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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 1997

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2053 · London
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1Krishna Ashtami from 21:51Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 21:12Navami3Krishna Dashami from 19:50Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 17:47Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 15:08DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 12:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:33ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri8Shukla Pratipada from 01:14PratipadaPhalguna Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 21:43DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse10Shukla Tritiya from 18:31Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 15:47Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 13:39Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 12:13Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 11:34SaptamiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Ashtami from 11:44Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 12:39Navami17Shukla Dashami from 14:14Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 16:20Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 18:47DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 21:25Trayodashi21Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Purnima from 02:31Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 04:45PratipadaHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima24Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseHoli25Krishna Dwitiya from 06:38Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 08:08Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 09:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 09:44PanchamiGood Friday29Krishna Shashthi from 09:48Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 10:20SaptamiEaster31Krishna Ashtami from 09:20Ashtami
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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, 17:47 GMT → 5 Mar, 15:08 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 12:01 GMT → 7 Mar, 08:33 GMT
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 08:33 GMT → 8 Mar, 04:54 GMT
  4. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 04:54 GMT → 9 Mar, 01:15 GMT
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 08:48 GMT
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 16:20 GMT → 19 Mar, 18:47 GMT
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 21:25 GMT → 22 Mar, 00:02 GMT
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 02:31 GMT → 24 Mar, 04:45 GMT
  10. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 23 Mar, 02:31 GMT → 24 Mar, 04:45 GMT
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:57 to 06:21 (peak 04:39). Sutak from 17:57: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 24 Mar, 02:57 GMT → 24 Mar, 06:21 GMT · sutak from 23 Mar, 17:57 GMT
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 23 Mar, 02:31 GMT → 24 Mar, 04:45 GMT
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 09:10 GMT → 28 Mar, 09:44 GMT
  14. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.