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HINDU TEMPLE OF KENTUCKY
P.O Box 22813, 4213
Accomack Drive, Louisville, KY 40252
TEL# (502) 429-8888
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Vedic Calendar Highlighting Fasts & Festivals
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Hinduism has been described as a religion of fasts, feasts
and festivals. Here's a date-wise list of Hindu festivals and religious occasions for this
year. For those of you who fast regularly, a list of fasts during Amavasya, Poornima,
Sashti, Chathurthi, Ekadesi, Shivratri, has been added.
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Hindu Festivals 2004
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January
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| Lohri |
Tuesday |
01-13-2004
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| Makarsankranti |
Wednesday |
01-14-2004
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| Pongal |
Thursday |
01-15-2004 |
| Vasant Panchami |
Monday |
01-26-2004
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| Maha Shivaratri |
Wednesday |
02-18-2004
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March
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| Holi
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Saturday |
03-06-2004
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| Hindi/Telugu New Year |
Sunday |
03-21-2004
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| Ramanavami |
Tuesday |
03-30-2004 |
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April
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| Mahavir
Jayanti |
Saturday |
04-03-2004 |
| Hanuman Jayanti |
Monday
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04-05-2004 |
| Tamil New Year |
Tuesday |
04-13-2004 |
| Bengali New Year/Vishu |
Wednesday |
04-14-2004 |
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May
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| Buddha Purnima |
Tuesday
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05-04-2004
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June
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August
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| Onam |
Friday |
08-27-2004 |
| Raksha-Bandhan
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Monday |
08-30-2004
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September
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| Krishna Janmashthami |
Monday |
09-06-2004
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| Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi |
Saturday |
09-18-2004 |
| Pitr-Paksha begins |
Tuesday
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09-28-2004 |
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October
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| Pitr-Paksha
ends |
Wednesday
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10-13-2004 |
| Mahalaya |
Wednesday |
10-13-2004 |
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Navaratri begins |
Thursday |
14-10-2004 |
| Durga Puja begins |
Wednesday |
10-20-2004 |
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Navaratri ends
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Friday
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10-22-2004
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| Vijaya Dashami/Dusshera |
Saturday |
10-23-2004 |
| Lakshmi Puja |
Wednesday
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10-27-2004 |
| Karwa Chauth |
Sunday
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10-31-2004
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November
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| Diwali
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Friday |
11-12-2004
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| Christmas |
Friday |
12-25-2004 |
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