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29 October 2015

ZODIAC

ZODIAC WITH MONTH & SEASON

   Zodiac          Rashi              Old Gregorian            New Gregorian             Season          
1-Aries            Mesha              3# Mar 21-Apr 20       4# Apr 18 – May 13      Summer           
2-Taurus         Vrushabha         4# Apr 21-May 21      5# May 13 – Jun 21
3-Gemini         Mithuna             5# May 22-Jun 21       6# Jun 21 – Jul 20          Rainy  
4-Cancer         Karka               6# Jun 22-Jul 22          7# Jul 20 – Aug 10
5-Leo              Simha               7# Jul 23-Aug 22         8# Aug 10 – Sep 16       Autumn
6-Virgo           Kanya               8# Aug 23-Sep 21       9# Sep 16 – Oct 30
7-Libra           Tula                   9# Sep 22-Oct 22       10# Oct 30 – Nov 23     Dew
8-Scorpio       Vrushchika        10# Oct 23-Nov 21     11# Nov 23 – Nov 29
9-Sagittarius    Dhanu               11# Nov 22-Dec 21    12# Dec 17 – Jan 20      Winter
10-Capricorn  Makara             12# Dec 22-Jan 20      1# Jan 20 – Feb 16
11-Aquarius    Kumbha            1# Jan 21-Feb 19        2# Feb 16 – Mar 11       Spring
12-Pisces        Meena               2# Feb 20-Mar 20      3# Mar 11 – Apr 18

Months and approximate correspondence

#
Indian
Gregorian
1
Chaitra
March–April
2
Vaisākha
April–May
3
Jyeshta
May–June
4
Āshāda
June–July
5
Shraavana
July–August
6
Bhādrapada
August–September
7
Ashwina
September–October
8
Kartika
October–November
9
Mārgasirsa
November–December
10
Pausha
December–January
11
Māgha
January–February
12
Phālguna
February–March

Odia Calendar-2015













Rath Yatra at Puri-Odisha-India


Jagannath Rath Yatra at Puri, Odisha, India

The Rath Yatra at Puri is a significant event in the entire state of Odisha that is witnessed by numerous tourists both foreigners and Indians. During the Rath Yatra, Puri is colored in the most vivid hues of sheer joy & enjoyment and is flocked with devotees who wish to pay their honor to the deities and seek their blessings.

Sri Jagannath is a form of Vishnu and Sri Krishna; many of the rituals observed in Puri temple are associated with events in the life of Sri Krishna. Thus, this annual Car Festival represents Sri Krishna's Journey from Gokul to Mathura.

Car festival is one of the most awaited Hindu festivals of the state as well as the country. The celebration of this day starts much earlier that comprises the construction and decoration of the Raths or Chariot by numerous devotees & volunteers. The three chariots that are the highlights of the entire Yatra are pulled by strings.

·    The chariot of Lord Jagannath which is 45.6 feet high comprises 18 wheels and is referred as Nandighosa.
·         Balabhadra’s chariot is made 45 feet high with 16 wheels is called Taladhvaja.
·         The chariot of Subhadra known as Devadalana has 14 wheels and is 44.6 feet high.

All these chariots are decorated with various designs and colors by the artists of Puri that showcases their enthusiasm for the Yatra.
On the day of the festival, the wooden idols of Krishna, Balrama and Subhadra are taken out in procession in three chariots to their summer temple (Mausi Maa Mandir) for a week. The actual construction of the carts begins two months before the festival day, on the third day of the bright fortnight of Vaisakha (April-May). The famous festival is celebrated usually in the month of June or July commences when the chariots of Lord Jagannath accompanied by his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra are brought out on to the Main Street of Puri known as Bada Danda. The Chariots are then taken to the Shri Gundicha Temple to their aunt’s house where the deities enjoy a nine days stay and are served with sweet pancakes.

Chhera pahara is the most famous ritual associated with the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra. During the festival, the Gajapati King sweeps all around the deities and chariots. He then cleanses the road with a broom (gold-handled) and sprinkles sandalwood water and powder. The custom showcases that in the eyes of Lord Jagannath every devotee is equal be it the king or a commoner. This ritual is held on two days, firstly on the Rath Yatra Puri when the three deities goes to their aunt’s house and lastly on the day when they are ceremoniously brought back to the Puri Temple.

Fact of the Rath Yatra
Ratha Yatra Festival is said to have started in the time of Svarochisha Manu of the second manvantara and is predicted to continue until the end of the second half of Lord Brahma's lifetime. Even in the Valmiki Ramayana, it is mentioned that when Lord Rama was getting ready to leave this world, he told Vibhishan, Ravana's younger brother, to worship Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Iksvaku dynasty in His absence.

The Skanda Purana also fixes the date of the Ratha Yatra as the second day of the bright fortnight if the month of Ashadha, a day called Pushyami Nakshatra by astrological calculations. The Padma Purana describes that in Purushottama-Kshetra, or Jagannatha Puri, the supremely blissful Personality of Godhead pretends to be made of wood. In this way, although the Lord takes on what appears to be a material form, it is completely spiritual by the causeless mercy of the Lord for the conditioned souls who cannot perceive the transcendental domain of His.


