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May 2008

Vaisakha – Jyaistha · Vikram Samvat 2065

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May 2008 · 31 days

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Hindu months in May 2008

Vaisakha 21 Apr – 20 May 2008

Jyaistha 21 May – 18 Jun 2008 Begins · Wed 21 May

May 2008 corresponds to Vaisakha – Jyaistha, Vikram Samvat 2065. Vaisakha carries Akshaya Tritiya, the most auspicious day for new ventures and gold, with Narasimha Jayanti and the Buddha Purnima full moon; bathing in the Ganga is held especially meritorious. Major observances: Akshaya Tritiya (May 7), Narasimha Jayanti (May 18), Buddha Purnima (May 20). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 6 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 2, May 15, May 31. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Akshaya Tritiya Narasimha Jayanti Buddha Purnima

22 observances in May

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1 Dashami Varuthini Ekadashi 2 Ekadashi 3 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 4 Chaturdashi Masik Shivaratri 5 Amavasya Amavasya Somvati Amavasya 6 Pratipada 7 Dwitiya Akshaya Tritiya Parashurama Jayanti 8 Tritiya Vinayaka Chaturthi 9 Panchami 10 Shashthi 11 Saptami Ganga Saptami 12 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 13 Navami Sita Navami 14 Dashami Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Ekadashi Mohini Ekadashi 16 Dwadashi 17 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 18 Chaturdashi Narasimha Jayanti 19 Purnima Purnima Vrat 20 Purnima Buddha Purnima Kurma Jayanti 21 Pratipada Jyaistha begins Narada Jayanti 22 Dwitiya 23 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 24 Chaturthi 25 Panchami 26 Shashthi 27 Saptami Kalashtami 28 Ashtami 29 Navami 30 Dashami 31 Ekadashi Apara Ekadashi

1 Thu Varuthini Ekadashi 3 Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat 4 Sun Masik Shivaratri 5 Mon Amavasya Somvati Amavasya 7 Wed Akshaya Tritiya Parashurama Jayanti 8 Thu Vinayaka Chaturthi 11 Sun Ganga Saptami 12 Mon Masik Durgashtami 13 Tue Sita Navami 14 Wed Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Thu Mohini Ekadashi 17 Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat 18 Sun Narasimha Jayanti 19 Mon Purnima Vrat 20 Tue Buddha Purnima Kurma Jayanti 21 Wed Narada Jayanti 23 Fri Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Tue Kalashtami 31 Sat Apara Ekadashi

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