Auspicious days for buying Gold in India 2012

The following are some of the days considered auspicious
for gold purchases in 2012 according to the Hindu calendar
 in India, the world's biggest consumer.

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Date      Occasion           Significance   
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Feb. 7    Pushyamrit         Launching new ventures    
Mar. 23   Gudi Padwa         Maharashtrian new year    
Apr. 24   Akshaya Tritiya    Gold invokes prosperity    
May  26   Pushyamrit         Launching new ventures    
June 21   Gurupushyamrit     Launching new ventures    
July 19   Gurupushyamrit     Launching new ventures    
Aug. 2    Raksha Bandan      Festival    
Aug. 16   Gurupushyamrit     Launching new ventures    
Sept. 12  Pushyamrit         Launching new ventures    
Oct. 24   Dussera            Festival    
Nov. 11   Dhanteras          Gold invokes prosperity    
Nov. 13   Laxmi Pujan         Worshipping goddess of wealth    
Nov. 14   Diwali/Balipratipada Festival of Lights    
Nov. 15   Bhaubij             Festival    
Dec. 31   Pushyamrit          Launching new ventures    
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The biggest gold buying festivals are Akshaya Tritiya
and Dhanteras.

An inauspicious phase -- Shradh -- a period for paying
 homage to ancestors, is from Oct. 1 to Oct. 16.
The Hindu calendar has regional variations, but the
above dates are broadly followed across the country
in gold trade for planning inventories.