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2016 Hindu Festival List, All Pooja and Festival list of 2016

In this post share list of important festival dates in Hinduism in 2016 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Hindu Festivals 2016 based on Hindu traditional calendar - India Standard Time.

January
Makar Sankranti – 15th January, 2016
Pongal – 15th January, 2016
Sankranti – 15th January, 2016
Thai Pusam – January 24


February
Vasant Panchami – Saraswati Puja – February 13, 2016 (Feb 12 in western parts of India)
Masi Maham - February 22

March
Shivratri – March 7, 2016
Holika Dahan – March 23, 2016
Dhulandi Holi  - March 24. 2016

April
Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) – April 8, 2016
Gudi Padva – April 8, 2016
Chaitra Navratri Begins - April 8, 2016
Hindi New Year - April 8, 2016
2016 Hindu Festival List, All Pooja and Festival list of 2016Cheti Chand - April 9, 2016
Ram Navami – April 15, 2016
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year) – 14th April, 2016
Vishu (Kerala) – 14th April, 2016
New Year in Bengal and Assam – 15th April, 2016
Hanuman Jayanti –  April 22, 2016

May
Akshaya Tritiya – May 9
Narasimha Jayanti – May 20

June
Vat Savitri Vrat - June 4

July
Puri Rath Yatra – July 6
Vyas Purnima, Guru Purnima – July 19

August
Raksha Bandan – August 18, 2016
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – August 24 in south and western parts of India
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – August 25 in North India

September
Haritalika Teej - September 4
Ganesh Chaturthi - September 5
Onam - September 14
Bishwakarma puja - September 17
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins September 17
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends on September 30
Mahalaya - September 30

October
Navratri Begins – October 1
Durga Ashtami – October 9
Maha Navami – October 10
Vijaya Dashami – Dussehra – October 11
Karva Chouth – October 18
Dhanteras - October 28
Narak Chaturdasi - October 29
Deepavali in South India - October 29
Diwali - October 30
Lakshmi Puja - October 30
Gujarati New Year - October 31
Bali Pratipada - October 31

November
Bhau Beej - November 1
Yama Dwitiya - November 1
Chath Puja - November 6
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins – 16th November, 2016
Tulsi Puja and Vivah - November 11
Kal Bhairav Ashtami - November 21

December
Gita Jayanti - December 10
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti - December 13

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