GO Rt 2529 General and Optional Holidays for the Year 2017 Declared Holidays for the 2017 Calendar Year both General and Optional are anounced by Govt of Telangana State. Decleration of General and Optional Holidays in Telangana Vide GO Rt No 2529 Date 22.11.2016 HOLIDAYS-
General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2017 – Declared go-rt-2529-general-and-optional-holidays-list-for-2017
NOTIFICATION
- The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2017 the days specified in Annexure-I (Part I) shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices while the days for other occasions/ festivals which fall on Sundays are shown in Annexure-I (Part II) and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II( Part I) while the days for other occasions/ festivals falling on Sundays are shown in Annexure II (Part II).
- The State Government directs that all offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2017.
- In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure I (Part I), the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2017 on the festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II (Part I) to this order, at their option and irrespective of the religion to which the festival pertains. Permission to avail any of these holidays shall be applied for, in writing in advance and will normally be granted by the Superior Officer competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.
- The Government also directs that General Holidays shall not ipso-facto apply to the Industrial Establishment and Public Undertakings under the control of the State Government, the workmen engaged in Public Works Departments and Educational Institutions in this State. Separate orders regarding the festivals/occasions when these Institutions observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
- If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now, it shall be announced through electronic/print media. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.
General Holidays-2017
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S.No 1
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OCCASION/FESTIVAL
2
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DATE 3
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DAY 4
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SAKA –
ERA 5
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1
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BHOGI
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13.01.2017
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FRIDAY
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PAUSHA 23-1938
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2
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REPUBLIC DAY
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26.01.2017
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THURSDAY
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MAGHA
06-1938
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3
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MAHA SHIVARATRI
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24.02.2017
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FRIDAY
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PHALGUNA 05-1938
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4
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UGADI
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29.03.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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CHAITRA 08-1939
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5
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SRI RAMA
NAVAMI / BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY
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05.04.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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CHAITRA 15-1939
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6
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GOOD
FRIDAY / DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY
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14.04.2017
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FRIDAY
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CHAITRA 24-1939
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7
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EIDUL FITAR
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26.06.2017
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MONDAY
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ASHADHA 05-1939
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8
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FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN
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27.06.2017
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TUESDAY
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ASHADHA 06-1939
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9
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BONALU
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10.07.2017
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MONDAY
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ASHADAA 19-1939
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10
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SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI
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14.08.2017
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MONDAY
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SRAVANA 23-1939
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11
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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15.08.2017
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TUESDAY
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SRAVANA 24-1939
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12
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VINAYAKA CHAVITHI
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25.08.2017
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FRIDAY
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BHADRA 03-1939
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13
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EIDUL AZHA
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02.09.2017
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SATURDAY
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BHADRA 11-1939
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14
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BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY
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20.09.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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BHADRA 28-1939
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15
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DURGASTAMI
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28.09.2017
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THURSDAY
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ASVINA 06-1939
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16
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VIJAYA
DASAMI/ DUSSEHRA
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30.09.2017
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SATURDAY
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ASVINA 08-1939
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17
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MAHTMA GANDHI JAYANTHI
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02.10.2017
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MONDAY
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ASVINA 10-1939
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18
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DEEPAVALI
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18.10.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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ASVINA 26-1939
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19
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KARTIKA
PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
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04.11.2017
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SATURDAY
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KARTIKA 13-1939
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20
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EID MILADUN NABI
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01.12.2017
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FRIDAY
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AGRAHAYANA 10-1939
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21
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CHRISTMAS
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25.12.2017
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MONDAY
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PAUSHA 04-1939
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22
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BOXING DAY
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26.12.2017
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TUESDAY
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PAUSHA 05-1939
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Optional Holidays-2017
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S.NO
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OCCASION/FESTIVAL
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DATE
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DAY
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SAKA-ERA
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1.
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YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF
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10.01.2017
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TUESDAY
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PAUSHA
20-1938
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2.
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SRI PANCHAMI
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01.02.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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MAGHA 01-1938
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3.
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BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI
(A.S.)
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11.04.2017
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TUESDAY
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CHAITRA
21-1939
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4.
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SHAB-E-MERAJ
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25.04.2017
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TUESDAY
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VAISAKHA 05-1939
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5.
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BASAVA JAYANTHI
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28.04.2017
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FRIDAY
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VAISAKHA
08-1939
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6.
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BUDDHA PURNIMA
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10.05.2017
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WEDNESDAY
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VAISAKHA 20-1939
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7.
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SHAB-E-BARAT
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12.05.2017
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FRIDAY
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VAISAKHA
22-1939
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8.
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SHAHADAT HZT ALI (A.S.)
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16.06.2017
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FRIDAY
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JYAISHTHA
26-1939
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9.
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JUMA-ATUL-WADA / SHAB-E-
QADER
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23.06.2017
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FRIDAY
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ASHADHA
02-1939
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10.
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VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM
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04.08.2017
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FRIDAY
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SRAVANA 13-1939
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11.
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SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI
PURNIMA
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07.08.2017
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MONDAY
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SRAVANA
16-1939
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12.
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PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY
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17.08.2017
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THURSDAY
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SRAVANA 26-1939
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13.
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MAHARNAVAMI
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29.09.2017
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FRIDAY
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ASVINA
07-1939
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14.
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NARAKA CHATURDHI
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17.10.2017
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TUESDAY
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ASVINA
25-1939
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15.
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ARBAYEEN
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10.11.2017
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FRIDAY
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AGRAHAYANA 19-1939
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