Hindu festivals 1997: dates of every major festival
Calculated for Delhi; some festivals can fall a day apart in other cities.
| Tuesday, 14 January 1997 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
| Tuesday, 11 February 1997 | Vasant Panchami |
| Friday, 7 March 1997 | Maha Shivaratri |
| Monday, 24 March 1997 | Holika Dahan |
| Tuesday, 25 March 1997 | Holi |
| Tuesday, 8 April 1997 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · Chaitra Navratri begins |
| Sunday, 13 April 1997 | Baisakhi / Mesha Sankranti |
| Tuesday, 15 April 1997 | Ram Navami |
| Tuesday, 22 April 1997 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Friday, 9 May 1997 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Thursday, 22 May 1997 | Buddha Purnima |
| Sunday, 20 July 1997 | Guru Purnima |
| Friday, 8 August 1997 | Nag Panchami |
| Monday, 18 August 1997 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Monday, 25 August 1997 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| Saturday, 6 September 1997 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Thursday, 2 October 1997 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| Thursday, 9 October 1997 | Durga Ashtami |
| Saturday, 11 October 1997 | Dussehra |
| Wednesday, 15 October 1997 | Sharad Purnima |
| Sunday, 19 October 1997 | Karwa Chauth |
| Tuesday, 28 October 1997 | Dhanteras |
| Thursday, 30 October 1997 | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) |
| Saturday, 1 November 1997 | Govardhan Puja |
| Sunday, 2 November 1997 | Bhai Dooj |
| Thursday, 6 November 1997 | Chhath Puja |
| Tuesday, 11 November 1997 | Dev Uthani Ekadashi |
| Friday, 14 November 1997 | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
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