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Durga Puja Calendar 2012

Dates for Durga Puja Celebrations, 2012

Mahalaya	15th October 2012	Monday
Panchami	19th October 2012	Friday
Shashthi	20th October 2012	Saturday
Saptami	21th October 2012	Sunday
Mahaa-Ashtami	22th October 2012	Monday
Mahaa-Nabami	23th October 2012	Tuesday
Dashami - Vijya	24th October 2012	Wednesday
Lakshmi Puja	29th October 2012	Monday
Kali Puja	13th November 2012	Tuesday

Durga Puja Calendar 2012

This year the goddess Durga arrives on an elephant and departs on a palanquin . Goddess Durga's arrival on an elephant signifies good harvest while her departure on a palanquin signifies an outbreak of epidemic.

19th October Friday (2nd Kartik 1419)	Panchami	From that day 9.10 am-Next day 6.48am
20th October Saturday (3rd Kartik 1419)	Shashti "Kalparambho" 9.27am Durga Devi "BODHON" "Amantran" and "Adhibas'' in the evening	From that day 6.49am-Next day 4.32am
21st October Sunday (4th Kartik 1419)	Saptami "Nabo Patrika" Within 9.27am Predawn bathing of "Kola Bow"	From that day 4.33am-Next day 2.28am
22nd October Monday (5th Kartik 1419)	Ashtami SANDHI PUJA 12.17am-1.05am SACRIFICE- 12.41am	From that day 2.29am-Next day 12.41am
23rd October Tuesday (6th Kartik 1419)	Nabami	From that day 12.42am - 11.15pm
24th October Wednesday (7th Kartik 1419)	Dashami (Immersion) within 9.27am	From Previous day 11.16pm-that day 10.12pm