Indian Festival Dates 1997


Hindu Festivals

Festival
Date
Day of Week
Pousparban January 14 Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi Sree Panchami (Nautical) January 21 Tuesday
Sree Panchami February 12 Wednesday
Sivaratri March 7 Friday
Sri Ramkrishna Dev's Janmotsav March 16 Sunday
Doljatra March 24 Monday
Baruni April 4 Friday
Chaitra Sankranti and Baisakhi April 13 Sunday
Bengali New Year's Day April 14 Monday
Basanti Puja April 14 Monday
Annapurna Puja April 15 Tuesday
Ramnavami April 16 Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti April 20 Sunday
Tithti of Deva Damodar (Assam) May 7 Wednesday
Akshayatritiya May 9 Friday
Budhha Purnima May 22 Thursday
Jamaisashti June 11 Wednesday
Dasahara June 15 Sunday
Rathjatra July 6 Sunday
Punarjatra July 15 Tuesday
Guru Purnima July 20 Sunday
Jhulanjatra August 14 Thursday
Rakhi Purnima August 18 Monday
Tithi of Sree Madhav Deva (Assam) August 22 Friday
Janmashtami August 25 Monday
Biswakarma Puja September 17 Wednesday
Mahalaya October 1 Wednesday
Durga Puja October 8 Wednesday
Bijoya Dasami October 11 Saturday
Tithi of Sree Sankar Deva (Assam) October 11 Saturday
Lakshmi Puja October 15 Wednesday
Kali Puja ( Diwali ) October 30 Thursday
Bhratriditiya November 2 Sunday
Chhat Puja November 6 Thursday
Jagadhatri Puja November 9 Sunday
Rashjatra November 14 Friday
Guru Nanak's Birthday November 14 Friday
Kartik Puja November 16 Sunday

Christian Festivals

Festival
Date
Day of Week
New Year's Day January 1 Wednesday
Epiphany January 6 Monday
Septuagesima Sunday January 26 Sunday
Quinquagesima (Shrove) Sunday February 9 Sunday
Ash Wednesday February 12 Wednesday
Palm Sunday March 23 Sunday
Good Friday March 28 Friday
Easter (Holy) Saturday March 29 Saturday
Easter (Holy) Sunday March 30 Sunday
Low Sunday April 6 Sunday
Rogation Sunday May 4 Sunday
Holy Thursday May 8 Thursday
Ascencion Sunday May 11 Sunday
White Sunday-Pentecost May 18 Sunday
Trinity Sunday May 25 Sunday
Corpus Christi (Thursday) May 29 Thursday
First Sunday in Advent November 30 Sunday
Christmas Eve December 24 Wednesday
Christmas Day December 25 Thursday
New Year's Day December 31 Wednesday

Muslim Festivals

Festival
Date
Day of Week
First Day of Ramadan January 11 Saturday
Shab-i-Qudar February 6 Thursday
Jamat-Ul-Vida February 7 Friday
Id-Ul-Fitre February 9 Sunday
Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid) April 18 Friday
Muharram May 18 Sunday
Chehlum June 26 Thursday
Akhiri Chahar Sumba July 2 Wednesday
Fateha Duaz Daham July 18 Friday
Id-e-Maulad July 23 Wednesday
Fateah-Yaz-Daham (Nautical) August 16 Saturday
*Shab-i-Miraj November 28 Friday
*Shab-i-Barat December 16 Tuesday
Note: * means the festival may be observed one day earlier or later according to the visibility of the moon.

General Festivals

Festival
Date
Day of Week
Netaji's Birthday January 23 Thursday
Republic Day January 26 Sunday
May Day May 1 Thursday
Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday May 8 Thursday
Independence Day August 15 Friday
Gandhiji's Birthday October 2 Thursday

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