Festivals
Reading Hindu Temple Diary – January to December 2021
dates are in the process of being updated for 2021 so please do check with the temple to confirm details….
|
Month |
Festival Name | Date | Day |
Time |
| January | New Years Day | 1st | Friday | Evening Aarti @ 8:00pm virtually on Facebook |
| Lohri
Makara Sankranti/Pongal |
13th
14th |
Wednesday
Thursday |
No events planned at the Mandir | |
| Sai Baba Bhajans evening | – | – | No Kirtans until further notice | |
| Monthly Kirtan | – | – | there will not be Monthly Kirtan until further notice | |
| Jalaram Bapa Bajans | – | – | No Kirtans until further notice | |
| Purnima | 28th | Thursday | ||
| February | Vasant Panchami, Devi Saraswati Puja and celebration of 5th Anniversary of new prayer hall | 16th | Tuesday | tbc |
| Purnima | 27th | Tuesday | ||
| March |
Maha Shivratri |
11th | Thursday | tbc |
| Holi
Purnima |
28th | Sunday | tbc | |
| April | Gudi Padwa
Chaitra Navrati Begins |
13th | Tuesday | see poster for full details |
| Durga Ashtami | 20th | Tuesday | ||
| Ram Navami | 21st | Wednesday | ||
| Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima |
26th | Monday | ||
| May | Akshaya Tritiya | 14th | Friday | |
| Shri Adya Shankaracharya Jayanti | 17th | Monday | ||
| Purnima | 26th | Wednesday | ||
| June | ||||
| Purnima | 24th | Thursday | ||
| July | ||||
| Guru Purnima | 23rd | |||
| August | Indian Independence day | 15th | Sunday | |
| Raksha Bhandan
Purnima
|
22nd | Sunday | ||
|
Shri Krishna Janamashtami (birth ceremony at 12.00am) |
30th | Monday | ||
