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Namaskar,
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Introduction
The Hindu festivals, fasts, rituals, holy baths and the observance of sacred days are part and parcel of the great cultural heritage. They are religious and social and a great source of spiritual and moral enrichment. They also lend zest, variety, colour and grandeur to an otherwise insipid, routine and care-worn day-to–day human existence. The Hindu festivals are more than what they appear to be. They are essentially a way of living and thinking in the course of existence, and as such bring their whole right to bear on the individual and the society.
Unlike the deities of the Hindu pantheon, the festivals are numerous and frequent, but basically religious, psychological and intimately connected with the changes of seasons, though many of them have lost the history of their origin in the mists of hoary past. With passage of time they have undergone a process of transformation and evolution and many new festivals have been grafted upon the old ones.
A Hindu festival is, in fact, something more than a ‘festival’. It is cathartic in nature, and as a means of purification strengthens the spirit within. Their goal is to find enjoyment through renunciation and self-denial. They are more of an exploration of the colourful things of life, without being bound to or obsessed by them.
This month’s Festival.
Monday, 9 August 2021 Shravan Month begins, Shiv Pooja (with Rice)
Tuesday, 10 August 2021 Mangla Gauri Pooja
Friday, 13 August 2021 Nah Panchami, Randhan Chhath, Jivantika Poojan
Saturday, 14 August 2021 Sheetala Satam (7th Kshaya Tithi here in UK)
Sunday, 15 August 2021 Bharat Independence Day
Monday, 16 August 2021 Noli Nom (South Gujarat), Nikul Nom, Shiv Pooja (with Sesame seeds)
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 Mangla Gauri Pooja
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 Putrada, Pavitra Ekadashi
Thursday, 19 August 2021 Pavitra Barash, Pradosh
Friday, 20 August 2021 Jivantika Poojan
Sunday, 22 August 2021 Vrat, Nariyeri Purnima, Shravani Purnima, Balev, Raksha Bandhan
Monday, 23 August 2021 Shiv Pooja (with Moong beans)
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 Mangla Gauri Pooja
Thursday, 26 August 2021 Bor Chauth
Friday, 27 August 2021 Nag Panchmi, Jivantika poojan
Saturday, 28 August 2021 Randhan Chhath
Sunday, 29 August 2021 Sheetla Satam, Bhanu Saptami, Shree Krishna Jayanti, Vratotsav, Nishit muhurat 24:45 to 25:26 (Leicester), Kalashtami
Monday, 30 August 2021 Janmashtami - Vaishnav, Shiv Pooja (with Barley)
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 Mangla Gauri Pooja
Thursday, 2 September 2021 Aja Ekadashi
Friday, 3 september 2021 Jivantika Poojan
Saturday, 4 September 2021 Shani pradosh
Sunday, 5 September 2021 Shivratri
Monday, 6 September 2021 Darsh, Somvati, Pithori & Sarvapitru Amavasya (Moon set 20:02), Shiv Pooja (with Sattu)
Tuesday, 7 September 2021 Ramdevpeer Navratri begins, Maun Vrat begins
Friday, 10 September 2021 Shree Ganesh Chaturthi, Shree Ganesh Utsav begins
Saturday, 11 September 2021 Rushi Panhami, Sama Panchami
Monday, 13 September 2021 Durvashatmi, Dharo Attham, Jyeshtha Gauri Poojan
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 Ramdevpeer Navratri ends
Thursday, 16 September 2021 Parivartini-Jalzilani Ekadashi
Sunday, 19 September 2021 Anant Chaturdashi, Shree Ganesh Mahotsav ends
Monday, 20 September 2021 Vrat Purnima
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 Shraddh begins
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LIST OF IMPORTANT HINDU FESTIVALS & VRATS FOR U.K. - V.S. 2077 (Prepared according to local UK Time).
Important Note: The Hindu festivals are generally based on a certain Tithi (roughly translated as the lunar phase) or the Nakshatra (Position of Asterisms with respect to the moon and the earth) in a given month or the transition of other heavenly bodies. When the time and place differ a lot from the place for which the Panchang (Religious Almanac) is computed the occurrence of the festival on a given day could change. To correctly compute the time and date of a festival, one must compute the Tithi, Nakshatra etc. for that place in terms of the local time of that place. The festival celebration times and days/dates listed here are calculated according to local UK times and these may differ from other places in the world (e.g. India, USA). (Ref: Rushi Panchang - UK)
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2021 Eclipse Details
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News from Vidyasagar School
We have started the GCSE Gujarati Classes online via Zoom.
For further details please contact -
Sharad Mistry - 07976 738671 (GCSE)
(Email: vidyasagar_school@hotmail.com)