Festivals Of India 2012

Hindu festival dates provided by MyPanchang.com. Rest of the dates are from various other sources and might not be 100% accurate.

Festival Name	West Coast Date (PST)	India Date
January 2012
Smartha Putrada Ekadasi	4th	4th
Vaikuntha Ekadashi	5th	5th
Vaikuntha Ekadashi	5th	5th
Arudra Darshanam	8th	8th
Lohri	13th	th
Makar Sankranti	14th	th
Pongal	14th	th
Lohri	14th	14th
Bhogi	14th	14th
Makar Samkranti	15th	15th
Thai Pongal	15th	15th
Shat-Tila Ekadasi	19th	19th
Mauna Amavasya	23rd	23rd
Vasant Panchami	28th	28th
Ratha Saptami	30th	30th
Bhishma Asthami	31st	31st
February 2012
Bhishma Ekadasi	3rd	3rd
Thai Poosam	7th	7th
Maghi Poonam	7th	7th
Vijaya Ekadasi	17th	17th
Maha Shivaratri	20th	20th
Maha Shivratri	20th	th
Maghi Amavasya	21st	21st
March 2012
Amalaki Ekadasi	4th	4th
Holika Dahan	7th	7th
Masi Magham	7th	7th
Phalguna Purnima	8th	8th
Dhuleti	8th	8th
Holi	8th	th
Lakshmi Jayanthi	9th	9th
Karadyan Nombu	14th	14th
Papamochini Ekadasi	18th	18th
Phalguna Amavasya	22nd	22nd
Nandana Ugadi	23rd	23rd
Gudi Padwa	23rd	23rd
Chaitra Navaratri Begins	23rd	23rd
Cheti Chaand	23rd	23rd
Bikarami New Year	23rd	23rd
Gauri Tritiya	25th	25th
April 2012
Shri Ram Navami	1st	1st
Kaamada Ekadasi	3rd	3rd
Mahavir Jayanthi	5th	5th
Panguni Uttiram	5th	5th
Hanuman Jayanthi	6th	6th
Good Friday	6th	6th
Chaitri Purnima	6th	6th
Easter Sunday	8th	8th
Baisakhi	13th	13th
Tamil New Year	14th	14th
Vishu Kani	14th	14th
Varuthini Ekadasi	16th	16th
Chaitra Amavasya	21st	21st
Akshay Tritiya	24th	24th
Shankaracharya Jayanthi	26th	26th
Ramanuja Jayanthi	27th	27th
May 2012
Mohini Ekadasi	2nd	2nd
Narasimha Jayanthi	4th	4th
Vaishakh Purnima	6th	6th
Hanumat Jayanthi	15th	15th
Apara Ekadasi	16th	16th
Guru Transist in Vrishabha	17th	17th
Vaishakh Amavasya	20th	20th
Shani Amavasya	20th	20th
June 2012
Nirjala Ekadasi	1st	1st
Vaikasi Visakam	3rd	3rd
Jyestha Purnima	4th	4th
Vata Savitri Vratam	4th	4th
Yogini Ekadasi	15th	15th
Jyestha Amavasya	19th	19th
Dakshinaayana (Actual)	20th	20th
Rathayatra	21st	21st
Shayana Ekadasi	30th	30th
July 2012
Jaya-Parvati Vrat	2nd	2nd
Guru Purnima	3rd	3rd
North Indian Purnimant	4th	4th
Jaya-Parvati	5th	5th
Kamika Ekadasi	14th	14th
Diwaso	19th	19th
Hariyali Teej	22nd	22nd
Nagul Chavithi	23rd	23rd
Managala Gauri Vrat Starts	24th	24th
Naga Panchami	24th	24th
Siriyala Shasthi	25th	25th
Varalakshmi Vratam	27th	27th
Pavitra Ekadasi	29th	29th
August 2012
Yajur Upakarma	1st	1st
Rakhi	1st	1st
Shravani Purnima	2nd	2nd
Rigveda Upakarma	2nd	2nd
Saturn in Tula	4th	4th
Kajali Tritiya	4th	4th
Bola Choth (Guj)	5th	5th
Naga Panchami (Guj)	6th	6th
Gokulashtami	9th	9th
Krishna Janmasthami	9th	9th
Krishna Janmasthami	9th	9th
Aadi Kartikai	11th	11th
Aja Ekadasi	13th	13th
Pithori / Polala Amavasya	17th	17th
Shravana Amavasya	17th	17th
Adhika Bhadrapada	18th	18th
Adhika Ekadasi	27th	27th
Onam	29th	29th
Adhika Purnima	31st	31st
September 2012
Adhika Krishna Ekadasi	12th	12th
Adhika Amavasya	16th	16th
Samaveda Upakarma	17th	17th
Haritalika Teej	18th	18th
Ganesh Chaturthi	19th	19th
Kanya Sravanam	26th	26th
Vaman Jayanthi	26th	26th
Parivartini Ekadasi	26th	26th
Anant Chaturdashi	29th	29th
Bhadrapada Purnima	30th	30th
Pitrupaksha Starts	30th	30th
October 2012
Jaya Ekadasi	11th	11th
Amavasya	15th	15th
Sharad Navaratra begins	16th	16th
Durga Asthami	22nd	22nd
Maha Navami	23rd	23rd
Dussera	24th	24th
Pasankusa Ekadasi	25th	25th
Sharad Purnima Kojagiri	29th	29th
November 2012
Karwa Chauth	2nd	2nd
Ahoi Asthami	6th	6th
Rama Ekadasi	10th	10th
Vasu Baras	10th	10th
Dhanteras	11th	11th
Kaali Chaudash	12th	12th
Narak Chathurdashi	12th	12th
Diwali Lakshmi Puja	13th	13th
Diwali	13th	13th
Gujarati New Year	14th	14th
Skanda Shasthi	14th	14th
Bhai Beej	15th	15th
Yama Dwitiya	15th	15th
Labha Panchami	18th	18th
Skanda Shasthi	19th	19th
Chhath	19th	19th
Devauthi Ekadasi	24th	24th
Tulasi Vivah	24th	24th
Kartiki Poornima	28th	28th
Kartigai Deepam	28th	28th
Guru Nanak Jayanthi	28th	28th
December 2012
Kalabhairav Jayanthi	6th	6th
Utapanna Ekadasi	9th	9th
Kartiki Amavasya	12th	12th
Dhanurmasa begins	16th	16th
Uttarayana (Actual)	21st	21st
Vaikuntha Ekadashi	23rd	23rd
Vaikuntha Ekadashi	23rd	23rd
Rahu in Tula	23rd	23rd
Geeta Jayanthi	23rd	23rd
Christmas	25th	25th
Dattatreya Jayanthi	27th	27th

Hindu festival dates provided by MyPanchang.com. Rest of the dates are from various other sources and might not be 100% accurate.