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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Ashtami from 13:51Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 13:12Navami3Krishna Dashami from 11:50Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 09:47Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 07:08DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:33ChaturdashiMaha ShivaratriPradosh Vrat7Krishna Amavasya from 20:54Amavasya8Shukla Pratipada from 17:14PratipadaTotal solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 13:43Dwitiya10Shukla Tritiya from 10:31Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 07:47Chaturthi12Shukla Shashthi from 04:13Shashthi13Shukla Saptami from 03:34Saptami14Shukla Ashtami from 03:44AshtamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Navami from 04:39Navami16Shukla Dashami from 06:14Dashami17Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 08:20Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 10:47DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 13:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:02Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 18:31Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 20:45PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima+124Krishna Dwitiya from 22:38DwitiyaHoli25Krishna Tritiya from 00:08Tritiya26Krishna Chaturthi from 01:10Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 01:44PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 01:48ShashthiGood Friday29Krishna Saptami from 01:20Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 00:20AshtamiEaster31Krishna Navami from 22:48Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1997

  1. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 09:47 GMT-8 → 5 Mar, 07:08 GMT-8
  2. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 00:33 GMT-8 → 7 Mar, 20:54 GMT-8
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 04:01 GMT-8 → 7 Mar, 00:33 GMT-8
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Mar · Amavasya: 7 Mar, 20:54 GMT-8 → 8 Mar, 17:15 GMT-8
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 00:48 GMT-8
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 08:20 GMT-8 → 19 Mar, 10:47 GMT-8
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 13:25 GMT-8 → 21 Mar, 16:02 GMT-8
  9. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:57 to 22:21 (peak 20:39). Sutak from 09:57: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 23 Mar, 18:57 GMT-8 → 23 Mar, 22:21 GMT-8 · sutak from 23 Mar, 09:57 GMT-8
  10. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 18:31 GMT-8 → 23 Mar, 20:45 GMT-8
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 18:31 GMT-8 → 23 Mar, 20:45 GMT-8
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 18:31 GMT-8 → 23 Mar, 20:45 GMT-8
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 01:10 GMT-8 → 28 Mar, 01:44 GMT-8
  14. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.