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                        | Wednesday,
                          December 31, 2008 | 
                       
                      
                        | Vikrama
                          Samvat | 
                        2065 | 
                        
                        	Pousha
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                        17 | 
                       
                      
                        | Shaka
                          Samvat | 
                        1930 | 
                        
                        	Pousha
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                        10 | 
                       
                      
                        | Hijri | 
                        1429 | 
                        
                        	Moharram
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                        02 | 
                       
                      
                        
                          Pousha Shukla Paksha Chaturthi up to 3-15 a.m. (January, 1) 
                        
                          The fourth lunar day of the bright half of Pousha. 
                        
                          Dhanishtha Nakshatra full day (December, 31 & January, 1) 
                        
                          Vajra yoga up to 3 a.m. (January, 1) 
                        
                          The moon enters Aquarius 6-10 p.m. 
                        
                          Saturn turns retrograde 11-30 p.m. 
                        
                          Duration of Bhadra 2-20 p.m. to 3-15 a.m. (December, 31 & January, 1) 
                        
                          Beginning of Panchaka 6-10 p.m. 
                        
                          Vinayaka Chaturthi brata 
                        
                          New Year evening Day.
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         Holidays/
        festivals during the year 2008  | 
     
    
      | Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind
        Singh | 
      January 5 | 
     
    
      | Republic Day | 
      January 26 | 
     
    
      | Basant Panchami | 
      February 11 | 
     
    
      | Milad-un-Nabi | 
      March 21 | 
     
    
      | Mahavir Jayanti | 
      April 18 | 
     
    
      | Buddha Purnima | 
      May 20 | 
     
    
      | Maha Shivratri | 
      March 6 | 
     
    
      | Good Friday | 
      March 21 | 
     
    
      | Holi | 
      March 22 | 
     
    
      | Baisakhi | 
      April 14 | 
     
    
      | Ram Navami | 
      April 14 | 
     
    
      | Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan
        Dev | 
      June 16 | 
     
    
      | Independence Day | 
      August 15 | 
     
    
      | Janamashtami | 
      August 24 | 
     
    
      | Raksha Bandhan | 
      August 16 | 
     
    
      | Id-ul-Fitr | 
      October 2 | 
     
    
      | Gandhi Jayanti | 
      October 2 | 
     
    
      | Dussehra | 
      October 9 | 
     
    
      | Diwali | 
      October 28 | 
     
    
      | Martyrdom day Guru Teg
        Bahadur | 
      November 24 | 
     
    
      | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev | 
      November 13 | 
     
    
      | Id-ul-Zuha | 
      December 9 | 
     
    
      | Christmas | 
      December 25
           
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      | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | 
      Dec 26, 27 & 28 | 
     
   
 
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