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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 1997

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Dashami from 17:06Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 14:42Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 12:10DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 09:36TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Shukla Pratipada from 02:31PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 00:46Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 23:33Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 22:56ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 23:03Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 23:53Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 01:24Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 03:28Ashtami14Shukla Ashtami (continues)AshtamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Navami from 05:54Navami16Shukla Dashami from 08:27Dashami17Shukla Ekadashi from 10:51EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)18Shukla Dwadashi from 12:52DwadashiMohini Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 14:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:11Chaturdashi21Shukla Purnima from 15:23Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 14:58PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 14:01Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 12:38Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 10:56ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 09:00Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 06:57Shashthi28Krishna Ashtami from 02:40Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 00:32Navami30Krishna Dashami from 22:26Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 20:23Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 1997

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 2 May, 14:42 GMT+5:45 → 3 May, 12:10 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 09:36 GMT+5:45 → 5 May, 07:03 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 07:03 GMT+5:45 → 6 May, 04:39 GMT+5:45
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 04:39 GMT+5:45 → 7 May, 02:32 GMT+5:45
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 23:33 GMT+5:45 → 9 May, 22:56 GMT+5:45
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 20:01 GMT+5:45
  7. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 17 May, 10:51 GMT+5:45 → 18 May, 12:52 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 19 May, 14:21 GMT+5:45 → 20 May, 15:11 GMT+5:45
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 15:23 GMT+5:45 → 22 May, 14:58 GMT+5:45
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 15:23 GMT+5:45 → 22 May, 14:58 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 10:56 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 09:00 GMT+5:45