Ashok Ashtami Date, Ashok Astami in 2013, Ashokashtami Date, When is Ashok Ashtami in 2013?, 18th April 2013
Ashok Ashtami is one of the important hindu festival celebrated in eastern parts of India and especially in Odisha (Orissa). People gather in large numbers at Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneshwar to offer prayer and seek blessings. People believe that Lord Sri Rama observed Ashoka Ashtami rituals before beginning the final assault on Ravana.
Ashok Ashtami observed on the eighth day of Shukla Paksha in the hindu lunar month of Chaitra. This festival is dedicated to Goddess Shakthi and God Shiva. This year, Ashok Ashtami is on Thrusday, 18th April 2013.