Hindu Festivals in 2012

January 2012 Festival Dates

5th January 2012 - Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival
14th and 15th January 2012 – Makar Sankranti
15th January 2012 – Thai Pongal
16th January 2012 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
28th January 2012 – Basant Panchami or Vasanth Panchami

February 2012 Festival Dates

6th February 2012 – Thaipusam or Thaipoosam
20th February 2012 – Maha Shivaratri

March 2012 Festival Dates

5th March 2012 – Aayilyam at Pambady Pampumkavu Snake Temple
7th March 2012 - Maasi Magam Holika Dahan or Chotti Holi
8th March 2012 - Holi Festival
14th March 2012 - Karadayan Nonbu, Arattu at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple
15th March – Ratholsavam at Kollur Mookambika Devi Temple


April 2012 Festival Dates

1st April 2012 – Ram Navami
5th April – Panguni Uthiram or Pankuni Uthram
6th April – Hanuman Jayanti
14th April – Tamil New Year, Vishu (kerala)
24th April – Akshaya Trithiya
26th April – Sree Shankaracharya Jayanti
28th April - Ganga Saptami

May 2012 Festival Dates

2nd May – Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam
2nd May - Mohini Ekadasi
4th May – Narasimha Jayanthi and Agni Nakshathram starts
6th May – Chitirai Poornima
28th May – Agni Nakshathram ends

June 2012 Festival Dates

3rd June 2012 - Vaikasi Visagam
3rd June – Arattu at Kanyakumari Devi Temple

July 2012 Festival Dates

3rd July 2012 - Vyasa Purnima
18th July – Aadi Amavasya
22nd July - Aadi Pooram Festival
24th July – Naga Panchami
27th July – Varalakshmi Puja

August 2012 Festival Dates

2nd August 2012 - Avani Avittam
3rd August 2012 – Gayathri Japam
29th August 2012 – Onam Festival in Kerala

September 2012 Festival Dates

9th September 2012 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami
10th September – Ashtami Rohini Festival
19th September – Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi
30th September – Pitru Paksha Shradh starts

October 2012 Festival Dates

15th October 2012 - Pitru Paksha Shradh
15th October - Mahalaya
16th October – Navratri Festival starts
22nd October – Durga Ashtami
23rd October – Maha Navami, Saraswathi Pooja, Ayudha Pooja
24th October – Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra

November 2012 Festival Dates

13th November – Diwali or Deepavali
13th November – Lakshmi Puja
16th November – Sabarimala Mandala Kalam Festival Pilgrimage season 2012 – 2013 begins
19th November – Skanda Shasti
24th to 28th November 2012 – Tulsi Puja
27th November – Thiruvanamalai Deepam

December 2012 Festival Dates

6th December 2012 – Kal Bhairav Ashtami
23rd December – Vaikunta Ekadasi
27th December – Sri Dattatreya Jayanti