Hindu New Year : Celebration in India

Vikram Samvat 2073

Do You Know? Different communities in Hindu celebrate New Year on different dates.

The Hindu New Year Samvat 2073 begins on April 08, 2016. It is celebrated on the first day after the Amavasi (Twilight) in the month of Chaitra.

New Year Festival Celebration In India :

Here is a list of dates for New Year 2016 as celebrated in different regions of India :

Festival	Date	Place of Celebration
Ugadi	April 8, 2016	Telugu New Year
Gudi Padwa	April 8 2016	Marathi New Year
Sajibu nongma panba	April 8 2016	Manipur New Year
Thapna	April 8 2016	Rajasthani New Year
Navreh	April 8 2016	Kashmiri New Year
Cheti Chand	April 8 2016	Sindhi New Year
Puthandu	April 14, 2016	Tamil New Year
Pohela Boishakh	April 14, 2016	Bengali New Year
Bohag Bihu	April 14 2016	Assamese New Year
10. Vaisakh	April 14 2016	Punjabi
11. Maha vishuva Sankranti /           Vishuva Sankranti	April 14 2016	Odisha
12. Vishu	April 15, 2016	Malayalam New Year
13. Diwali	October 30, 2016	Gujarat

New Year 2016 Hindu Calendar :

Here is a list of month names as per Hindu Calendar and its approximate mapping to Gregorian Months :

Indian Month Name	Approximate Gregorian Month
Chaitra	March–April
Vaisakha	April–May
Jyestha	May–June
Asadha	June–July
Sravana	June–July
Bhadrapada, Bhadra	August–September
Asvina	September–October
Kartika	October–November
Agrahayaṇa, Margasirsa	November–December
Pausa	December–January
Magha	January–February
Phalguna	February–March

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