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Important Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in June 2009

Dates of important festivals associated with Hinduism in 2009 June – based on major Hindu calendars used in India. The festivals and auspicious days are based on Indian Standard Time.


June 2nd – Ganga Dasara

June 2nd – Manasa Devi Puja Bengal

June 3rd – Gayatri Mata Jayanti

June 3rd – Ekadasi – Bhim Nirjala Ekadashi

June 5th – Pradosh

June 5th – Vaikasi Visagam

June 7th – Purnima – Full moon day – Vat Savitri Purnima

June 7th – Sant Kabir Jayanthi

June 8th – Ashada month begins in North Indian Calendar

June 11th – Ganesh Sankashta Chaturthi

June 15th – Tamil month Aani begins

June 15th – Malayalam month Mithunam begins

June 16th – Aashar month begins in Bengal

June 19th – Ekadasi – Yogini Ekadashi

June 20th – Shani Pradosh

June 22nd – Somvati Amavasi

June 22nd – Ambubasi festival begins in Assam

June 23rd – Ashada month begins in Gujarat and Maharashtra calendar

June 24th – Puri Jagannath Ratha Yatra

June 25th – Ambubasi festival ends

June 27th – Skanda Panchami

June 28th – Shasti Vrata