Having succeeded in predicting the S wave spectra and decays of cc and bb mesons, Bhaghyesh, K. B. Vijaya Kumar and A. P. Monteiro, J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 38, 085001 (2011), in this article, we apply our nonrelativistic quark model to calculate the spectra and decays of the orbitally excited states (P -and D-waves) of heavy quarkonia. The full QQ potential used in our model consists of a Hulthen potential and a confining linear potential. The spin hyperfine, spin-orbit and tensor interactions are introduced to obtain the masses of the P -and D-wave states. The three-dimensional harmonic oscillator wave function is employed as a trial wave function to obtain the mass spectra. The model parameters and the wave function that reproduce the mass spectra of cc and bb mesons are used to investigate their decay properties. The two-photon decay widths, twogluon decay widths and E1 radiative decay widths are calculated. The obtained values are compared with the experimental results and those obtained from other theoretical models. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 2012.27. Downloaded from www.worldscientific.com by NEW YORK UNIVERSITY on 02/08/15. For personal use only. 1250011-2 Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 2012.27. Downloaded from www.worldscientific.com by NEW YORK UNIVERSITY on 02/08/15. For personal use only.