2011 New Year Auspicious Times in Sri Lanka
- Dawn of New Year (Nekath Udawa)
Dawn of New Year is at 14th April 2011 at 01:01pm
- Punya Kalaya
Punyakalaya is the time which starts 6hrs 24 minutes before the dawn of New Year and ends 6 hours 24 minutes after the dawn of New Year. So the puniya kala for Sri Lanka starts on 14 th April at 06:37 a.m and ends at 14 th April at 07:35 pm . The first portion of the Punyakala is allocated for religious ceremonies and the second part is for traditions like preparing Meals. Starting work, transactions ect.
- Lighting of the hearth
- Preparing Meals "Aahara Piseema"
April 14th at 01:06 p.m
Auspicious direction is north
Auspicious cloth Golden Colour
Prepare a "Kiri Bath" from red rice mixed with Ghee and Kollu seeds (Kollu seeds is – Horse Gram -and Jaggery (sharkara)
- Starting Work, Transactions and Taking Meals "Aahara Anubhavaya, Weda Alleema and Ganudenu Kireema"
April 14th at 3:18 pm
Auspicious direction North
Auspicious cloth Golden Colour
- Applying Oil "Hisa thel Geema"
April 16th at 07:41 am (Morning)
Auspicious direction South
Auspicious cloth Blue Colour
Bo Leaves for the head and Neem (Kohomba) leaves for the feet
- Going to work
April 18th at 6:28 am (Morning)
Auspicious direction North
Auspicious cloth white colour cloth
Got it from the internet. Hope they are correct.