Bhai Dooj 1997 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 13:45–15:50, Sun 2 Nov
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Bhai Dooj 1997 in Sevan?
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat: what time?
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Bhai Dooj 1997 page:
Why is Bhai Dooj on Sun 2 Nov in Sevan?
Bhai Dooj is on Sun 2 Nov: Dwitiya holds all of aparahna that day.
Pratipada until 15:21, inside aparahna; then Dwitiya. Dwitiya: 15:21 to 16:15 Sun.
Dwitiya holds all of aparahna, 13:45–15:50. Dwitiya: 15:21 Sat to 16:15.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). Band: the tithi. Box: Aparahna. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The tilak is applied in aparahna, the fourth fifth of the day. Dwitiya runs from 15:21 on Sat 1 Nov to 16:15 on Sun 2 Nov, touching aparahna on both days. The Nirnayasindhu takes the day it holds more of: Sun 2 Nov. No text giving Bhai Dooj’s time was found; aparahna is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya
The tilak is applied in aparahna, the fourth fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the day whose aparahna Dwitiya holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.