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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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November 1997

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Colombo
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 17:21DwitiyaGovardhan Puja2Shukla Tritiya from 18:15TritiyaBhai Dooj3Shukla Chaturthi from 18:43Chaturthi4Shukla Panchami from 18:45Panchami5Shukla Shashthi from 18:24Shashthi6Shukla Saptami from 17:38SaptamiChhath Puja7Shukla Ashtami from 16:27Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 14:52Navami9Shukla Dashami from 12:54Dashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 10:33Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 07:53DwadashiDevutthana Ekadashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:00ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 23:00Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 20:11PratipadaKartika Purnima · Dev DiwaliGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima+115Krishna Dwitiya from 17:42Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 15:41TritiyaVrishchika Sankranti17Krishna Chaturthi from 14:20ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 13:44Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 13:58Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 15:02Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 16:50Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 19:12Navami23Krishna Dashami from 21:53Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 00:36Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 03:07DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 05:13Trayodashi27Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:48ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 07:47Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 08:14PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in November 1997

  1. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 31 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 31 Oct, 16:01 GMT+6 → 1 Nov, 17:21 GMT+6
  2. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 1 Nov · Shukla Dwitiya: 1 Nov, 17:21 GMT+6 → 2 Nov, 18:15 GMT+6
  3. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 5 Nov · Shukla Shashthi: 5 Nov, 18:24 GMT+6 → 6 Nov, 17:38 GMT+6
  4. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Nov · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Nov, 10:33 GMT+6 → 11 Nov, 07:53 GMT+6
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Nov · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Nov, 05:00 GMT+6 → 13 Nov, 02:00 GMT+6
  6. Kartika Purnima · Dev DiwaliHindu festivals
    Holy baths and lamps on the river ghats.Tithi begins 13 Nov · Purnima: 13 Nov, 23:00 GMT+6 → 14 Nov, 20:11 GMT+6
  7. Guru Nanak JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 13 Nov · Purnima: 13 Nov, 23:00 GMT+6 → 14 Nov, 20:11 GMT+6
  8. Kartika PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Nov · Purnima: 13 Nov, 23:00 GMT+6 → 14 Nov, 20:11 GMT+6
  9. Vrishchika SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishchika.Sun enters 16 Nov, 09:54 GMT+6
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Nov, 14:20 GMT+6 → 18 Nov, 13:44 GMT+6
  11. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Nov · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Nov, 00:36 GMT+6 → 26 Nov, 03:07 GMT+6
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Nov · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Nov, 05:13 GMT+6 → 28 Nov, 06:48 GMT+6
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Nov, 06:48 GMT+6 → 29 Nov, 07:47 GMT+6
  14. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Nov · Amavasya: 29 Nov, 07:47 GMT+6 → 30 Nov, 08:14 GMT+6