Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2001
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.
49 festivals and Ekadashis
2001 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 6Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- Makar SankrantiSunday 14
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 20Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 29
February
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 09:18.
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:14.
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 21
March
- Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:41 and 09:01.
- Holika DahanFriday 9
- HoliSaturday 10
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:25 and 08:49.
April
- Rama NavamiMonday 2
- Kamada EkadashiWednesday 4Break the fast on Thursday between 06:07 and 08:37.
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 05:51 and 08:26.
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 26
May
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 3Break the fast on Friday between 08:10 and 08:18.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 05:28 and 08:11.
June
- Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 2Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:08.
- Yogini EkadashiSunday 17Break the fast on Monday between 05:52 and 08:10.
July
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 05:28 and 08:14.
- Guru PurnimaThursday 5
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:35 and 08:19.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiMonday 30Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:12.
August
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 4
- Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 12
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 12
- Aja EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 05:51 and 08:28.
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 22
- Parsva EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
September
- Indira EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Saturday 15 Sep after sunrise.
- Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Padmini EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 06:13 and 08:36.
October
- Parama EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 06:22 and 08:39.
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 17
- DussehraFriday 26
- Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
November
- Rama EkadashiSunday 11Break the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 08:50.
- DhanterasMonday 12
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 14Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 14
- Govardhan pujaFriday 16
- Bhai DoojFriday 16Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 26Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:00 and 08:59.
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 30
December
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:17 and 17:25.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 26Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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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