The Rath Yatra at Puri

Weekday
Date
Year
Name
Holiday type
Tue
Jul 13
2010
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Sun
Jul 3
2011
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Thu
Jun 21
2012
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Wed
Jul 10
2013
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Sun
Jun 29
2014
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Sat
Jul 18
2015
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
Wed
Jul 6
2016
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday

HOLIDAYS – 2016

LIST OF HOLIDAYS IN 2016


January 2016 
01        Friday                         English New Year
14        Thursday                     Lohri
15        Friday                         Pongal, Makar Sankranti
16        Saturday                      Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
20        Wednesday                 Tailang Swami Jayanti
23        Saturday                      Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26        Tuesday                      Republic Day
31        Sunday                        Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

February 2016
12        Friday                         Vasant Panchami
21        Sunday                         Joranda Magh Mela
22        Monday                       Guru Ravidas Jayanti

March 2016
04        Friday                          Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
07        Monday                      Maha Shivaratri
10        Thursday                     Ramakrishna Jayanti
20        Sunday                        Vernal Equinox, Parsi New Year
23        Wednesday                 Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan
24        Thursday                   Holi
25        Friday                         Good Friday
26        Saturday                      Shivaji Jayanti
27        Sunday                        Easter

April 2016 
01        Friday                          Bank's Holiday
08        Friday                         Gudi Padwa, Ugadi
09        Saturday                      Jhulelal Jayanti
13        Wednesday                Solar New Year, Baisakhi
14        Thursday                     Ambedkar Jayanti
15        Friday                         Rama Navami
19        Tuesday                      Mahavir Swami Jayanti
21        Thursday                     Hazarat Ali's Birthday
22        Friday                          Hanuman Jayanti

May 2016 
01        Sunday                       May Day
03        Tuesday                       Vallabhacharya Jayanti
07        Saturday                      Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
09        Monday                       Akshaya Tritiya
11        Wednesday                 Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti
21        Saturday                    Vaisakha / Buddha Purnima

June 2016
07        Tuesday                       Maharana Pratap Jayanti
20        Monday                       Kabirdas Jayanti
21        Tuesday                       Longest Day of Year

July 2016
01        Friday                          Jamat Ul-Vida
06        Wednesday                Jagannath Rathyatra
07        Thursday                     Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan

August 2016
07        Sunday                        Naag Panchami
10        Wednesday                 Tulsidas Jayanti
15        Monday                      Independence Day
18        Thursday                   Raksha Bandhan
25        Thursday                   Krishna Janmashtami

September 2016 
05        Monday                      Ganesh Chaturthi
13        Tuesday                       Eid al-Adha, Bakrid
22        Thursday                     Autumnal Equinox
October 2016 
01        Saturday                      Maharaja Agresen Jayanti
02        Sunday                       Gandhi Jayanti
03        Monday                       Al-Hijra, Islamic New Year
09        Sunday                        Durga Ashtami
10        Monday                       Maha Navami
11        Tuesday                      Dussehra
12        Wednesday                 Day of Ashura, Muharram
16        Sunday                        Valmiki Jayanti, Meerabai Jayanti
19        Wednesday                Karwa Chauth
29        Saturday                      Narak Chaturdashi
30        Sunday                       Diwali, Lakshmi Puja
31        Monday                      Gowardhan Puja

November 2016 
01        Tuesday                      Bhaiya Dooj
06        Sunday                       Chhath Puja
14        Monday                       Guru Nanak Jayanti, Nehru Jayanti

December 2016 
12        Monday                       Milad an-Nabi, Id-e-Milad
21        Wednesday                 Shortest Day of Year
25        Sunday                       Christmas Day


Holidays – 2016


Date
Day
Holiday
01 January
Friday
New Years Day
14 January
Thursday
Lohri
15 January
Friday
Makar Sankranti / Pongal
26 January
Tuesday
Republic Day
12 February
Friday
Vasant Panchami
21 February
Sunday
Joranda Magh Mela
07 March
Monday
Maha Shivratri
24 March
Thursday
Holi Celebration
25 March
Friday
Good Friday
08 April
Friday
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
13 April
Wednesday
Vaisakhi
15 April
Friday
Ram Navami / Vishu
19 April
Tuesday
Mahavir Jayanti
22 April
Friday
Hanuman Jayanti
01 May
Sunday
May Day / Labour Day
09  May
Monday
Akshaya Tritiya
21 May
Saturday
Buddha Purnima
22 May
Sunday
Maa Vaishno-Annual Day
04 June
Saturday
Vat Savitri Vrat
05 July
Tuesday
Eid-ul-Fitr
06 July
Wednesday
Jagannath Rath Yatra
07 August
Sunday
Naag Panchami
15 August
Monday
Independence Day
18 August
Thursday
Raksha Bandhan
25 August
Thursday
Krishna Janmashtami
05 September
Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi
11 September
Sunday
Eid-ul-Zuha
13 September
Tuesday
Onam
16 September
Friday
Vishwakarma Puja
22 September
Thursday
Annual Day of AESPL
02 October
Sunday
Gandhi Jayanti
09 October
Sunday
Durga Ashtami
11 October
Tuesday
Dussehra
12 October
Wednesday
Muharram
19 October
Wednesday
Karwa Chauth
30 October
Sunday
Diwali / Lakshmi Puja
31 October
Monday
Gowardhan Puja
01 November
Tuesday
Bhaiya Dooj
06 November
Sunday
Chhath Puja
27 November
Sunday
Maa Vaishno- Foundation Day
12 December
Monday
Milad-un-Nabi
25 December
Sunday
Christmas Day