Indian Calendar 2051 - Festivals

* Hindu Festivals * Gov Holidays * Sikh Festivals
* Christian Holidays * Islamic Holidays
January 2051 Festivals
1 Sunday New Year
14 Saturday Lohri
15 Sunday Pongal , Uttarayan , Makar Sankranti
23 Monday Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26 Thursday Republic Day
February 2051 Festivals
15 Wednesday Basant Panchmi , Saraswati Puja
March 2051 Festivals
11 Saturday Mahashivratri
26 Sunday Holika Dahan
27 Monday Holi
April 2051 Festivals
1 Saturday Bank's Holiday
11 Tuesday Chaitra Navratri , Ugadi , Gudi Padwa
12 Wednesday Cheti Chand
14 Friday Baisakhi , Ambedkar Jayanti
19 Wednesday Chaitra Navratri Parana , Ram Navami
25 Tuesday Hanuman jayanti
May 2051 Festivals
12 Friday Akshaya Tritiya
July 2051 Festivals
10 Monday Jagannath Rath Yatra
19 Wednesday Ashadhi Ekadashi
23 Sunday Guru Purnima
August 2051 Festivals
9 Wednesday Hariyali Teej
11 Friday Nag Panchami
15 Tuesday Independence Day
21 Monday Onam/Thiruvonam , Raksha Bandhan
24 Thursday Kajari Teej
29 Tuesday Janmashtami
September 2051 Festivals
8 Friday Hartalika Teej
9 Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi
19 Tuesday Anant Chaturdashi
October 2051 Festivals
2 Monday Gandhi Jayanti
5 Thursday Sharad Navratri
13 Friday Durga Puja Ashtami
14 Saturday Durga Maha Navami Puja , Sharad Navratri Parana
15 Sunday Dussehra
22 Sunday Karva Chauth
31 Tuesday Dhanteras
November 2051 Festivals
2 Thursday Narak Chaturdashi
3 Friday Diwali
4 Saturday Govardhan Puja
5 Sunday Bhai Dooj
10 Friday Chhath Puja
14 Tuesday Children's Day
December 2051 Festivals
25 Monday Merry Christmas

Indian Calendar 2051: India, known for its rich diversity and variety of religions, has a colorful variety of festivals celebrated with extraordinary enthusiasm. Whether one practices Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, or Christianity, the spirit of celebration links us all. However, figuring out the particular dates of these festivals might be difficult. In response, we provide the Indian Calendar as a solution for simplifying your scheduling.

Indian Calendar 2051 has been curated by the expert astrologers of AstroSage. Here,you will find all the dates of Indian festivals and fasts falling in 2051. Do you want to make 2051 more special? Check out this calendar and ensure you dont miss any important events in the new year!

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Origin of Indian Calendar

The Indian National Calendar, also known as the Shalivahana Shaka Calendar, is commonly used for delivering information or news alongside the Gregorian Calendar. In the 1950s, the Calendar Reform Committee performed a survey that revealed the use of approximately 30 distinct calendars to identify Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain festivals. While all calendars shared basic ideas rooted in ancient rituals and astronomical practices, their diversity created issues.

Muslims in India, on the other hand, followed the Islamic calendar, while the Indian government followed the Gregorian calendar for administrative purposes. The Calendar Reform of 1957 C.E. tried to resolve this variability by formalizing a structured lunisolar calendar as Indias National Calendar. To ensure synchronization, leap years were synchronized with the Gregorian calendar.

Despite these attempts, regional variations persist, and the government continues to use the Gregorian calendar for administrative purposes. Holidays represent regional, ethnic, and religious variety by adhering to specific beliefs and traditions. In terms of ethics, astrologers use the Panchang or Panchangam (Hindu Lunar Calendar) to find auspicious marriage dates following horoscope compatibility.

