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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1997

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Colombo
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 08:09Dwitiya2Shukla Tritiya from 07:40Tritiya3Shukla Chaturthi from 06:49Chaturthi4Shukla Shashthi from 04:21Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 02:48Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 01:04Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 23:11Navami8Shukla Dashami from 21:08Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 18:57Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 16:41DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 14:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:13Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 10:15Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 08:37PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 07:27Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 06:54TritiyaDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Chaturthi from 07:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 07:57Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 09:33Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 11:45Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 14:21Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 17:04Navami23Krishna Dashami from 19:38Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 21:48Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 23:23DwadashiChristmasSaphala Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 00:16Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:27ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 23:58Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 22:56PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 21:27Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 19:40Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1997

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Dec, 18:57 GMT+6 → 10 Dec, 16:41 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 14:24 GMT+6 → 12 Dec, 12:13 GMT+6
  3. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 10:15 GMT+6 → 14 Dec, 08:37 GMT+6
  4. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:33 GMT+6
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 07:03 GMT+6 → 18 Dec, 07:57 GMT+6
  6. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Dec, 21:48 GMT+6 → 25 Dec, 23:23 GMT+6
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 00:16 GMT+6 → 28 Dec, 00:27 GMT+6
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Dec, 00:27 GMT+6 → 28 Dec, 23:58 GMT+6
  10. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 23:58 GMT+6 → 29 Dec, 22:57 GMT+6