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                        | Monday,
                          December 15, 2008 | 
                       
                      
                        | Vikrama
                          Samvat | 
                        2065 | 
                        
                        Pousha
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                        01 | 
                       
                      
                        | Shaka
                          Samvat | 
                        1930 | 
                        
                        	Margasheersha
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                        	24 | 
                       
                      
                        | Hijri | 
                        1429 | 
                        
                        Zilhij
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                        16 | 
                       
                      
                        
                          Pousha Krishna Paksha Triteeya up to 11.18 a.m. 
                          The third lunar day of the dark half of
                        Pousha. 
                          Punarvasu Nakshatra up to 7.33 a.m. 
                          Pushya obliterated (Nakshatra
                        kshaya) 
                          Brahma Yoga up to 8.20 a.m. 
                          Aindra yoga obliterated (Yog
                        Kshaya) 
                          Ending of Bhadra at 10 a.m. 
                          The sun enters Sagittarius 7.50 p.m. 
                          Sankranti celebrations after midday 
                          Pluto enters Moola III 5.30 p.m. 
                          Ganesha Chaturthi.
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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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