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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Colombo
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1Krishna Ashtami from 03:51Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 03:12Navami3Krishna Dashami from 01:50Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 23:47Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 21:08DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 18:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:33ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 10:54Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 07:14PratipadaTotal solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya10Shukla Tritiya from 00:31Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 21:47Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 19:39Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 18:13Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 17:34SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 17:44Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 18:39Navami17Shukla Dashami from 20:14Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 22:20Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 00:47DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 03:25Trayodashi21Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 08:31PurnimaHolika Dahan24Krishna Pratipada from 10:45PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHoliPhalguna Purnima+125Krishna Dwitiya from 12:38Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 14:08Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 15:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 15:44PanchamiGood Friday29Krishna Shashthi from 15:48Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 15:20SaptamiEaster31Krishna Ashtami from 14:20Ashtami
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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, 23:47 GMT+6 → 5 Mar, 21:08 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 18:01 GMT+6 → 7 Mar, 14:33 GMT+6
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 14:33 GMT+6 → 8 Mar, 10:54 GMT+6
  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 8 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 10:54 GMT+6 → 9 Mar, 07:15 GMT+6
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 14:48 GMT+6
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 22:20 GMT+6 → 20 Mar, 00:47 GMT+6
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Mar, 03:25 GMT+6 → 22 Mar, 06:02 GMT+6
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 23 Mar, 08:31 GMT+6 → 24 Mar, 10:45 GMT+6
  10. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  11. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 23 Mar, 08:31 GMT+6 → 24 Mar, 10:45 GMT+6
  12. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 08:31 GMT+6 → 24 Mar, 10:45 GMT+6
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 15:10 GMT+6 → 28 Mar, 15:44 GMT+6
  14. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.