INDIAN FESTIVALS 2017-2018
| CHILAKAMARTHI ALMANAC (PANCHANGAM) THE GREAT SOUTH INDIAN ASTROLOGY BY SREE CHILAKAMARTHI PRABHAKAR CHAKRAVARTHY SARMA |
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| HEMALAMBI NAAMA YEAR FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS 2017-18. | ||||
| DATE | MONTH | YEAR | WEEK | FESTIVAL / IMPORTANCE |
| 1 | JANUARY | 2017 | Sunday | English New Year |
| 3 | JANUARY | 2017 | Tuesday | Skanda Sashti |
| 5 | JANUARY | 2017 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 8 | JANUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
| 9 | JANUARY | 2017 | Monday | Kurma Dwadashi |
| 10 | JANUARY | 2017 | Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat, Rohini Vrat |
| 11 | JANUARY | 2017 | Wednesday | Arudra Darshan |
| 12 | JANUARY | 2017 | Thursday | Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima, Purnima Upavas |
| 13 | JANUARY | 2017 | Friday | Bhogi, Lohri |
| 14 | JANUARY | 2017 | Saturday | Pongal, Makar Sankranti |
| 15 | JANUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth, Magh Bihu |
| 19 | JANUARY | 2017 | Thursday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, Kalashtami |
| 23 | JANUARY | 2017 | Monday | Shattila Ekadashi, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 25 | JANUARY | 2017 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat, Meru Trayodashi |
| 26 | JANUARY | 2017 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri, Republic Day |
| 27 | JANUARY | 2017 | Friday | Amavasya |
| 1 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 2 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Thursday | Skanda Sashti |
| 3 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Friday | Ratha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti |
| 4 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Saturday | Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami |
| 5 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Masik Karthigai |
| 6 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Monday | Rohini Vrat |
| 7 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Tuesday | Jaya Ekadashi, Bhishma Ekadashi |
| 8 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat |
| 10 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Friday | Magha Purnima, Chandra Grahan |
| 12 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Kumbha Sankranti |
| 14 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Tuesday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 17 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Friday | Yashoda Jayanti |
| 18 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Saturday | Shabari Jayanti, Kalashtami |
| 19 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Janaki Jayanti |
| 21 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Tuesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 22 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Wednesday | Vijaya Ekadashi |
| 24 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 26 | FEBRUARY | 2017 | Sunday | Phalguna Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Surya Grahan |
| 3 | MARCH | 2017 | Friday | Skanda Sashti |
| 4 | MARCH | 2017 | Saturday | Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins, Masik Karthigai |
| 8 | MARCH | 2017 | Wednesday | Amalaki Ekadashi |
| 9 | MARCH | 2017 | Thursday | Narasimha Dwadashi |
| 10 | MARCH | 2017 | Friday | Pradosh Vrat |
| 12 | MARCH | 2017 | Sunday | Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan,Attukal Pongala,Dolijatra |
| 13 | MARCH | 2017 | Monday | Holi, Chaitra Begins |
| 14 | MARCH | 2017 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj, Bhratri Dwitiya, Meena Sankranti |
| 15 | MARCH | 2017 | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti |
| 16 | MARCH | 2017 | Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 19 | MARCH | 2017 | Sunday | Bhanu Saptami, Sheetala Saptami |
| 25 | MARCH | 2017 | Saturday | Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi-Mandapalli Temple Shani Pooja |
| 28 | MARCH | 2017 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi |
| 1 | APRIL | 2017 | Saturday | Lakshmi Panchami, Skanda Sashti, Bank's Holiday |
| 2 | APRIL | 2017 | Sunday | Yamuna Chhath |
| 4 | APRIL | 2017 | Tuesday | Vishnava Sree rama Navami |
| 5 | APRIL | 2017 | Wednesday | Rama Navami |
| 7 | APRIL | 2017 | Friday | Kamada Ekadashi, Vamana Dwadashi |
| 8 | APRIL | 2017 | Saturday | Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi-Mandapalli Temple Shani Pooja |
| 11 | APRIL | 2017 | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima |
| 14 | APRIL | 2017 | Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi,Mesha Sankranti,Ambedkar Jayanti, Good Friday |
| 16 | APRIL | 2017 | Sunday | Easter day |
| 22 | APRIL | 2017 | Saturday | Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti |
| 24 | APRIL | 2017 | Monday | Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri |
| 28 | APRIL | 2017 | Friday | Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Varshitap Parana |
| 30 | APRIL | 2017 | Sunday | Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti |
| 1 | MAY | 2017 | Monday | Skanda Sashti, Ramanuja Jayanti |
| 2 | MAY | 2017 | Tuesday | Ganga Saptami |
| 4 | MAY | 2017 | Thursday | Sita Navami, Agni Nakshatram Begins |
| 6 | MAY | 2017 | Saturday | Mohini Ekadashi |
| 7 | MAY | 2017 | Sunday | Parashurama Dwadashi, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 9 | MAY | 2017 | Tuesday | Narasimha Jayanti |
