Dates of important festivals in April 2011 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchangam used in India. The festivals and auspicious days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST). April 1, 2011 – Masa Shivratri Vrat April 2 – Maa Hingalaj Puja April 3 – Amavasya – No moon day April 4 – Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka April 4 – Chaitra Shukladi – Vikram Samvat 2068 begins in North India April 4 – Gudhi Padwa in Maharashtra April 4 – Chaitra Navratri begins April 4 – Chaitra Month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and Gujarat. April 5 – Cheti Chand – Sindhi New Year April 6, – Matsya Jayanti April 8 – Lakshmi Panchami April 9 – Muruga Sashti Fasting April 11 – Durga Ashtami during Chaitra Navratri April 12 – Ram Navami April 12 – Chaitra Navratri ends April 12 – Swaminarayan Jayanti April 14 – Mesha Sankranti April 14 – Kamda Ekadasi Vrat April 14 – Tamil New Year – Chithirai 1 April 14 – Kharmas Ends April 14 – Chithirai Month begins in Tamil Calendars April 14 – Ekadasi Fasting – Kamada Ekadashi Vrat April 15 – Vishu – Malayalam Zodiac New Year begins April 15 – Meda Masam begins in Malayalam Calendars April 15 – Baishakh Month Begins in Bengali Calendar April 15 – Poila Baishaksh Bengali New Year April 15 – Bihu Assamese New Year April 15 – Pradosh Vrat April 15 – Anang Trayodashi April 17 – Purnima Vrat April 18 – Purnima or Full moon day April 18 – Hanuman Jayanti April 18 – Chithirai Pournami April 19 – Vaishakh Month Begins in calendars followed in North India. April 21 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat April 28 – Varuthini Ekadasi Fasting April 30 – Pradosh Vrat
