Indian Festival list for September 2008

List of Indian Festivals for month of September 2008:

02/9/2008 Tuesday - Ramadan Starts

03/9/2008 Wednesday - Ganesh Chaturathi

05/9/2008 Friday - Teachers Day

12/9/2008 Friday - Onam

29/9/2008 Monday - Navaratri begin

Indian Festivals in August 2008

List of festivals in month of August 2008:


03/8/2008 Sunday - Friendship Day

15/8/2008 Friday - Independence Day

16/8/2008 Saturday - Rakhi

19/8/2008 Tuesday - Parsi New Year

24/8/2008 Sunday - Sri Krishna Janmashtami

 

List of Indian Festivals in July 2008

List of Festivalss for month of July 2008:

16/7/2008 Wednesday - Rath Yatra

18/7/2008 Friday - Guru Poornima

June 2008 Indian Festivals List

List of Festivals for month of June 2008:

13/6/2008 Friday - Ganga Dussehra

15/6/2008 Sunday - Father's Day

May 2008 Indian Festivals List

List of Festivals in India in May 2008:


11/5/2008  Sunday - Mother's Day

20/5/2008 Tuesday - Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima

List of Festivals celebrated in India

India is a diverse land consisiting of many religions but majorly Hinduism is prevelant in Indian subcontinent with over 80% of total population being hindu population, other religions include Sikhism, Christanity, Budhism, Jainism, Islam, zoroastrian etc.
So a lot of festivals are celebrated in india majority of them are covered in this list according to the religion:

HINDU FESTIVALS CELEBRATED IN INDIA:

• Baisakhi
• Diwali
• Durga Puja
• Dussehra
• Onam
• Holi
• Janmashtami
• Karwa Chauth
• Mahashivaratri
• Makar Sankranti
• Naag Panchami
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Navratri
• Pongal
• Rakhi
• Ramnavami

CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Christmas
• Easter
• Good Friday

SIKH FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Guru Nanak Jayanti
• Guru Purab
• Holla Mohalla
• Lohri

MUSLIM FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Bakra Eid
• Eid-ul-Fitr
• Muhorram

BUDDHIST FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Buddha Purnima
• Hemis Gompa
• Losar
• Ullambana

ZOROASTRIAN FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Gahambars
• Jamshed Navroz
• Khordad Sal
• Zarthost No Deeso

NATIONAL FESTIVALS OF INDIA:

• Children's Day
• Gandhi Jayanti
• Independence Day
• Republic Day
• Teacher's Day

GENERAL FESTIVALS IN INDIA:

• Father's Day
• Halloween
• Mother's Day
• New Year
• Thanks Giving
• Valentine's Day

April 2008 Festivals list

List of Festivals for April 2008 :

06/4/2008 Sunday - Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)

06/4/2008 Sunday - Gudi Padwa

14/4/2008 Monday - Baisakhi

14/4/2008 Monday - Ram Navmi

18/4/2008 Friday - Mahavir Jayanti

19/4/2008 Saturday - Hanuman Jayanti

20/4/2008 Sunday - Passover

27/4/2008 Sunday - Easter

March 2008 Festivals List

20th March - Miwlid al-Nabi / Milad un nabi

21st March - Elephant Festival, Jaipur

22nd March - Holi Festival Jaipur

21-22 march - Holi Festival / Fagu Poornima across Nepal& India

25th March - Taratarini Yatra / Taratarini Mela, Orissa

25th March - Shigamotsav, Goa

26th March - All Saints, Goa

28th March - sheetala Ashtami

February 2008 Festivals

14-2-2008 - Valentine's Day - so all lover's its your day-just express it.

List of Public Holidays of India in 2008

JANUARY 2008 Holidays:

1) 10 January - Muharram (Islamic New Year).
2) 26 January - Republic Day.

MARCH 2008 Holidays:

3) 6 March - Mahashivratri
4) 20 March - Milad-Un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
5) 21 March - Good Friday
6) 24 March - Easter Monday

APRIL 2008 Holidays:

7) 18 April - Mahavir Jayanthi

MAY 2008 Holidays:

8) 20 May - Buddha Purnima

AUGUST 2008 holidays:

9) 15 August - Independence Day
10) 23-24 August - Janmashtami

OCTOBER 2008 Holidays:

11) 2 October - Mahatma Ghandi's Birthday
12) 2 Oct0ber - Id ul Fitr (End of Ramadan)
13) 6 October - Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
14) 28 October - Deepavali or Diwali (Festival of Lights)

NOVEMBER 2008 Holidays:

15) 13 November - Guru Nanak's Birthday

DECEMBER 2008 Holidays:

16) 8-9 December - Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid (Feast of the Sacrifice)
17) 25 December - Christmas Day
18) 26 December - Boxing Day
19) 29 December - Muharram (Islamic New Year).


*discliamer - number of holidays might change - list gives only an idea about the to-be holidays for 2008