SINHALA AND HINDU NEW YEAR AUSPICIOUS TIMES

DAWN OF NEW YEAR

Dawn of New Year in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) for Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart : Friday 13^th April at 11:50PM

Dawn of New Year in Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) for Adelaide and Darwin: Friday 13^th April at 11:20PM

 Dawn of New Year in Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) for Perth: Friday 13^th April at 9:50PM

PERIOD OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY – “PUNYA KALA”

“Punya Kala” for different cities in Australia is as follows.

Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart: From 5:26PM Friday 13^th April to 6:14AM Saturday 14^thApril .

Adelaide and Darwin: From 4:56PM Friday 13^th April to 5:44AM Saturday 14^th April .

Perth: From 3:26PM  Friday  13^th April to 4:14AM Saturday 14^th April .

According to the tradition, you must stop work and finish taking meals before the “Punya Kala” begins.  First part of “Punya Kala” ( i.e. before the dawn of New Year ) is allocated for religious activities. Second part of the “Punya Kala” is allocated for the activities mentioned below such as preparing meals, transactions and taking meals.

PREPARING MEALS – “AHARA PISEEMA’

Friday13th April night /Saturday 14^th April morning, wearing light blue and white mixed clothes and looking at South direction, light the fire and prepare a milk rice meal “Kiribath” mixed with ghee and jaggery and a sweet mixed with sesame at following times for respective cities:

APPLYING OIL – “HISA TEL GAAMA”

Sunday 15^th April looking at South direction, wearing golden colour clothes, apply oil and  “Imbul Path Yusha Mishra Nanu” while keeping “Imbul”  Leaves on the head and “Nuga”  leaves under the feet at following times for respective cities: