2015 New Year Auspicious Times in Sri Lanka

• Dawn of New Year (Nekath Udawa)

  Dawn of New Year is at 14th April 2015 at 01:47 PM
  
  

• Punya Kalaya

  Punyakalaya is the time which starts 7hrs 05 minutes before the dawn of New Year and ends 7 hours 53 minutes after the dawn of New Year. So the puniya kala for Sri Lanka starts on 14th April at 07:23 a.m and ends at 14 th April at 08:11 p.m. The first portion of the Punyakala is allocated for religious ceremonies and the second part is for traditions like preparing Meals. Starting work, transactions etc.
  
  
• Lighting of the hearth
  
  
• Preparing Meals "Aahara Piseema"
  April 14th at 02:05 p.m
  Auspicious direction is East
  Auspicious cloth Red Colour
  Prepare a "Kiri Bath" from red rice mixed with Ghee and Jaggery (sharkara)  and sesame seeds (Tala)
  
  
• Starting Work, Transactions and Taking Meals "Aahara Anubhavaya, Weda Alleema and Ganudenu Kireema"
  April 14th at 02:42 p.m
  Auspicious direction East
  Auspicious cloth Red Colour
  
  
• Applying Oil "Hisa thel Gaama"
  April 15th at 09:06 a.m (Morning)
  Auspicious direction South
  Auspicious cloth Green Colour
  Dimbul Leaves for the head and Ambul leaves for the feet
  
  
• Going to work
  April 22nd at 06:02 a.m (Morning)
  Auspicious direction East
  Auspicious cloth Light Green Colour