Swami Sivananda's "Hindu Fasts and Festivals" and Swami Krishnananda's "Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals" have detailed descriptions of the festivals listed here. Click here for ordering details. This Spiritual Calendar is for worships held at the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India. Some of the dates may not necessarily hold true for other parts of the world.

Note: When two dates are mentioned for any occasion, it means that the particular tithi occurs both on the first day evening and the next day morning.

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2010 Spiritual Calendar

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

1

 Lunar Eclipse (00:22 A.M. to 1:24 A.M.)

9

 Ekadasi

1

 Holi

11

 Ekadasi

11

 Pradosha Puja

11

 Ekadasi

12

 Pradosha Puja

12

 Sri Maha Sivaratri

13

 Pradosha Puja

14

 Amavasya; Makara Sankranti;
Uttarayana Punyakala (6:18 P.M.)		 13/14 Amavasya

15

 Somavati Amavasya
15 Amavasya; Solar Eclipse (11:59 A.M. to 3:23 P.M.) 24 Ekadasi

16

 Ugadi; Lunar New Year's Day; Vasanta Navaratri begins
20 Vasanta Panchami 26 Pradosha Puja

24

 Sri Rama Navami;
Sri Samartha Ramdas Jayanthi

22

 Ratha Saptami 28 Purnima; Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Jayanti

26

 Ekadasi
23 Sri Bhishma-Ashtami     27 Pradosha Puja
24 Sri Madhva Navami     28

 Vardhamana Mahavira Jayanthi
26 Ekadasi    

29

 Purnima
27 Pradosha Puja    

30

 Chaitra Purnima; Sri Hanuman Jayanthi
29/30 Purnima        

 

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

10

 Ekadasi 9 Ekadasi 1 Anniversary of Sannyasa Diksha of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj

11

 Pradosha Puja 11 Pradosha Puja

8

 Ekadasi

14

 Mesha Sankranti (8:21 A.M.); Amavasya

13/14

 Amavasya

11

 Pradosha Puja

24

 Ekadasi

16

 Sri Parasurama Jayanthi; Akshaya Tritiya

12

 Amavasya

26

 Pradosha Puja

18

 Sri Adi-Sankaracharya Jayanthi

21

 Ganga Dussehra

28

 Purnima

19

 Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi

22

 Ekadasi (Nirjala)
   

20

 Sri Ganga Saptami

23

 Pradosha Puja
   

24

 Ekadasi

25/26

 Purnima
   

25

 Pradosha Puja    
   

26

 Sri Narasimha Jayanthi    
   

27

 Purnima; Sri Buddha Jayanthi; Sri Kurma Jayanthi    

 

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

8

 Ekadasi

4

 47th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj

1

 Sri Krishna Jayanti

9

 Pradosha Puja

6

 Ekadasi 4 Ekadasi

11

 Amavasya

7

 Pradosha Puja 6 Pradosha Puja; 2nd Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj

17

 Dakshinayana begins (7:47 AM)

9/10

 Amavasya

8

 Amavasya; 123rd Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj

21

 Ekadasi (Hari Sayani)

14

 Sri Naga Panchami

11

 Sri Ganesha Chaturthi; Sri Varaha Jayanti

22

 Sri Vamana Pujai; Chaturmasya Vrata begins

16

 Sri Goswami Tulasidas Jayanthi

12

 Rishi Panchami

23

 Pradosha Puja

20

 Ekadasi

15

 Radha Ashtami

25

 Sri Guru Purnima; Sri Vyasa Puja; Sri Guru Puja

21

 Pradosha Puja

19

 Ekadasi; Sri Vamana Jayanti

26

 Purnima

24

 Purnima; Upakarma; Rakshabandhan

20

 Pradosha Puja
       

22

 Ananta Chaturdasi
       

22/23

 Purnima
       

23

 Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) begins

 

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER
4 Ekadasi; Pradosha Puja

2

 Ekadasi

1

 Ekadasi
7 Amavasya; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) ends

3

 Pradosha Puja

3

 67th Anniversary of Akhanda Mahamantra Sankirtan Yajna in Sivanandashram; Pradosha Puja; Punyatithi of Sri Jnaneswaraji Maharaj

8

 Navaratri Puja Begins

4

 Naraka Chaturdasi

5

 Amavasya

15

 Sri Saraswati Avahana; Sri Durga Ashtami

5

 Amavasya; Dipavali

17

 Ekadasi; Sri Bhagavadgita Jayanti

16

 Sri Maha Navami; Sri Navaratri Puja Concludes

5/6

 Amavasya

18

 Pradosha Puja

17

 Vijaya Dasami

6

 Sri Govardhana Puja; Sri Go-Puja; Sri Bali-Puja

20

 Purnima; Sri Dattatreya Jayanti

18

 Ekadasi

12

 Sri Skanda Shashthi (According to Tamil Calendar)

21

 Purnima

20

 Pradosha Puja

14

 Gopashtami; 9th Anniversary of Punyatithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj

24

 Christmas Eve

22

 Purnima; Rasa Lila

17

 Ekadasi (Prabodhini)

25

 Christmas Day

23

 Purnima

18

 Sri Tulasi Puja; Utthana Dvadasi; Chaturmasya Vrata Ends

31

 Ekadasi; 67th Anniversary of Pratishtha Mahotsava of Sri Viswanatha Mandir in Sivanandashram
   

19

 Pradosha Puja

 

  
   

20

 Vaikuntha Caturdasi    
   

21

 Purnima; Sri Guru Nanak Jayanti    

 

2011 Spiritual Calendar

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

1

 Pradosha Puja

2/3

 Amavasya

2

 Pradosha Puja; Sri Maha Sivaratri

3

 Amavasya

8

 Vasanta Panchami

4

 Amavasya

4

 Amavasya; Solar Eclipse (2:38 P.M. to 4:18 P.M.)

10

 Ratha Saptami

16

 Ekadasi

14

 Makara Sankranti; Uttarayana Punyakala (12:31 P.M.) 11 Bhishma Ashtami

17

 Pradosha Puja
15 Ekadasi 12 Madhva Navami

19

 Purnima; Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Jayanti
17 Pradosha Puja 14 Ekadasi

20

 Holi

19

 Purnima 16 Pradosha Puja

30

 Ekadasi
29 Ekadasi 17/18 Purnima 31 Pradosha Puja
31 Pradosha Puja 28 Ekadasi    

 

APRIL

    

3

 Amavasya        

 

Special Observances at Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh

  1. 8th of every month is observed as the birth-date of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.
  2. All souls’ day on Amavasyas.
  3. Sri Veda Bhagavan Puja on every Purnima and Amavasya evening.
  4. Sri Satyanarayan Puja on every Purnima evening.
  5. Sri Mahamrityunjaya Havan on Pradosha Puja day.
  6. Sri Suryanarayana Puja on Sundays.
  7. Sri Siva Puja on Mondays.
  8. Sri Skanda Puja on Tuesdays.
  9. Sri Vishnu Puja on Wednesdays.
  10. Sri Guru Puja on Thursdays.
  11. Special Ganga Puja and Lakshmi Puja on Fridays.
  12. Sri Hanuman Puja on Saturdays.
Note: All times and dates are per Indian Standard Time.