
OM, symbol of God the Absolute

My Guruji

Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles

Sarasvati Devi, Godess of arts and learning

Townhall in North-West England

Sign of the sun

Ashutosh Vardhana

Yamuna's Year

Stories for the Hindu Calendar
as told in a Hindu family in a northern English town

Stories which have been completed

Festival	Story title

Diwali 12 Nov 2004 1 Nov 2005 21 Oct 2006	Lord Rama and the demons
Maha-Shivaratri 8 Mar 2005 26 Feb 2006	Parvati wins her husband
Holi 25 Mar 2005 15 Mar 2006	Prahlada, the invincible boy
Navaratri 14 to 22 Oct 2004 4 to 12 Oct 2005 23 Sep 2006 to 1 Oct 2006	The Battle of the Devi

Stories in the making

Festival	Story title

Ram Naumi 18 Apr 2005 6 Apr 2006	Click here for short version
Guru Purnima 21 July 2005 11 July 2006
Raksha Bandan 19 Aug 2005 4 Aug 2006
Krishna Janmashtami 27 Aug 2005 16 Aug 2006
Ganesh Chaturthi 07 Sep 2005 27 Aug 2006
Satyanarayan Puja (any day)

Hindu Festivals 2009

Festival	Dates	Celebrated where N = North India (and perhaps South India as well) S = South India, and specifically in the state mentioned, if any.

Pongal	15 Jan 2009 (4 days) Lord Krishna lifts the Govardhan mountain Nandi is punished and has to serve farmers	S (Tamil Nadu)


Thaipusam	8 Feb 2009 The birth of Karttikeya (Lord Muruga, son of Lord Shiva)	S
Mahashivaratri	Mon, 23 Feb 2009 - the marriage of Lord Shiva to Parvati	N
Ugadi	Fri, 27 Mar 2009 ? New Year in South India	S
Natyanjali (following on from Mahashivaratri) ?	2009 ? In honour of Lord Shiva, Lord of Cosmic Dance (Nataraja)	S
Holi	Wed, 11 Mar 2009 Spring festival (Prahlada, the invincible boy)	N

Ram Naumi	Fri, 03 Apr 2009 - Ram Naumi the birth of Lord Rama	N
Buddha Purnima	Fri, 08-05-2009
Kavadi April or May ???	In honour of Lord Muruga	S
Guru Purnima Thu - In honour of the Guru and all teachers	Tue, 07-07-2009 ?	N
Raksha Bandan Wed 05-08-2009 - Raksha Bandan: brothers and sisters	Wed, 05-08-2009	N
Krishna Janmashthami:	Fri 14-08-2009 - The birth of Lord Krishna	N
Navaratri (incl Durgashtami) :	19-09-2009 to 27-09-2009 Nine-day festival in honour of THE Goddess	N
Ganesh Chaturthi	Sun, 23-08-2009 In honour of Lord Ganesh	N
Satyanarayan Puja (any day)

http://www.hindumoon.com/calendar.html

Sat 17-10-2009 - Diwali: Triumph of Lord Rama, Ayodhya

18-10-2009, Sun - Hindu New Year,

You may download these stories for personal use and study
but not for republication and commercial use without written permission.

The author is looking for print magazines and newspapers and suitable websites who wish to publish or serialise individual stories. He is also looking for book publishers in the UK, USA and India who are interested in publishing the complete collection when it is finished.

Email: ashutosh.vardhana@tudo.co.uk

Tel and fax: 01254-261 009 (UK code: 00-44-)

Length of stories:

1 Lord Rama and the Demons: (Diwali)
Length: 5,800 words = 30,900 characters

2 Prahlada, the invincible boy: (Holi)
Length: 16,600 words = 91,500 characters

3 Parvati wins her husband: (Maha-Shivaratri))
Length: 10,400 words = 56,200 characters

4 The Battle of the Devi: (Navaratri)
Length: 9,900 words = 55,600 characters

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Total: 42,700 words = 234,200 characters