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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 1997

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Sydney
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1Krishna Dashami from 21:21Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 18:57Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 16:25DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 13:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Krishna Amavasya from 08:54Amavasya7Shukla Pratipada from 06:46PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya8Shukla Tritiya from 03:48Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 03:11ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 03:18Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 04:08Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 05:39Saptami13Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami14Shukla Ashtami from 07:43Ashtami15Shukla Navami from 10:09NavamiVrishabha Sankranti16Shukla Dashami from 12:42Dashami17Shukla Ekadashi from 15:06EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)18Shukla Dwadashi from 17:07DwadashiMohini Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 18:36Trayodashi20Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:26ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Purnima from 19:38Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 19:13PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 18:16Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 16:53Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 15:11ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 13:15Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 11:12Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 09:04Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 06:55Ashtami30Krishna Dashami from 02:41Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 00:38Ekadashi
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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, 18:57 GMT+10 → 3 May, 16:25 GMT+10
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 13:51 GMT+10 → 5 May, 11:18 GMT+10
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 11:18 GMT+10 → 6 May, 08:54 GMT+10
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 6 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 08:54 GMT+10 → 7 May, 06:47 GMT+10
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 9 May, 03:48 GMT+10 → 10 May, 03:11 GMT+10
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 00:16 GMT+10
  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, 15:06 GMT+10 → 18 May, 17:07 GMT+10
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 19 May, 18:36 GMT+10 → 20 May, 19:26 GMT+10
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 19:38 GMT+10 → 22 May, 19:13 GMT+10
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 May · Purnima: 21 May, 19:38 GMT+10 → 22 May, 19:13 GMT+10
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 15:11 GMT+10 → 26 May, 13:15 GMT+10