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                        | Wednesday,
                          December 10, 2003 |  
                        | Vikrama
                          Samvat | 2060 | Margasheersha | 29 |  
                        | Shaka
                          Samvat | 1925 | Margasheersha | 23 |  
                        | Hijri | 1424 | Shavval | 18 |  
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                            Pousha Krishna Paksha Dviteeya up to 5.48 a.m.
                              (December 11)The second lunar day of the dark half of Pousha.Aardra Nakshatra full dayAardra expanded (Nakshatra - bridhi) |  |   
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                    | Gazetted holidays
                      (Chandigarh) in 2003 |  
                    | Guru
                      Gobind Singh birthday | January
                      9 |  
                    | Republic Day | January
                      26 |  
                    | Id-ul-Zuha
                      (Bakrid) | February
                      12 |  
                    | Guru
                      Ravi Das Jayanti | February
                      16 |  
                    | Maha
                      Shivratri | March
                      1 |  
                    | Holi | March
                      19 |  
                    | Ram
                      Naumi | April
                      11 |  
                    | B.R.Ambedkar
                      Jayanti/Baisakhi | April
                      14 |  
                    | Mahavir
                      Jayanti | April
                      15 |  
                    | Independence
                      Day | August
                      15 |  
                    | Janamashtami | August
                      20 |  
                    | Birthday
                      of Mahatma Gandhi | October
                      2 |  
                    | Dasehra
                      (Vijaydashmi) | October
                      4 |  
                    | Maharishi
                      Balmiki birthday | October
                      10 |  
                    | Diwali | October
                      25 |  
                    | Sri
                      Guru
                      Nanak Dev's birthday | November
                      8 |  
                    | Id-ul-Fitr | November
                      26 |  
                    | Christmas | December
                      25 |  
                    | Guru
                      Gobind Singh birthday | December
                      29 |  |    
            
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                    | Restricted
                      holidays (Chandigarh) in 2003 |  
                    | New
                      Year’s Day | January
                      1 |  
                    | Lohri | January
                      13 |  
                    | Makara
                      Sahkaranti | January
                      14 |  
                    | Basant
                      Panchami | February
                      6 |  
                    | Maharshi
                      Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | February
                      26 |  
                    | Muharram | March
                      14 |  
                    | Holi
                      (Holika dahan) | March
                      18 |  
                    | Martyrdom
                      Day of Shahid Bhagat Singh | March
                      23 |  
                    | Good
                      Friday | April
                      18 |  
                    | Sri
                      Parshuram Jayanti | May
                      4 |  
                    | Milad-un-Nabi
                      (birthday of Prophet Mohd.) | May
                      14 |  
                    | Budh
                      Purnima | May
                      16 |  
                    | Raksha
                      Bandhan | August
                      12 |  
                    | Karvachauth | October
                      14 |  
                    | Bhai
                      Duj/Vishvakarma Day | October
                      26 |  
                    | Martyrdom
                      Day Of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur | November
                      24 |  
                    | Jor
                      Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | December
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