Jain Calendar 1957
A month-by-month list of the significant Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan and Samvatsari, Mahavir Jayanti, the twelve Rohini Vrats, the Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli parvas, the Chaumasi Chaudas, Varshi Tap and Mahavir Nirvana - with the date and tithi of each.
The Jain Calendar lists 44 dates in 1957, from Rohini Vrat on 13 January through Rohini Vrat on 7 December. October holds the most with 7 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2013 – 2014. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 12 April, Paryushan began on 21 August, Samvatsari fell on 28 August and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 22 October.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 1957 Pausha – Magha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Jan 12 – 9:44 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
Tithi 3:20 PM, Jan 24 – 4:22 PM
The birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, on Pausha Krishna Dashami - kept with the Uvasaggaharam Stotra jaap and fasting.
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Meru Trayodashi
Tithi 7:47 PM, Jan 27 – 9:59 PM
The nirvana (moksha) day of the first Tirthankara, Bhagwan Rishabhadeva (Adinatha), venerated with worship of the sacred Mount Meru.
February 1957 Magha – Phalguna
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:58 PM, Feb 8 – 4:10 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
March 1957 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 6:03 AM – 6:02 AM, Mar 9
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:44 AM – 5:04 AM, Mar 10
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, Mar 14 – 11:27 AM
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 11:22 AM, Mar 15 – 7:51 AM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Varshitapa Arambha Vrat
Tithi 9:50 PM, Mar 22 – 11:17 PM
The beginning of Varshi Tap - a year-long penance of alternate-day fasting commemorating Bhagwan Rishabhadeva's long fast before his first alms.
April 1957 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:34 PM, Apr 4 – 5:09 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 4:19 PM, Apr 6 – 2:55 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
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Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Tithi 2:19 AM – 11:15 PM
The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, on Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi - celebrated with processions, abhishek and charity.
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Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends Vrat
Tithi 8:17 PM, Apr 13 – 5:36 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
May 1957 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Varshitapa Parana
Tithi 4:50 AM – 4:06 AM, May 3
The breaking (parana) of the year-long Varshi Tap with sugarcane juice on Akshaya Tritiya, as Bhagwan Rishabhadeva broke his fast.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:50 AM – 4:06 AM, May 3
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Mahavira Swami Kevalagyan
Tithi 4:29 PM, May 8 – 2:03 PM
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:13 PM, May 29 – 3:41 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
June 1957 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Shruta Panchami
Tithi 9:09 AM, Jun 2 – 6:39 AM
The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:00 AM, Jun 25 – 6:33 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
July 1957 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 8:40 AM, Jul 3 – 6:36 AM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 2:26 AM – 3:03 AM, Jul 11
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 3:11 AM – 4:10 AM, Jul 12
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:17 PM, Jul 22 – 8:32 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
August 1957 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:13 AM, Aug 19 – 9:37 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Paryushana Parvarambha
Tithi 9:56 AM, Aug 20 – 8:28 AM
The start of Paryushan - the holiest eight-day festival of the Jains - of fasting, scriptural study, penance and forgiveness.
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Samvatsari Parva
Tithi 9:09 AM, Aug 27 – 5:57 AM
The final and holiest day of Paryushan - of Pratikraman and Michhami Dukkadam, seeking forgiveness from every living being.
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Das Lakshana Parva Begins
Tithi 3:01 AM – 12:27 AM, Aug 30
The ten-day Digambara festival of the ten supreme virtues (dharma), from Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami to Chaturdashi - the Digambara counterpart of Paryushan.
September 1957 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Anant Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 5:33 AM, Sep 7 – 7:58 AM
The closing day of Das Lakshana, when the fourteen-knot thread of Ananta is worshipped and the Ananta Vrat is observed on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Kshamavani Parva
Tithi 7:57 AM, Sep 8 – 10:25 AM
The Digambara day of universal forgiveness, the day after Das Lakshana - Jains seek and grant pardon with the words Uttam Kshama and Michhami Dukkadam.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:34 PM, Sep 15 – 9:52 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 10:35 AM, Sep 29 – 10:57 AM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
October 1957 Ashwina – Kartika
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends Vrat
Tithi 1:00 AM – 3:16 AM, Oct 9
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:11 AM, Oct 12 – 8:46 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali)
Tithi 4:37 PM, Oct 21 – 1:21 PM
Diwali marks the nirvana (final liberation) of Bhagwan Mahavira at Pavapuri; Jains keep it with fasting, the Nirvana Laddu and recitation of his last sermon.
