Festival list 1997
New Delhi's dates · times in IST
The year as kept, every date in New Delhi's time.
Festivals in January 1997
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Sun5
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Mon13Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 17:44–20:26
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Tue14Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 07:15–20:27
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Sun19
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 1997
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Tue4
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Fri7Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 00:23–20:36
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Tue11Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 07:02–12:35
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Mon17
Also in February:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in March 1997
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Wed5
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Fri7
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Wed19
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Sun23Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 21:10
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Tue25Holi
Pratipada tithi 10:15 Mon–12:08
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 1997
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Thu3
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Mon14Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 22:50 Sun
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Fri18
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Tue22Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 00:58–02:03 Wed
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 1997
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Sat3
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Fri9Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 05:34–12:17
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Sun18
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Thu22Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 15:08 Wed–14:43
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 1997
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Sun1
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Thu5
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Sun15Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 01:42–03:19 Mon
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Mon16
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Mon30
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 1997
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Sun6Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 01:05–02:31 Mon
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Wed16
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Sun20Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 11:45 Sat–08:50
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Wed30
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 1997
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Wed6
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Fri8Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 23:24 Thu–01:54 Sat
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Thu14Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrat
Smarta: Parana 09:49–19:00 Fri
Vaishnava: Fri 15 Aug · Parana 05:50–18:59 Sat
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Mon18Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan muhurat 13:43–16:20
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Wed20
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Sun24JanmashtamiVrat
Smarta: Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Mon
Vaishnava: Mon 25 Aug · Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Tue
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Thu28
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 1997
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Fri5Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:03–13:35
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Sat13
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Mon15
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Wed17Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 13:29–15:56
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Sat27
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 1997
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Wed1Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 13:22–15:44
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Thu9Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 06:17–05:17 Fri
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Sat11Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 13:17–15:36
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Sun12
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Wed15Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 23:42–00:32 Thu
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Sun19
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Thu23
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Sun26
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Tue28Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:36–20:13
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Thu30Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:28–20:12
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Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:55–06:31
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 1997
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Sat1Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 06:32–08:45
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Sun2Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 13:10–15:23
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Wed5
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Tue11
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Fri14Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 22:30 Thu–19:41
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Tue25
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 1997
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Thu4Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 05:12–03:51 Fri
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Wed10Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 18:27 Tue–16:11
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Thu25
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festival list 1997 in your city
Each city keeps its own dates and times, worked out at its own sunrise. Pick yours, or one of these: