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Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:19
Indian Holiday Calendar 2011
S# Date Day Occasion
1 01-Jan-11 Saturday New Year's Day
2 14-Jan-11 Friday Pongal
3 14-Jan-11 Friday Makar Sankranti
4 26-Jan-11 Wednesday Republic Day
5 08-Feb-11 Tuesday Basant Panchami
6 15-Feb-11 Tuesday  Milad un Nabi. Shia Muslims celebrate this 5 days later on 20th February 2011, Sunday.
7 03-Mar-11 Thursday Maha Shivaratri
8 20-Mar-11 Sunday Holi
9 12-Apr-11 Tuesday Ram Navami
10 16-Apr-11 Saturday Mahavir Jayanti
11 22-Apr-11 Friday Good Friday
12 25-Apr-11 Monday Easter
13 17-May-11 Tuesday Budha Purnima
14 13-Jul-11 Wednesday Rath Yatra
15 15-Aug-11 Monday Indepndence Day
16 22-Aug-11 Monday Janamashtami
17 30-Aug-11 Tuesday Idu'l Fitr
18 Aug-Sep-11   Onam (Exact date to be declared)
19 11-Sep-11 Sunday Ganesh Chaturthi
20 02-Oct-11 Sunday Gandhi Jayanti
21 06-Oct-11 Thursday Dussehra
22 26-Oct-11 Wednesday Diwali
23 06-Nov-11 Sunday Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid
24 10-Nov-11 Sunday Guru Nanak Birth Day
25 26-Nov-11 Saturday Muharram
26 05-Dec-11 Monday  Al- Hijra / Muharram
27 25-Dec-11 Sunday Christmas day
 
Youtube Video of Longest Solar Eclipse of 2010 E-mail
Nation
Saturday, 16 January 2010 00:33

Watch the youtube video of  first solar eclipse of 2010. This was the millennium's longest annular solar eclipse which was taken place after 106 years.

 

 
Maha Kumbh Mela 2010 Starts in Haridwar,India E-mail
India
Thursday, 14 January 2010 20:38
Today,Maha Kumbh Mela 2010 has started at Haridwar,India.This is the largest Hindu religious gathering in the world. It occurs only once in 12 years at Prayag,Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) , Haridwar(Uttarakhand) ,  Ujjain(Madhya Pradesh) and  Nasik (Maharashtra).

This religious gathering will go on from 14 January 2010 to 28 April 2010 and millions of pilgrims will take a dip in the holi river Ganga in the city Haridwar,India.
 
Maha Kumbh Mela 2010

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Hindu Festivals Calendar 2010 E-mail
India
Friday, 08 January 2010 08:38
Here i am sharing the list of Hindu festivals along with dates in the year 2010.These dates of festivals are according to Indian panchang.
 
January 2010
    Lohri: Wednesday, 13-01-2010
    Makarsankranti / Pongal / Magha Bihu: Thursday, 14-01-2010
    Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, begins: Thursday, 14-01-2010
    Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja: Wednesday, 20-01-2010
    Ratha Saptami: Friday, 22-01-2010
    Thaipusam: Saturday, 30-01-2010

February 2010
    Maha Shivaratri: Friday, 12-02-2010
    Thiruvalluvar Day: Tuesday, 15-02-2010
    Holi begins: Sunday, 28-02-2010

March 2010
    Holi ends: Monday, 01-03-2010
    Spring / Vasanta / Chaitra Navaratri begins: Tuesday, 16-03-2010
    Hindi New Year (Saka Era 1931): Tuesday, 16-03-2010
    Telugu New Year/ Ugadi / Gudi Padwa/ Cheti Chand: Tuesday, 16-03-2010
    Ramayana Week: Tuesday, 16-03-2010 to Wednesday, 24-03-2010
    Spring / Vasanta / Chaitra Navaratri ends: Wednesday, 24-03-2010
    Ramanavami: Wednesday, 24-03-2010
    Hanuman Jayanti: Monday, 29-03-2010 & Tuesday, 30-03-2010

