Indian New Year’s days : Happy Hindu New Year 2020 – Hindu Nav Varsh 2020 Festivals Celebrations in different parts of India.
Indian New Year’s days 2020 : Happy New Year
New Year is celebrated all across the world on January 1. This, however, is in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It’s the harvesting season which is mostly synonymous with the new year celebrations in India. Being a diverse nation, new year in India is celebrated in various regions at various times of the year depending on solar or lunar calendars. As we welcome new year 2020, let’s take a look at the Indian new years.
Hindu Nav Varsh 2020 Festivals Celebrations in different parts of India
Observance is determined by whether the lunar calendar is being following or the solar calendar. Those regions which follow the Solar calendar, the new year falls on Baisakhi in North and Central India, Rongali Bihu in Assam, Tamil Putthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vishu in Kerala, Bishuva Sankranti in Odisha and Poila Boishakh in Bengal in the month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha.
| Solar or Lunar calendar | Date | Festival name | Religion / Regions (Hindu) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar | Wednesday, 25 March
varies, Mar/Apr |
Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka |
| Lunar | varies, Mar/Apr | Bighu | Jharkhand |
| Lunar | Thursday, 2 April
varies, Mar/Apr |
Ram Navami (Chaitra Navaratri)
Chaitra Navratri 2020 in India will begin on Wednesday, 25 March and ends on Friday, 3 April |
North India (in UP, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, MP) |
| Lunar | varies, Mar/Apr | Bikhu | Uttarakhand |
| Lunar | Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
varies, Mar/Apr |
Gudhi Padwa (गुड़ी पड़वा) / Samsaar Padwo | Maharashtra, Goa, Konkan |
| Lunar |
2020 Wed, Mar 25
varies, Mar/Apr |
Cheiraoba | Manipur |
| Lunar | 2020 Wed, Mar 25
varies, Mar/Apr |
Navreh | Kashmir |
| Lunar | 2020 Wed, Mar 25
varies, Mar/Apr |
Navratra | Jammu |
| – | – | Navratra | Rajasthan |
| Lunar | Thursday, 26 March, 2020 varies, Mar/Apr |
Cheti Chand | Sindh |
| Solar | Monday, 13 April, 2020
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Vaisakhi | Punjab |
| Solar | Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 – Mon, 20 Apr, 2020
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Rongali Bihu | Assam |
| Solar | Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Tamil puthandu (தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு) | Tamil Nadu |
| Solar | Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Vishu | Kerala |
| Solar |
fixed, August 15/16/17 |
First day of Chingam in Malayalam Calendar (Kollam Era)
Siṃha 2020 in Kerala will begin on Monday, 17 August and ends on Wednesday, 16 September Dates may vary. |
Kerala |
| Solar | Monday, 13 April, 2020
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Bishuva Sankranti | Odisha |
| Solar | Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
fixed, April 14/15 |
Poila Boishakh, Nabobarsho |
Bengal |
| Solar | 1st Baisakh (14 April)
fixed, April 13/14/15 |
Maithili New Year (or, Jude Sheetal) ( Pahil Boishakh) ( জুড়ে শীতল) ( ফল বৈশাখের) | Mithila, part of Bihar |
| Lunar | varies, Oct/Nov | Nav Varas | Gujarat |
| Solar | Monday, 17 August
varies, Aug 17,18,19 |
Nowruz | Parsis |
| Solar | Friday, 20 March, 2020
Fixed, March 21 |
Nowruz | Zoroastrians |