhanu Krittika: 17 June 2012
Amavasya: 19 June 2012
Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra 2012: 21 June 2012
Shayani Ekadasi 2012 – Harishayana Ekadasi – Padma Ekadasi – Tholi Ekadashi – 30 June 2012
Chaturmas Vrat 2012 begins – 30 June 2012
Vyas Purnima – 3 July 2012 – Guru Purnima
Shiva Sayanotsavam – 3 July 2012
Kokila Vrat – 3 July 2012
Sankashti Chaturthi: 6 July 2012
Secunderabad Mahankali Jatara 2012 – 8 July 2012 – Mahakali Bonalu 2012
Kamika Ekadasi – 14 July 2012
Dakshinayan begins: 17 July 2012
Ashada Amavasya – 19 July 2012 – Chukkala Amavasya – Gatari Amavasya – Bhimana Amavasya – Haryali Amavasya (This is Shravan Amavasya in North India)
Next month in Hindu calendar is – Shravan month or Sawan mahina or Shravana masam.
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