Hindu Festivals 1997: dates and tithis

Dates are worked out for New Delhi. A festival can fall a day apart in other cities.

Tuesday, 11 Feb 1997: Vasant Panchami
Friday, 7 Mar 1997: Maha Shivaratri
Sunday, 23 Mar 1997: Holika Dahan · Holi the next day
Tuesday, 8 Apr 1997: Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Tuesday, 15 Apr 1997: Ram Navami
Tuesday, 22 Apr 1997: Hanuman Jayanti
Friday, 9 May 1997: Akshaya Tritiya
Thursday, 22 May 1997: Buddha Purnima
Sunday, 20 Jul 1997: Guru Purnima
Friday, 8 Aug 1997: Nag Panchami
Monday, 18 Aug 1997: Raksha Bandhan
Sunday, 24 Aug 1997: Krishna Janmashtami
Saturday, 6 Sep 1997: Ganesh Chaturthi
Thursday, 2 Oct 1997: Sharad Navaratri begins
Thursday, 9 Oct 1997: Durga Ashtami
Saturday, 11 Oct 1997: Dussehra · Vijayadashami
Wednesday, 15 Oct 1997: Sharad Purnima
Sunday, 19 Oct 1997: Karwa Chauth
Tuesday, 28 Oct 1997: Dhanteras
Thursday, 30 Oct 1997: Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Saturday, 1 Nov 1997: Govardhan Puja
Sunday, 2 Nov 1997: Bhai Dooj
Wednesday, 5 Nov 1997: Chhath Puja
Tuesday, 11 Nov 1997: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Friday, 14 Nov 1997: Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali