According to this system, 1996-97 is Bikram Sambat 2053. The New Year begins in mid-April. Like the Julian system, there are 12 months, each month beginning around the middle of a Western month. Festival dates are, however, determined by lunar calendar. Here's the full Nepali calendar for B.S.2053.
English dates are in brackets.
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