Hindu festivals are celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and spirituality in India. These festivals are celebrated by people of Hindu community round the world. There are numerous Hindu gods in Hinduism history. According to various Hindu mythological books, these festivals have been celebrated by Indian people for last so many decades. The celebration of these religious festivals is full of devotions and spirituality. Ladies performs various Pujas and Aarti’s in honor of various gods. Some of these festivals are celebrated twice a year like Navaratri. Navaratri is very famous in India especially with Gujarati community. So all those Indian’s living out there in various countries and regions, we have presented below a Hindu Festival Calendar for your Information.

Hindu Festival Calendar 2009

January 2009
14 Jan - Makarsankranti / Pongal / Tamil New Year / Magha Bihu
15 Jan - Thiruvalluvar Day
31 Jan - Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja

February 2009
08 - Thaipusam
23 - Maha Shivaratri

March 2009
11 - Holi
27 - Spring / Vasanta
27 - Hindi New Year
27 - Telugu New Year/ Ugadi / Gudi Padwa

April 2009
03 - Ramanavami
07 - Mahavir Jayanti
09 - Hanuman Jayanti
13 - Baisakhi / Vishu
15 - Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu
27 - Akshaya Tritiya

May 2009
08 - Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima

June 2009
02 - Ganga Dashami / Dussehra
24 - Rath Yatra

July 2009
07 - Guru Purnima / Asadha Purnima

August 2009
05 - Raksha-Bandhan / Rakhi
14 - Krishna Janmashtami
23 - Ganesh / Vinayak Chaturthi

September 2009
02 - Onam
05 - Shikshak Divas / Teacher's Day
17 - Vishwakarma Puja
19 - Navaratri begins
25 - Durga Puja begins (Maha Saptami)
27 - Navaratri ends
28 - Vijaya Dashami / Dusshera

Hindu Festivals in October 2009
03 - Lakshmi Puja / Sharad Purnima
04 - Valmiki Jayanti
08 - Karwa Chauth
15 - Dhanteras
16 - Chhoti Diwali
17 - Diwali
17 - Kali Puja
18 - Govardhan Puja
18 - Vikram New Year 2066
19 - Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phota
24 - Chhat Puja

You can find more about these festivals at – Hindu Festival Calendar