Structure of Indian Calendar

The Shaka Calendar is based on the luni-solar system as per time, and consists of 12 months and 365 days. The first month in Indian Calendar is Chaitra and the last is Phalguna. The names of the months as per Shaka Calendar are as follows:

1.  Chaitra
2.  Vaishakha
3.  Jyeshtha
4.  Ashadha
5.  Shravana
6.  Bhadra
7.  Ashwin
8.  Kartika
9.  Agrahayana
10.  Pausha
11.  Magha
12.  Phalguna

The National Calendar is an advanced modification of Indian Solar Calendars still existing in the regions. The principle unit remains the civil day and era is Saka era. It is structured so as to correspond with the Tropical or Sayana year and not traditional Sidereal or Nirayana year.

Religious holidays are based on lunisolar calendar which acknowledges specific positions of Moon and Sun. Majority of festivals and holidays occur on a mentioned lunar tithi (date) while others on solar tithis.

Lunar Calendar is witnessed as the main element when providing predictions in Vedic Astrology or calculating muhurat, festivals and so on, planet Sun has its own significance. A Solar Calendar narrates the apparent position of planet Sun in the universe. One such example is Gregorian Calendar, which is used internationally and counted as the standard tool. In astrology, a solar month describes the position of Sun’s longitude to increase during the interval by 30 degree corresponding to its passage through a zodiac sign.

Indian Solar Calendar

Indian Calendar as per Solar Month is given below which describes the Hindu months and their Gregorian dates. Below dates approximately corresponds with the Gregorian calendar based on the position of Sun. the table is provided for you for reference purposes.

S.No. Indian Religious Calendar (Solar Month) Approx. Greg. Date
1 Caitra Mar. 14
2 Vaisakha Apr. 13
3 Jyestha May 14
4 Asadha June 14
5 Sravana July 16
6 Bhadrapada Aug. 16
7 Asvina Sept. 16
8 Kartika Oct. 17
9 Margashirsha Nov. 16
10 Pausa Dec. 15
11 Magha Jan. 14
12 Phalgura Feb. 12

Types of Calendars

There are three types of Calendar affiliated in India:

●  The Solar Calendars: The calendar is based on motion of the sun on a yearly basis, sidereal or tropical. Some famous examples are French, Gregorian, Roman calendars and Indian Solar Calendars used in the areas of Assam, Bengal, Haryana, Kerala, Punjab, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. An actual solar calendar doesn’t consists of number of days, hence in order to synchronize, days are summed up and leap years are formed. Indian National Calendar comes under this category.
●  The Lunar Calendars: It is based on the monthly phases of Moon and its cycle and isn’t related to the motion of Sun whatsoever. Islamic Hejira Calendar is one such example and a pure lunar calendar. It consists of 12 months, with 2 months covering the time period between two new moons. Each Lunar month is about 29.5 days long.
●  The Lunisolar Calendar: It accumulates yearly motion of Sun and monthly phases of Moon. some examples are Jews and Babylonian calendars along with Indian Calendars used in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.

Adoption & Official Usage

Indian Calendar was officially adopted in 1957 by Calendar Reform Committee as a significant part of Nautical Almanac and Indian Ephemeris. The need for a unified calendar was voiced by none other than the first prime minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. He said as quoted,
They (different calendars) represent past political divisions in the country…. Now that we have attained Independence, it is obviously desirable that there should be certain uniformity in the calendar for our civic, social, and other purposes, and this should be done on a scientific approach to this problem.

One main criteria was to make the calendar free of any religious or regional conflict, easy to navigate, relatable and precise. Hence, the committee came up with Saka Calendar, which was made official on March 22, 1957 or Chaitra 1, 1879.

Significance

The Saka Calendar represents the Indian beliefs and culture and traditions. Adopting it as the national calendar is a tribute to ancient innovation and ideas. This calendar is observed beyond Indian borders by Hindus in Java, Bali Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries. Its most noted uses are:

●  In the Gazette of India along with Gregorian calendar
●  At All India Radio Broadcasts
●  By Govt. of India to provide documents, timetables, communication via Saka Calendar dates

You can get detailed list of Government, Hindu, Islamic, SIkh and Christian holidays and festivals from this page.

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