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April 2012

Panguni – Chithirai · Khara

Tamil Calendar April 2012

April 2012 · 30 days

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Tamil months in April 2012

Panguni 14 Mar – 13 Apr 2012

Chithirai 14 Apr – 13 May 2012 Begins · Sat 14 Apr

April 2012 corresponds to Panguni – Chithirai. Chithirai opens the Tamil year at Mesha Sankranti (Puthandu, around April 14); Madurai's month-long Chithirai Thiruvizha, the celestial wedding of Meenakshi, is its defining festival and the season's first auspicious buying begins. Major observances: Ram Navami (Apr 1), Hanuman Jayanti (Apr 6), Mesha Sankranti (Apr 13). Day quality across 30 days: 1 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Apr 3, Apr 16. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Ram Navami Hanuman Jayanti Mesha Sankranti Akshaya Tritiya

17 observances in April

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1 Navami Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 2 Dashami 3 Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi 4 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 5 Trayodashi 6 Purnima Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 7 Pratipada 8 Dwitiya 9 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 10 Chaturthi 11 Panchami 12 Shashthi 13 Ashtami Mesha Sankranti 14 Navami Chithirai begins 15 Dashami 16 Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi 17 Dwadashi 18 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 19 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 20 Chaturdashi Amavasya 21 Amavasya 22 Pratipada 23 Dwitiya 24 Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya Parashurama Jayanti 25 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 26 Panchami 27 Shashthi 28 Saptami Ganga Saptami 29 Ashtami 30 Navami Sita Navami

1 Sun Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 3 Tue Kamada Ekadashi 4 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 6 Fri Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 9 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 13 Fri Mesha Sankranti 16 Mon Varuthini Ekadashi 18 Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat 19 Thu Masik Shivaratri 20 Fri Amavasya 24 Tue Akshaya Tritiya Parashurama Jayanti 25 Wed Vinayaka Chaturthi 28 Sat Ganga Saptami 30 Mon Sita Navami

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