April 2010
    Tamil New Year: Wednesday, 14-04-2010
    Baisakhi / Vishu: Thursday, 15-04-2010
    Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu: Thursday, 15-04-2010

May 2010
    Akshaya Tritiya: Sunday, 16-05-2010
    Narasimha Jayanti: Wednesday, 26-05-2010
    Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima: Thursday, 27-05-2010

June 2010
    Ganga Dashami / Ganga Dussehra: Monday, 21-06-2010
    Vat Purnima: Friday, 25-06-2010

July 2010
    Rath Yatra: Tuesday, 13-07-2010
    Guru Purnima / Asadha Purnima: Sunday, 25-07-2010

August 2010
    Nag Panchami: Saturday, 14-08-2010
    Indian Independence Day: Sunday, 15-08-2010
    Onam: Monday, 23-08-2010
    Raksha-Bandhan: Tuesday, 24-08-2010

September 2010
    Krishna Janmashtami: Thursday, 02-09-2010
    Shikshak Divas / Teacher's Day: Sunday, 05-09-2010
    Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi: Saturday, 11-09-2010
    Vishwakarma Puja: Friday, 17-09-2010
    Anant Chaturdasi: Wednesday, 22-09-2010
    Pitr-Paksha: Friday, 24-09-2010

October 2010
    Gandhi Jayanti: Saturday, 02-10-2010
    Mahalaya: Thursday, 07-10-2010
    Navaratri begins: Friday, 08-10-2010
    Durga Puja begins (Maha Saptami): Thursday, 14-10-2010
    Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami): Friday, 15-10-2010
    Durga Puja (Maha Navami): Saturday, 16-10-2010
    Navaratri ends: Saturday, 16-10-2010
    Vijaya Dashami/Dusshera: Sunday, 17-10-2010
    Lakshmi Puja / Kojagari Purnima / Sharad Purnima: Friday, 22-10-2010
    Valmiki Jayanti: Friday, 22-10-2010
    Karwa Chauth: Monday, 25-10-2010

November 2010
    Dhanteras / Dhantrayodashi: Wednesday, 03-11-2010
    Chhoti Diwali: Thursday, 04-11-2010
    Diwali / Deepavali: Friday, 05-11-2010
    Vikram New Year 2067: Saturday, 06-11-2010
    Annakut: Saturday, 06-11-2010
    Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phota / Bhav-Bij: Sunday, 07-11-2010
    Gujarati New Year: Sunday, 07-11-2010
    Skanda Sashti: Sunday, 07-11-2010 to Friday, 12-11-2010
    Chhat Puja: Thursday, 11-11-2010
    Tulsi Vivah: Wednesday, 17-11-2010
    Guru Nanak Jayanti: Sunday, 21-11-2010

December 2010
    Gita Jayanti: Friday, 17-12-2010
 
 
 
 
Reena Kaushal Becomes First Indian Woman to Reach South Pole E-mail
India
Friday, 01 January 2010 09:13
Reena Kaushal from Delhi,India on Thursday become the first Indian woman to reach the south pole.She is 38 year old.She was among the group of seven women from different countries.Group have completed 562 miles Antarctic ski trek in just 38 days to celebrate the 60th anniversary the Commonwealth Games.
Reena Kaushal
Group members are Era Al-Sufri, the first Bruneian ever to ski to the South Pole; Stephanie Solomonides, the first Cypriot ever to ski to the South Pole;Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole;Sophia Pang, the first woman from Singapore to ski to the South Pole;Kylie Wakelin, the first woman from New Zealand to ski to the South Pole;Helen Turtonreserve,from the UK to ski to the South Pole and Felicity Aston,leader of the team.

Group started journey on 22 November 2009.Group took 38 days,skiing 8 to 10 hours a day with average 15 miles a day.They faced strong winds of 80 miles an hour and temperature up to minus 42 degrees Fahrenheit.
 
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