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May 1996

Vaisakha – Jyaistha · Vikram Samvat 2053

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May 1996 · 31 days

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Hindu months in May 1996

Vaisakha 4 Apr – 3 May 1996

Jyaistha 4 May – 1 Jun 1996 Begins · Sat 4 May

May 1996 corresponds to Vaisakha – Jyaistha, Vikram Samvat 2053. Jyaistha brings the summer vratas: Vat Savitri for married women, Ganga Dussehra for the river's descent, and Nirjala Ekadashi, the year's strictest waterless fast. Major observances: Narasimha Jayanti (May 2), Buddha Purnima (May 3), Vat Savitri Vrat (May 17). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 13, May 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Narasimha Jayanti Buddha Purnima Ganga Dussehra

23 observances in May

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1 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 2 Chaturdashi Narasimha Jayanti 3 Purnima Buddha Purnima Kurma Jayanti Purnima Vrat 4 Pratipada Jyaistha begins Narada Jayanti 5 Dwitiya 6 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 7 Chaturthi 8 Shashthi 9 Saptami 10 Ashtami Kalashtami 11 Navami 12 Dashami 13 Ekadashi Apara Ekadashi 14 Dwadashi Vrishabha Sankranti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 15 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 16 Chaturdashi Phalaharini Kali Puja 17 Amavasya Shani Jayanti Amavasya Vat Savitri Vrat 18 Pratipada 19 Dwitiya 20 Tritiya 21 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 22 Panchami 23 Shashthi Jamai Shashti 24 Saptami 25 Saptami 26 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 27 Navami Ganga Dussehra Mahesh Navami 28 Dashami 29 Ekadashi Nirjala Ekadashi 30 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 31 Trayodashi

1 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 2 Thu Narasimha Jayanti 3 Fri Buddha Purnima Kurma Jayanti Purnima Vrat 4 Sat Narada Jayanti 6 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 10 Fri Kalashtami 13 Mon Apara Ekadashi 14 Tue Vrishabha Sankranti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 15 Wed Masik Shivaratri 16 Thu Phalaharini Kali Puja 17 Fri Shani Jayanti Amavasya Vat Savitri Vrat 21 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi 23 Thu Jamai Shashti 26 Sun Masik Durgashtami 27 Mon Ganga Dussehra Mahesh Navami 29 Wed Nirjala Ekadashi 30 Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat

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