Festival Calendar 2010
Month | Date | Festival | Importance |
JANUARY | 1 | Celebration of the first day of the New Year | |
11 | Students from the Sri Sathya Sai educational institutions present a grand display of sports and cultural events | ||
14 | The beginning of the auspicious half of the year, based on the Sun’s movement. | ||
FEBRUARY | 12 | A night time vigil of devotional singing adoring Lord Shiva. | |
MARCH | 16 | New Year’s Day for the people of the state of Andra Pradesh. | |
24 | The birthday of Lord Rama. | ||
APRIL | 14 | Tamil New Year and Vishu | New Year’s Day for the people of the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
MAY | 6 | Celebration of the life of the Mother of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. | |
27 | Commemoration of the life and teachings of Lord Buddha. | ||
JULY | 21 | Devotees mainly from the states of Maharashtra and Goa worship Bhagavan Baba as Lord Vitthal (Krishna). | |
25 | Celebration of the Divine Guru embodied as Sathya Sai. | ||
AUGUST | 23 | Commemoration of Emperor Bali’s surrender to Lord Vamana, the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. | |
SEPTEMBER | 02 | The birthday of Lord Krishna. | |
11 | A day dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha | ||
OCTOBER | 17 | Celebration and worship of the Divine Mother for ten consecutive days. | |
20 | Commemoration of Bhagavan Baba’s declaration of Avatarhood in 1940. | ||
NOVEMBER | 05 | Festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness over evil. | |
NOVEMBER | 13 -14 | Uninterrupted bhajans for 24 hours in the Mandir as a prelude to Baba’s Birthday celebrations. | |
18 | Procession of the idols of Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Mother Sita in the Puttaparthi village. | ||
19 | Celebration of the greatness of women and the ideal of motherhood. | ||
22 | Sri Sathya Sai University Convocation. | ||
23 | Millions throng to pay homage to the Avatar of the Age. | ||
DECEMBER | 25 | Celebration of the birthday of Lord Jesus. |
