Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2015
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.
47 festivals and Ekadashis
2015 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 1Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 08:33.
- Makar SankrantiThursday 15
- Shattila EkadashiFriday 16Break the fast on Saturday between 13:35 and 17:47.
- Vasant PanchamiSaturday 24
- Jaya EkadashiFriday 30Break the fast on Saturday between 07:11 and 09:19.
February
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 15Break the fast on Monday between 07:00 and 09:13.
- Maha ShivaratriTuesday 17
March
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 06:46 and 09:04.
- Holika DahanThursday 5
- HoliFriday 6
- Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Rama NavamiSaturday 28
- Kamada EkadashiTuesday 31Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:12 and 08:41.
April
- Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:29.
- Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 21
- Mohini EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 08:19 and 08:20.
May
- Apara EkadashiThursday 14Break the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.
- Nirjala EkadashiFriday 29Break the fast on Saturday between 05:25 and 08:10.
June
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 12Break the fast on Saturday between 07:21 and 08:10.
- Padmini EkadashiSunday 28Break the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.
July
- Parama EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 05:32 and 07:26.
- Devshayani EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:55 and 08:23.
- Guru PurnimaFriday 31
August
- Kamika EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 08:27.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 29
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Saturday 5
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 5
- Aja EkadashiTuesday 8Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:34 and 18:34.
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 17
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 24Break the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:35.
October
- Indira EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 06:19 and 08:38.
- Navaratri beginsTuesday 13
- DussehraThursday 22
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
November
- Rama EkadashiSaturday 7Break the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:48.
- DhanterasSunday 8
- Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 10Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 11
- Govardhan pujaThursday 12
- Bhai DoojFriday 13Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 22Break the fast on Monday between 06:50 and 08:56.
- Kartika PurnimaWednesday 25
December
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 7Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:02 and 09:05.
- Mokshada EkadashiMonday 21Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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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