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Hindu festivals 2022
| Name of Festival | Date |
| Thai Poosam Flag Hoisting | 09 Jan |
| Makarsankranti | 14 Jan |
| Thai Pongal | 14 Jan |
| Thai Poosam Kavady | 18 Jan |
| Vasanth Panchami | 05 Feb |
| Masi Magham | 17 Feb |
| Maha Shivaratri (see note 1) | 28 Feb |
| Panguni Uthiram Flag Hoisting | 09 Mar |
| Holika Dahan (see note 2) | 17 Mar |
| Panguni Uthiram | 18 Mar |
| Hindi New Year | 02 Apr |
| Ugadhi Telugu New Year | 02 Apr |
| Ramayana Week | 02 Apr – 09 Apr |
| Chitra Paruvam Flag Hoisting | 07 Apr |
| Sri Ram Naumee | 10 Apr |
| Tamil New Year | 14 Apr |
| Hanuman Jayanti | 16 Apr |
| Chitra Paruvam Kavady | 16 Apr |
| Vaikasi Visakam | 16 May |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | 10 June (S), 11 Jun (V) |
| Guru Purnima | 13 July |
| Naag Panchami | 02 Aug |
| Randhan Chat | 03 Aug |
| Shitla Satam | 04 Aug |
| Varaluxmi Vratam | 05 Aug |
| Nori Nem | 06 Aug |
| Raksha Bandhan | 11 Aug |
| Gita Week | 12 Aug – 17 Aug |
| Krishna Ashtami (see note 3) | 18 Aug |
| Maha Ganesh Chaturthi | 31 Aug |
| Purattasi | 18 Sep to 17 Oct |
| Pitra Paksha | 10 Sep to 25 Sep |
| Mahalaya Paksham | 11 Sep to 25 Sep |
| Navaratri | 26 Sep |
| Sri Saraswathi Pooja (North) | 03 Oct |
| Sri Durga Ashtami | 03 Oct |
| Sri Saraswathi Pooja (South) | 04 Oct |
| Sri Durga Naumee | 04 Oct |
| Vijay Dashmi | 05 Oct |
| Dhan Trayodashi | 23 Oct |
| Narak Chaturdashi | 24 Oct |
| Deepavali / Luxmi Pooja (North & South) | 24 Oct |
| Gujarati New Year | 26 Oct |
| Annakuta Govardhan Pooja | 26 Oct |
| Skanda Shashti | 30 Oct |
| Prabhodhini Ekadasi/Tulsi Vivaha | 04 Nov |
| Kartik Purnima | 08 Nov |
| Gita Jayanti | 03 Dec |
| Kaarthigai Deepam | 06 Dec |
Ekadashi 2022
| Jan 13 & 28 | July 10 & 24 |
| Feb 12, 26 & 27 | Aug 08 & 22 |
| Mar 14 & 28 | Sep 06 & 21 |
| Apr 12 & 26 | Oct 05, 06 & 21 |
| May 12 & 26 | Nov 04 & 20 |
| Jun 10 & 24 | Dec 03 & 19 |
Read: What is ekadashi and how to celebrate it?
Panchak 2022
| 05 to 10 January Starts: 16:23:23, Ends: 05:19:06 |
16 to 20 July Starts: 00:46:49, Ends: 09:20:16 |
| 02 to 06 February Starts: 03:14:48, Ends: 13:39:28 |
12 to 16 August Starts: 11:19:03, Ends: 17:36:21 |
| 01 to 05 March Starts: 13:01:12, Ends: 22:58:47 |
08 to 13 September Starts: 21:09:00, Ends: 03:05:39 |
| 28 March to 02 Apr April Starts: 20:24:20, Ends: 07:50:44 |
06 to 10 October Starts: 04:57:32, Ends: 12:31:37 |
| 25 to 29 April Starts: 01:59:20, Ends: 15:12:19 |
02 to 06 November Starts: 10:45:57, Ends: 20:33:44 |
| 22 to 26 May Starts: 07:42:01, Ends: 21:08:12 |
29 November to 04 December Starts: 16:21:05, Ends: 02:46:06 |
| 18 to 23 June Starts: 15:12:42, Ends: 02:44:06 |
27 to 31 December Starts: 00:00:28, Ends: 08:16:38 |
2022 PURNIMA DATES
| 17 Jan 2022 | 13 Jul 2022 |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 11 Aug 2022 |
| 17/18 Mar 2022 | 10 Sep 2022 |
| 16 Apr 2022 | 09 Oct 2022 |
| 15 May 2022 | 7/8 Nov 2022 |
| 14 Jun 2022 | 07 Dec 2022 |
Marriage dates 2021
| Jan | Sat 8 |
Sun 9 |
Sat 15 |
Sat 22 |
Sun 23 |
Wed 26 |
Thu 27 |
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| Feb | Sat 5 |
Sun 6 |
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Fri 18 |
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| Mar | Sat 5 |
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| Apr | Thu 14 |
Sun 17 |
Tue 19 |
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Thu 28 |
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| May | Sun 1 |
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Mon 16 |
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Wed 25 |
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Sat 28 |
Mon 30 |
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| Jun | Wed 1 |
Mon 6 |
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Thu 9 |
Sun 12 |
Mon 13 |
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Sat 18 |
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Mon 20 |
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Wed 22 |
Thur 26 |
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| Jul | Sun 3 |
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Sat 16 |
Thu 21 |
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| Aug | Sun 7 |
Sat 13 |
Sun 21 |
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| Sep | Sat 3 |
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| Oct | Sun 9 |
Sat 15 |
Sun 16 |
Sat 22 |
Sun 30 |
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| Nov | Sat 5 |
Sun 6 |
Sat 19 |
Sun 20 |
Mon 21 |
Fri 25 |
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Sun 27 |
Mon 28 |
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| Dec | Fri 2 |
Fri 9 |
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Days in Hindu Calendar
# Day English Name Significance
1 Raviãra Sunday Day of Sun
2 Somavãra Monday Day of Moon
3 Mañgalvã Tuesday Day of Mars
4 Budhavãra Wednesday Day of Mercury
5 Guruvãra Thursday Day of Jupiter
6 Sukravãra Friday Day of Venus
7 Sanivãra Saturday Day of Saturn
Months (masa) in Hindu Calendar
# Month No of Days Month Begins at
1 Chaitra 30 / (31 in leap year) Days March 22 / 21*
2 Vaisakha 31 Days Begins April 21
3 Jyaistha 31 Days Begins May 22
4 Asadha 31 Days Begins June 22
5 Shravana 31 Days Begins July 23
6 Bhadrapada 31 Days Begins August 23
7 Asvina 30 Days Begins September 23
8 Kartika 30 Days Begins October 23
9 Margashirsha 30 Days Begins November 22
10 Pausa 30 Days Begins December 22
11 Magha 30 Days Begins January 21
12 Phalguna 30 Days Begins February 20
