Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1997

Festival dates, on the right day for New Delhi.

A festival is set by the Moon and the Sun as seen from where you are, so the date can differ by a day between cities.

50 festivals and Ekadashis

1997 in New Delhi

January

Saphala EkadashiSunday 5Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
Makar SankrantiTuesday 14
Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 19Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.

February

Shattila EkadashiTuesday 4Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 07:12.
Vasant PanchamiTuesday 11
Jaya EkadashiMonday 17Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.
Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.

March

Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 09:01.
Maha ShivaratriFriday 7
Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 19Break the fast on Thursday between 06:58 and 08:50.
Holika DahanSunday 23
HoliMonday 24

April

Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3Break the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Rama NavamiWednesday 16
Kamada EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:27.

May

Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 3Break the fast on Sunday between 05:39 and 08:18.
Akshaya TritiyaFriday 9
Mohini EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:12.

June

Apara EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:09.
Nirjala EkadashiMonday 16Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:46 and 19:20.
Yogini EkadashiMonday 30Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 08:14.

July

Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 05:35 and 08:19.
Guru PurnimaSunday 20
Kamika EkadashiWednesday 30Break the fast on Thursday between 05:42 and 08:24.

August

Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 14Break the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:00.
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Raksha BandhanMonday 18
Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 25
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 25
Aja EkadashiThursday 28Break the fast on Friday between 05:58 and 08:31.

September

Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 5
Parsva EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 08:33.
Indira EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 06:13 and 08:36.

October

Navaratri beginsThursday 2
DussehraSaturday 11
Papankusha EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:39.
Rama EkadashiSunday 26Break the fast on Monday between 13:12 and 17:40.
Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 27Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:44.
DhanterasTuesday 28
Naraka ChaturdashiThursday 30Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 30

November

Govardhan pujaSaturday 1
Bhai DoojSunday 2Tilak between 13:11 and 15:23.
Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Wednesday 12 Nov after sunrise.
Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
Kartika PurnimaFriday 14
Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 25Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:12 and 17:24.

December

Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 10Break the fast on Thursday between 07:04 and 09:07.
Saphala EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Dates follow the traditional rules for each festival (which part of the day the lunar day must cover), applied at New Delhi with the Lahiri ayanamsa and NASA/JPL DE440 planet positions. Families and temples sometimes follow a different school; when in doubt, follow your family priest.

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