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Ram Navami 2027: Date, the Madhyahna Birth Window, and How It Is Observed
Ram Navami falls on Thursday, 15 April 2027. Here is why the madhyahna hour matters more than any single clock time, how it closes out Chaitra Navratri, and what the day actually asks of the people who keep it.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 7 min - 🌸
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Ugadi, Gudi Padwa and the Hindu New Year 2027: Date and Significance
Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand and Navreh all mark the same moment on the lunar calendar. In 2027 that moment falls on Wednesday, 7 April, the first day of Chaitra and the start of the new Samvatsara.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 7 min - 🔥
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Holi 2027: Holika Dahan Date, Bhadra Timing, and Why the Bonfire Waits
Holika Dahan falls on 22 March 2027 and Rangwali Holi on 23 March, but the bonfire itself waits out Bhadra first. Here's the full-moon story behind both dates.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 7 min - 🔱
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Maha Shivratri 2027: Is It 6 or 7 March? The Nishita Puja and the Four Prahars
Some calendars print 7 March, others 6 March. Both are reading the same panchang correctly, just at different hours of the night. Here is why the nishita puja belongs to the night of Saturday, 6 March 2027, and how the four-prahar worship actually runs.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 7 min - 📖
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Vasant Panchami 2027: Date, Saraswati Puja Muhurat, and Why It Needs No Muhurat at All
Vasant Panchami falls on Thursday, 11 February 2027. Here is the Saraswati Puja timing, and why this is one of the rare days when a wedding, a griha pravesh, or a child's first lesson needs no separate muhurat at all.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 6 min - 🪁
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Makar Sankranti 2027: Is It the 14th or the 15th of January?
Makar Sankranti 2027 falls on 15 January, not the 14th, because the Sun's sidereal entry into Makara that year lands at 21:10 IST on the 14th, after sunset, which pushes the punya kaal to the following sunrise.
Vidhata Editorial Desk12 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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