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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 1997

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Dashami from 14:21Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 11:57Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 09:25DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 06:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Amavasya from 01:54AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri6Shukla Pratipada from 23:46PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 22:01Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 20:48Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 20:11ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 20:18Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 21:08Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 22:39Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 00:43Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 03:09NavamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Dashami from 05:42Dashami16Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami17Shukla Ekadashi from 08:06EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)18Shukla Dwadashi from 10:07DwadashiMohini Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 11:36TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:26Chaturdashi21Shukla Purnima from 12:38Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 12:13PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 11:16Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 09:53Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 08:11ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Shashthi from 04:12Shashthi27Krishna Saptami from 02:04Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 23:55Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 21:47Navami30Krishna Dashami from 19:41Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 17:38Ekadashi
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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, 11:57 GMT+3 → 3 May, 09:25 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 06:51 GMT+3 → 5 May, 04:18 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 4 May · Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 04:18 GMT+3 → 6 May, 01:54 GMT+3
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 01:54 GMT+3 → 6 May, 23:47 GMT+3
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 20:48 GMT+3 → 9 May, 20:11 GMT+3
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 17:16 GMT+3
  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, 08:06 GMT+3 → 18 May, 10:07 GMT+3
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 19 May, 11:36 GMT+3 → 20 May, 12:26 GMT+3
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 12:38 GMT+3 → 22 May, 12:13 GMT+3
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 12:38 GMT+3 → 22 May, 12:13 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 08:11 GMT+3 → 26 May, 06:15 GMT+3