Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2102
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.
48 festivals and Ekadashis
2102 in New Delhi
January
- Shattila EkadashiSunday 15Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiMonday 16
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 23
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 17:58.
February
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Wednesday 15 Feb after sunrise.
- Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 16
- Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 28Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
March
- Holika DahanSaturday 4
- HoliSunday 5
- Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 06:31 and 08:54.
- Rama NavamiTuesday 28
- Kamada EkadashiThursday 30Break the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:42.
April
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Friday between 05:58 and 08:31.
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 20
- Mohini EkadashiSaturday 29Break the fast on Sunday between 05:42 and 08:20.
May
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 05:32 and 07:06.
- Padmini EkadashiSunday 28Break the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 08:10.
June
- Parama EkadashiSunday 11Break the fast on Monday between 05:23 and 08:10.
- Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 27Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:26 and 08:13.
July
- Yogini EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:50 and 19:22.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:32 and 06:28.
- Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 05:40 and 08:22.
- Guru PurnimaSunday 30
August
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 9Break the fast on Thursday between 05:48 and 08:27.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 24Break the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:30.
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Raksha BandhanMonday 28
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 4
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 4
- Aja EkadashiFriday 8Break the fast on Saturday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- Ganesh ChaturthiSaturday 16
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 23Break the fast on Sunday between 06:11 and 06:59.
October
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 7Break the fast on Sunday between 13:19 and 17:59.
- Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 8Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:19 and 08:06.
- Navaratri beginsFriday 13
- DussehraSaturday 21
- Papankusha EkadashiSunday 22Break the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:42.
November
- Rama EkadashiMonday 6Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:57 and 08:47.
- DhanterasWednesday 8
- Naraka ChaturdashiThursday 9Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaFriday 10
- Govardhan pujaSaturday 11
- Bhai DoojSunday 12Tilak between 13:10 and 15:20.
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 20Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:49 and 08:55.
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 24
December
- Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 6Break the fast on Thursday between 07:01 and 09:04.
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 09:12.
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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