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                        | Sunday,
                          October 11 , 2009 |  
                        | Vikrama
                          Samvat | 2066 | Aashvina | 26 |  
                        | Shaka
                          Samvat | 1931 | Aashvina | 19 |  
                        | Hijri | 1430 | Shawal | 21 |  
                        |  Kartika Krishna Paksha Ashtami up to 1-26 a.m. (October, 12) 
  The eighth lunar day of the dark half of Kartika. 
  Aardra Nakshatra up to 9-54 a.m. 
  Punarvasu obliterated (Nakshatra Kshaya) 
  Shiva yoga up to 3.35 a.m. (October, 12) 
  The moon enters Cancer 1-22 a.m. (October, 12) 
  Mars enters Pushya 3-30 p.m. 
  Ahoyi Ashtami (Punjab) 
  Radha-Ashtami 
  Kalika Poojan |  |   
           
  
    
      | Holidays/
        festivals during the year 2009 |  
      | Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind
        Singh | January 5 |  
      | Republic Day | January 26 |  
      | Basant Panchami | January 31 |  
      | Sri Guru Ravi Das's birthday | February 9 |  
      | Maha Shivratri | February 23 |  
      | Holi | March 11 |  
      | Shahidi Divas of Bhagat
        Singh | March 23 |  
      | Ram Navami | April 3 |  
      | Mahavir Jayanti | April 7 |  
      | Good Friday | April 10 |  
      | Baisakhi | April 14 |  
      | Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan
        Dev | June 16 |  
      | Janamashtami | August 14 |  
      | Independence Day | August 15 |  
      | Id-ul-Fitr | September 21 |  
      | Dussehra | September 28 |  
      | Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 |  
      | Maharishi Valmiki's birthday | October 4 |  
      | Diwali | October 17 |  
      | Vishwakarma Day | October 18 |  
      | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev | November 2 |  
      | Martyrdom day Guru Teg
        Bahadur | November 24 |  
      | Christmas | December 25
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      | Id-ul-Zuha | December 28 |  | 
 
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