| 10 | MAY | 2017 | Wednesday | Vaishakha Purnima, Kurma Jayanti, Buddha Purnima |
| 11 | MAY | 2017 | Thursday | Narada Jayanti |
| 14 | MAY | 2017 | Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi, Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 21 | MAY | 2017 | Sunday | Hanuman Jayanti as per Vishnavas |
| 22 | MAY | 2017 | Monday | Apara Ekadashi |
| 25 | MAY | 2017 | Thursday | Shani Jayanti, Vat Savitri Vrat |
| 5 | JUNE | 2017 | Monday | Gayatri Jayanti, Nirjala Ekadashi, Ramalakshmana Dwadashi |
| 7 | JUNE | 2017 | Wednesday | Vaikasi Visakam |
| 8 | JUNE | 2017 | Thursday | Vat Purnima Vrat |
| 9 | JUNE | 2017 | Friday | Jyeshtha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Kabirdas Jayanti |
| 15 | JUNE | 2017 | Thursday | Mithuna Sankranti |
| 20 | JUNE | 2017 | Tuesday | Yogini Ekadashi |
| 21 | JUNE | 2017 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat, Longest Day of Year |
| 22 | JUNE | 2017 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 25 | JUNE | 2017 | Sunday | Jagannath Rathyatra |
| 26 | JUNE | 2017 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan |
| 28 | JUNE | 2017 | Wednesday | Skanda Sashti |
| 4 | JULY | 2017 | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi |
| 9 | JULY | 2017 | Sunday | Vyasa Puja, Ashadha Purnima, Guru Purnima |
| 20 | JULY | 2017 | Thursday | Kamika Ekadashi, Bonalu in Telangana |
| 25 | JULY | 2017 | Tuesday | Mangala Gauri Vrat |
| 27 | JULY | 2017 | Thursday | Nag Panchami |
| 28 | JULY | 2017 | Friday | Kalki Jayanti, Skanda Sashti, Rigveda Upakarma, Yajurveda Upakarma |
| 30 | JULY | 2017 | Sunday | Bhanu Saptami, Tulsidas Jayanti |
| 31 | JULY | 2017 | Monday | Masik Durgashtami, Shravan Somwar Vrat |
| 1 | AUGUST | 2017 | Tuesday | Mangala Gauri Vrat |
| 3 | AUGUST | 2017 | Thursday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, Damodara Dwadashi |
| 4 | AUGUST | 2017 | Friday | Pradosh Vrat, Varalakshmi Vrat |
| 7 | AUGUST | 2017 | Monday | Shravana Purnima, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti |
| 13 | AUGUST | 2017 | Sunday | Balarama Jayanti, |
| 15 | AUGUST | 2017 | Tuesday | Janmashtami, Independence Day |
| 17 | AUGUST | 2017 | Thursday | Simha Sankranti, Malayalam New Year |
| 18 | AUGUST | 2017 | Friday | Aja Ekadashi |
| 19 | AUGUST | 2017 | Saturday | Paryushana Parvarambha, Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi (Mandapalli) |
| 24 | AUGUST | 2017 | Thursday | Varaha Jayanti, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba |
| 25 | AUGUST | 2017 | Friday | Samaveda Upakarma, Ganesh Chaturthi,Vinayaka Chavithi |
| 26 | AUGUST | 2017 | Saturday | Rishi Panchami, Samvatsari Parva |
| 27 | AUGUST | 2017 | Sunday | Skanda Sashti |
| 28 | AUGUST | 2017 | Monday | Lalita Saptami |
| 30 | AUGUST | 2017 | Wednesday | Gauri Puja |
| 31 | AUGUST | 2017 | Thursday | Gauri Visarjan |
| 2 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Parsva Ekadashi, Kalki Dwadashi, Eid al-Adha, Bakrid |
| 3 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Sunday | Vamana Jayanti, Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat |
| 4 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Monday | Onam |
| 5 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan, Purnima Upavas, Purnima Shraddha |
| 6 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Wednesday | Bhadrapada Purnima, Pratipada Shraddha |
| 9 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Bhadrapada Chaturthi Shraddha, Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 16 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Indira Ekadashi, Bhadrapad Ekadashi Shraddha |
| 17 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Sunday | Dwadashi Shraddha, Trayodashi Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat, Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja |
| 18 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Monday | Magha Shraddha, Chaturdashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri |
| 19 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Sarvapitri Darsha Amavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya |
| 21 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana, Maharaja Agresen Jayanti |
| 22 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Al-Hijra, Islamic New Year |
| 23 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Vinayaka Chaturthi, Autumnal Equinox |
| 24 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Sunday | Lalita Panchami |
| 25 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Monday | Skanda Sashti |
| 27 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Wednesday | Saraswati Avahan, Navpatrika Puja,Saraswati Puja, |
| 28 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja |
| 29 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Maha Navami, Durga Balidan, Ayudha Puja, Saraswati Poojai, |
| 30 | SEPTEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Dussehra,Vijayadashami |
| 1 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Sunday | Papankusha Ekadashi,Muharram |
| 2 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Monday | Padmanabha Dwadashi, Gandhi Jayanti |
| 3 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat |
| 5 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Thursday | Ashwin Purnima, Valmiki Jayanti, Meerabai Jayanti |
| 8 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Sunday | Atla Tadde, Karwa Chauth |
