Dates for your Diar

Hindu calendar for 2010

• Tuesday 24 August
  Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. "Raksha Bandhan" means a thread for protection.
  
  
• Thursday 2 September
  Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna, the most highly venerated God in the Hindu pantheon.
  
  
• Friday 8 October
  Navaratri (start) Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.
  
  
• Sunday 17 October
  Dussera Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
  
  
• Friday 5 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.
  
  

Hindu calendar for 2011

• Friday 14 January
  Makar Sankrant Makar Sankrant is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar and celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.
  
  
• Tuesday 8 February
  Vasant Panchami Dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of learning and Brahma's wife. The festival marks the beginning of Spring.
  
  
• Thursday 3 March
  Mahashivratri Mahashivratri is a Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.
  
  
• Saturday 19 March
  Holi The Hindu spring festival.
  
  
• Tuesday 12 April
  Rama Navami Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana
  
  
• Monday 18 April
  Hanuman Jayanti This festival marks the birth of Hanuman, the Monkey God.
  
  
• Saturday 13 August
  Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. "Raksha Bandhan" means a thread for protection.
  
  
• Monday 22 August
  Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna, the most highly venerated God in the Hindu pantheon.
  
  
• Wednesday 28 September
  Navaratri (start) Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.
  
  
• Thursday 6 October
  Dussera Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
  
  
• Wednesday 26 October
  Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.
  
  

Hindu calendar for 2012

• Saturday 14 January Makar Sankrant Makar Sankrant is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar and celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.
  
  
• Saturday 28 January
  Vasant Panchami Dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of learning and Brahma's wife. The festival marks the beginning of Spring.
  
  
• Monday 20 February
  Mahashivratri Mahashivratri is a Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.
  
  
• Thursday 8 March
  Holi The Hindu spring festival.
  
  
• Sunday 1 April
  Rama Navami Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana
  
  
• Friday 6 April Hanuman Jayanti This festival marks the birth of Hanuman, the Monkey God.
  
  
• Thursday 2 August
  Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. "Raksha Bandhan" means a thread for protection.
  
  
• Friday 10 August
  Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna, the most highly venerated God in the Hindu pantheon.
  
  
• Tuesday 16 October
  Navaratri (start) Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.
  
  
• Wednesday 24 October
  Dussera Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
  
  
• Tuesday 13 November
  Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.

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