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Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat)
Tithi 1:16 PM, Oct 22 – 10:13 AM
The first day of the Jain Vira Nirvana Samvat year - the morning after Mahavira's nirvana, also the day Gautam Swami attained Kevala Jnana.
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Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya)
Tithi 10:02 AM, Oct 23 – 7:23 AM
Sisters honour their brothers on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, the day Gautam Swami is said to have visited his sister, closing the Diwali observances.
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Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami)
Tithi 2:08 AM – 1:34 AM, Oct 28
Knowledge (Jnan) Panchami - Jain scriptures and the gift of knowledge are venerated; in Gujarat it is also kept as Labh Panchami.
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Kartika Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM – 3:13 AM, Oct 30
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
November 1957 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Nov 5 – 6:49 PM
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Kartika Ratha Yatra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Nov 6 – 8:06 PM
The Kartik Purnima chariot procession (Ratha Yatra) and the great pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya (Palitana), reopened after the Chaturmas.
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Kartika Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 6:49 PM, Nov 6 – 8:06 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:09 PM, Nov 9 – 9:03 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
December 1957 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:00 AM, Dec 2 – 8:56 AM
The great silent (Maun) fast of Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, on which 150 Kalyanaks of the Tirthankaras are commemorated - kept with silence, fasting and Posaha.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:10 PM, Dec 6 – 11:46 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
What happened in the sky in 1957
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 1957 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 23 October, 12 days earlier in the year than in 1956 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1957
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 30 Apr 5:34 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Varshitapa Parana | Vaishakha Shukla Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 14 May 4:00 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Vaishakha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 23 Oct 10:23 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
| 7 Nov 7:56 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Kartika Ratha Yatra | Kartika Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1957
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 18 Apr 6:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kanya → Simha re-entry while retrograde |
| 19 Jun 4:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Simha → Kanya |
| 28 Nov 7:10 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kanya → Tula |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Tula on 7 March 1957, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Calendar 1957
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 1957?
The Jain Calendar lists 44 dates in 1957, of which 29 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Sunday, 13 January 1957, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Saturday, 7 December 1957.
When was Paryushan in 1957?
Paryushan began on Wednesday, 21 August 1957 and closed on Samvatsari, Wednesday, 28 August 1957.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Thursday, 29 August 1957.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 1957?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Friday, 12 April 1957 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 1957?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Tuesday, 22 October 1957, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Wednesday, 23 October 1957.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 1957?
The main observances in 1957 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Friday, 12 April 1957
- Paryushan - Wednesday, 21 August 1957
- Samvatsari - Wednesday, 28 August 1957
- Mahavir Nirvana - Tuesday, 22 October 1957
Which month of 1957 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
October 1957 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends, Rohini Vrat, Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali), Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat), Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya), Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami), Kartika Ashtahnika Begins.
Which traditional year does 1957 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1957 spans Vikram Samvat 2013 – 2014. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1957 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1957 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1957?
1957 had 4 eclipses:
- 30 April 1957 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 14 May 1957 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 23 October 1957 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 7 November 1957 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1957?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1957:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Simha on 18 April 1957, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kanya on 19 June 1957
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Tula on 28 November 1957
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
Are these 1957 dates the same everywhere?
The dates follow the standard Indian sunrise-based calendar. Because a tithi begins and ends at a fixed moment rather than at midnight, an observance can fall a day earlier or later where sunrise differs - most noticeably outside India. Set your city in the box at the top to see the start and end times in your own local time, and check the daily Panchang for the exact window on the day.
About the Jain Calendar
A month-by-month list of the significant Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan and Samvatsari, Mahavir Jayanti, the twelve Rohini Vrats, the Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli parvas, the Chaumasi Chaudas, Varshi Tap and Mahavir Nirvana - with the date and tithi of each.
Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Use the year links to plan ahead into the coming years or to look up a date from the archive.
This list is the festival dates, not the daily five limbs. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and the day's yoga, open the Panchang. Other calendars are on the Calendars index. The story of a fast is under Vrat Katha.
