Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!qumix!ittvax!decvax!sunybcs!latha From: latha@sunybcs.UUCP (Latha Krishnaswamy) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: Major Indian Events for 1985 Message-ID: <1158@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 17:28:26 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.1158 Posted: Fri Feb 15 17:28:26 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Feb-85 16:20:21 EST References: <122@iitcs.UUCP> Organization: State University of New York @ Buffalo,NY Lines: 227 > > Now that there is a separate net group for Indian activities, it will > be a nice idea to post the major Indian events for the year in the > form of a calendar. The objective behind the calendar is to remind the > net viewers about the festivals so that they send the greetings cards > well ahead of the end of the festivals. I am listing in a few events; > can someone insert the dates and add some events, if possible. Here are the dates for some of the festivals as per the calender issued by "The Hindu Temple Society" (at Ganesha temple - Flushing -NY). I have ordered them on date. Festivals - 1985 ---------------- 14th January Pongal 17th February Shivarathri 22th March Ugadi (Kannada,Telugu,Marathi New Year's day) 30th March Ram Navami 13th April Ugadi (Tamil New Year's day) 7th September Janmashtami 18th September Ganesha Chaturthi 25th September Onam 14th October Start of Dussera 22nd October Saraswatipooja 23rd October Vijayadashami 11/12th November Deepavali 17th November Nag Panchami (Rakhee Bandhan) HAPPY FESTIVALS!!! From postnews Thu Feb 14 15:56:55 1985 From postnews Thu Feb 14 15:52:51 1985 Subject: Re: Major Indian Events for 1985 Newsgroups: net.nlang.india References: <122@iitcs.UUCP> > > Now that there is a separate net group for Indian activities, it will > be a nice idea to post the major Indian events for the year in the > form of a calendar. The objective behind the calendar is to remind the > net viewers about the festivals so that they send the greetings cards > well ahead of the end of the festivals. I am listing in a few events; > can someone insert the dates and add some events, if possible. > > MAJOR INDIAN EVENTS OF 1985 > --------------------------- > > # Events Date > > 1. Pongal > 2. Saraswatipuja > 3. Ugadi (lunar calendar) > 4. Ugadi (solar calendar) > 5. Dussera > 6. Deepavali > 7. Onam > 8. Janmasthami > 9. Ganesha Festival > 10. Ramzan > > The final list can be sorted according to dates or alphabetical order > of the Events. It can be periodically posted once in a month. Here are the dates for some of the festivals as per the calender issued by "The Hindu Temple Society" (at Ganesha temple - Flushing -NY). I have ordered them on date. Festivals - 1985 ---------------- 14th January Pongal 17th February Shivarathri 22th March Ugadi (Kannada,Telugu,Marathi New Year's day) 30th March Ram Navami 13th April Ugadi (Tamil New Year's day) 7th September Janmashtami 18th September Ganesha Chaturthi 25th September Onam 14th October Start of Dussera 22nd October Saraswatipooja 23rd October Vijayadashami 11/12th November Deepavali 17th November Nag Panchami (Rakhee Bandhan) HAPPY FESTIVALS!!! From postnews Thu Feb 14 17:47:30 1985 Subject: Re: Major Indian Events for 1985 Newsgroups: net.nlang.india References: <122@iitcs.UUCP> > > Now that there is a separate net group for Indian activities, it will > be a nice idea to post the major Indian events for the year in the > form of a calendar. The objective behind the calendar is to remind the > net viewers about the festivals so that they send the greetings cards > well ahead of the end of the festivals. I am listing in a few events; > can someone insert the dates and add some events, if possible. > Here are the dates for some of the festivals as per the calender issued by "The Hindu Temple Society" (at Ganesha temple - Flushing -NY). I have ordered them on date. Festivals - 1985 ---------------- 14th January Pongal 17th February Shivarathri 22th March Ugadi (Kannada,Telugu,Marathi New Year's day) 30th March Ram Navami 13th April Ugadi (Tamil New Year's day) 7th September Janmashtami 18th September Ganesha Chaturthi 25th September Onam 14th October Start of Dussera 22nd October Saraswatipooja 23rd October Vijayadashami 11/12th November Deepavali 17th November Nag Panchami (Rakhee Bandhan) HAPPY FESTIVALS!!! From postnews Thu Feb 14 15:56:55 1985 From postnews Thu Feb 14 15:52:51 1985 Subject: Re: Major Indian Events for 1985 Newsgroups: net.nlang.india References: <122@iitcs.UUCP> > > Now that there is a separate net group for Indian activities, it will > be a nice idea to post the major Indian events for the year in the > form of a calendar. The objective behind the calendar is to remind the > net viewers about the festivals so that they send the greetings cards > well ahead of the end of the festivals. I am listing in a few events; > can someone insert the dates and add some events, if possible. > > MAJOR INDIAN EVENTS OF 1985 > --------------------------- > > # Events Date > > 1. Pongal > 2. Saraswatipuja > 3. Ugadi (lunar calendar) > 4. Ugadi (solar calendar) > 5. Dussera > 6. Deepavali > 7. Onam > 8. Janmasthami > 9. Ganesha Festival > 10. Ramzan > > The final list can be sorted according to dates or alphabetical order > of the Events. It can be periodically posted once in a month. Here are the dates for some of the festivals as per the calender issued by "The Hindu Temple Society" (at Ganesha temple - Flushing -NY). I have ordered them on date. Festivals - 1985 ---------------- 14th January Pongal 17th February Shivarathri 22th March Ugadi (Kannada,Telugu,Marathi New Year's day) 30th March Ram Navami 13th April Ugadi (Tamil New Year's day) 7th September Janmashtami 18th September Ganesha Chaturthi 25th September Onam 14th October Start of Dussera 22nd October Saraswatipooja 23rd October Vijayadashami 11/12th November Deepavali 17th November Nag Panchami (Rakhee Bandhan) HAPPY FESTIVALS!!!