We celebrate the festivals and enjoy the holidays but not many know the significance of the festival and fewer still know how to celebrate it and the rituals involved.
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Know the legend & significance of the festivals and what to do on those days
| Vaikunta Ekadasi | 9-Jan |
| Arudra Darshanam | 11-Jan |
| Bhogi | 13-Jan |
| Makara Sankranti/ Pongal | 14-Jan |
| Vasant Panchami | 1-Feb |
| Ratha Saptami | 3-Feb |
| Madhava Navami | 5-Feb |
| Bhishma Ekadasi | 7-Feb |
| Lunar Eclipse (penumbral) | 11-Feb |
| Maha Shivaratri | 24-Feb |
| Solar Eclipse (Not visible in India) | 26-Feb |
| Holi | 12-Mar |
| Lakshmi Jayanthi | 12-Mar |
| Ugadi (Sunrise of Padyami after Amavasya) | 29-Mar |
| Gowri Tritiya | 30-Mar |
| Ram Navami | 5-Apr |
| Hanuman Jayanthi | 11-Apr |
| Baisakhi | 14-Apr |
| Akshaya Tritiya / Parasuram Jayanthi | 28-Apr |
| Sankara Jayanthi | 30-Apr |
| Ramanuja Jayanthi | 1-May |
| Narisimha Jayanthi | 9-May |
| Hanumat Jayanthi (Andhra) | 21-May |
| Shani Jayanthi | 25-May |
| Rathayatra | 25-Jun |
| Deva Shayana Ekadasi, Chaturmasa start | 4-Jul |
| Guru Purnima | 9-Jul |
| Naag Panchami | 27-Jul |
| Garuda Panchami | 28-Jul |
| Vara Lakshmi Vratam | 4-Aug |
| Lunar Eclipse | 7-Aug |
| Raksha Bandhan | 7-Aug |
| Krishna Janmasthami | 14-Aug |
| Solar Eclipse (Not visible in India) | 21-Aug |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 25-Aug |
| Rishi Panchami | 26-Aug |
| Vamana Dwadashi | 3-Sep |
| Onam | 4-Sep |
| Anant Chaturdashi | 5-Sep |
| Mahalaya Paksha starts | 6-Sep |
| Mahalaya Amavasya | 20-Sep |
| Navaratri Begins | 21-Sep |
| Durga Ashtami | 28-Sep |
| Maha Navami (Fasting) | 29-Sep |
| Maha Navami (Balidan) | 29-Sep |
| Vijaya Dashami, Dussera | 30-Sep |
| Kanya Sravanam | 1-Oct |
| Sharad Purnima | 5-Oct |
| Valmiki Jayanthi | 5-Oct |
| Karwa Chauth | 8-Oct |
| Ahoi Ashtami | 12-Oct |
| Dhanteras | 17-Oct |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | 18-Oct |
| Deepawali | 19-Oct |
| Gowardhan Puja / Gujarati New year | 20-Oct |
| Skanda Shasthi | 25-Oct |
| Deva Uthana Ekadashi, Chaturmasa ends | 31-Oct |
| Tulsi Kalyanam | 1-Nov |
| Karthika Purnima | 4-Nov |
| Ayyappa Mandala Puja Begins | 16-Nov |
| Subrahmanya Shasthi | 24-Nov |
| Geetha Jayanthi | 30-Nov |
| Karthika Deepam | 2-Dec |
| Dhanurmasa Begins | 16-Dec |
| Vaikunta Ekadasi | 29-Dec |
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