| 15 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Sunday | Rama Ekadashi |
| 16 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Monday | Govatsa Dwadashi |
| 17 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Dhan Teras, Yama Panchak Begins, Yama Deepam,Tula Sankranti |
| 18 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Wednesday | Narak Chaturdashi |
| 19 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Thursday | Diwali, Lakshmi Puja |
| 21 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Saturday | Chandra Darshan, Bhaiya Dooj, Yama Dwitiya |
| 23 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Monday | Nagula Chavithi |
| 26 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Thursday | Chhath Puja |
| 31 | OCTOBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Devutthana Ekadashi, Bhishma Panchak Begins |
| 1 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Wednesday | Ksherabdha Dwadashi,Tulasi Vivah, Yogeshwara Dwadashi |
| 2 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Vaikuntha Chaturdashi, Vishweshwara Vrat |
| 3 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Manikarnika Snan,Karthika Poornima Upavasa Begins |
| 4 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Kartik Purnima, Pushkar Snan, Purnima Upavas |
| 14 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Tuesday | Utpanna Ekadashi, Nehru Jayanti |
| 16 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri, Vrischika Sankranti, Mandalakala Begins |
| 23 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Vivah Panchami, Naga Panchami |
| 24 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Subrahmanya Sashti, Champa Shashthi |
| 26 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Sunday | Bhanu Saptami |
| 30 | NOVEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti, |
| 1 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Milad an-Nabi, Id-e-Milad |
| 3 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Sunday | Margashirsha Purnima, Dattatreya Jayanti |
| 13 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Wednesday | Saphala Ekadashi |
| 15 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Pradosh Vrat |
| 16 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Masik Shivaratri, Dhanu Sankranti |
| 21 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Thursday | Shortest Day of Year |
| 25 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Monday | Merry Christmas |
| 29 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Friday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Tailang Swami Jayanti, Vaikuntha Ekadashi |
| 30 | DECEMBER | 2017 | Saturday | Kurma Dwadashi, Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi |
| 1 | JANUARY | 2018 | Monday | English New Year |
| 2 | JANUARY | 2018 | Tuesday | Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima, Arudra Darshan |
| 12 | JANUARY | 2018 | Friday | Shattila Ekadashi |
| 13 | JANUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Lohri,Bhogi |
| 14 | JANUARY | 2018 | Sunday | Pongal, Makar Sankranti |
| 16 | JANUARY | 2018 | Tuesday | Amavasya, Thai Amavasai |
| 24 | JANUARY | 2018 | Wednesday | Ratha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti |
| 25 | JANUARY | 2018 | Thursday | Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami |
| 26 | JANUARY | 2018 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 27 | JANUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Jaya Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat |
| 28 | JANUARY | 2018 | Sunday | Gauna Jaya Ekadashi, Vaishnava Jaya Ekadashi, Bhishma Dwadashi |
| 31 | JANUARY | 2018 | Wednesday | Magha Purnima, Chandra Grahan |
| 1 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Thursday | Phalguna Begins |
| 3 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 6 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Tuesday | Yashoda Jayanti |
| 7 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Wednesday | Shabari Jayanti, Kalashtami |
| 8 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Thursday | Janaki Jayanti |
| 10 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 11 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Sunday | Vijaya Ekadashi |
| 13 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri, Kumbha Sankranti |
| 15 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Thursday | Amavasya, Surya Grahan |
| 17 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Chandra Darshan, Phulera Dooj, Ramakrishna Jayanti |
| 19 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Monday | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 22 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Thursday | Ashtahnika Vidhan Begins |
| 23 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Friday | Masik Durgashtami |
| 24 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Saturday | Rohini Vrat |
| 26 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Monday | Amalaki Ekadashi |
| 27 | FEBRUARY | 2018 | Tuesday | Narasimha Dwadashi, Pradosh Vrat |
| 1 | MARCH | 2018 | Thursday | Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan |
| 2 | MARCH | 2018 | Friday | Holi, |
| 3 | MARCH | 2018 | Saturday | Bhai Dooj, Bhratri Dwitiya |
| 4 | MARCH | 2018 | Sunday | Shivaji Jayanti |
| 13 | MARCH | 2018 | Tuesday | Papmochani Ekadashi |
| 14 | MARCH | 2018 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat, Meena Sankranti, Karadaiyan Nombu |
| 18 | MARCH | 2018 | Sunday | Gudi Padwa,Ugadi |