Hindu Festivals in January 2014
There are 7 Hindu festivals in January 2014, including New Year on Wednesday, January 1, Vaikunta Ekadashi on Saturday, January 11, and Lohri on Monday, January 13. Dates are worked out for Ujjain from the tithi at the right time of day, so a festival can fall a day apart in other places.
Festivals in January 2014
Times for Ujjain| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| New Year Gregorian calendar new year celebration | |
| Vaikunta Ekadashi Sacred day dedicated to Lord Vishnu | |
| Lohri Punjabi harvest festival celebrating the winter solstice | |
| Makar Sankranti Harvest festival marking the transition of the Sun into Makkar Rashi | |
| Pongal Harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu | |
| Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | |
| Republic Day Commemorates the day when the Constitution of India came into effect |
Vrats and fasting days in January 2014
| Date | Vrat |
|---|---|
| Pausha Amavasya | |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | |
| Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat | |
| Pausha Purnima | |
| Lambodara Sankashti | |
| Shattila Ekadashi | |
| Bhauma Pradosh Vrat | |
| Masik Shivaratri | |
| Magha Amavasya |