This article gives you the Hindu Festival dates 2011 or Hindu Festival calendar 2011. Along with the important festivals in 2011 like Ganesh Chaturthi, Dasara Navratri, Diwali, Sankranti (Pongal), Maha Shivaratri, Holi, Ugadi, Sri Ram Navami, Akshay Tritiya, Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra, Guru Purnima, Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravan month), Rakshabandhan (Rakhi Festival), Sri Krishna Janmashtami, etc. The article also gives the details of Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan dates in 2011. The festivals are listed as per the month. Here is the Hindu festival calendar 2011.
Important Hindu Festivals in January 2011:
Pakshik Surya Grahan – 4 January 2011
Bhogi – 14 Janaury 2011
Makar Sankranti – 15 January 2011
Kanuma – 16 January 2011
Thai Pusam – 20 January 2011
Thyagaraja Aradhana – 23 January 2011
Major Hindu Festivals in February 2011:
Basant Panchami Saraswati Puja – 8 February 2011
Ratha Saptami – 10 February 2011
Bhishmashtami – 11 February 2011
Bhishma Ekadasi – 14 February 2011
Masi Magam – 18 February 2011
Important Hindu Festivals in March 2011:
Maha Shivaratri – 2 March 2011
Panguni Uthiram – 19 March 2011
Holi festival – 20 March 2011
Major Hindu Festivals in April 2011:
Ugadi 2011 – 4 April 2011 – Telugu New Year 2011-2012 and Kannada New Year 2011-2012
Gudi Padwa – 4 April 2011 – Marathi New Year 2011-2012
Sri Rama Navami – 12 April 2011
Chithirai Vishu – Puthandu – Tamil New Year 2011-2012 – 14 April 2011
Vishu – 14 April 2011 (Zodiac Malayalam New Year 2011 – 2012)
Pohela Baisakh – Bengali New Year 2011-2012 – 15 April 2011
Bohag Bihu – Assamese New Year 2011-2012 – 15 April 2011
Hanuman Jayanti – 18 April 2011
Hindu Festivals in May 2011:
Akshaya Tritiya – 6 May 2011 – Akhateej
Thrissur Pooram 2011 – 12 May 2011
Hanuman Jayanthi in Vaishakh Month – 27 May 2011
Hindu Festivals in June 2011:
Nirjala Ekadashi – 12 June 2011
Vat Savitri Vrata – 15 June 2011 – Snan Purnima in Puri Jagannath Temple
Hindu Festivals in July 2011:
Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra – 3 July 2011
Ashadi Ekadashi – 11 July 2011 – Shayani Ekadasi
Pandharpur Palki Yatra – 11 July 2011
Guru Purnima – 15 July 2011
Ashad Amavasya – 30 July 2011
Hindu Festivals in August 2011:
Naga Panchami – 4 August 2011
Varalakshmi Vratham – 12 August 2011
Rakshabandhan – 13 August 2011 – Rakhi Festival – Kajli Purnima – Narali Purnima
Upakarma or Avani Avittam – 13 August 2011
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – 21 August 2011 – Gokulashtami
Hindu Festivals in September 2011:
Ganesh Chaturthi – 1 September 2011 – Vinayaka Chavithi
Rishi Panchami – 2 September 2011
Parivartini Ekadasi – 8 September 2011
First Onam – 8 September 2011
Onam or Thiruonam – 9 September 2011
Mahalaya Paksha starts – 13 September 2011 – Pitru paksha or Shraddh paksha
Mahalaya Amavasya – 27 September 2011
Navratri 2011 begins – 28 September 2011 – Durga Navratri Puja starts (Kalasha Sthapana)
Hindu Festivals in October 2011:
Durga Puja 2011 starts – 2 October 2011
Maha Navami – 5 October 2011
Dasara – 6 October 2011 – Vijaya Dashami
Kojagari Purnima Lakshmi Puja – 11 October 2011
Diwali 2011 – 26 October 2011 – Deepavali
Gujarati New Year – 27 October 2011 – Bestu Varsh or Nutan Varsh
Hindu Festivals in November 2011:
Utthana Ekadashi – 6 November 2011
Kartik Purnima – 10 November 2011 – Tripurari Purnima
Hindu Festivals in December 2011:
Gita Jayanti – 6 December 2011
Datta Jayanti – 10 December 2011
Without Onam in the list, how it is called the list of Hindu Festivals ? May be something else.
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