The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1973 opens in April during Bhaskarabda 1379 · Bhaskarabda 1380 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1973
Bhaskarabda 1379 · Bhaskarabda 1380
Sot – Bohag
Festivals & Vrats in April 1973
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:12 PM, Mar 31 – 9:19 PM, Apr 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:12 PM, Apr 1 – 7:35 PM, Apr 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:32 PM, Apr 2 – 5:18 PM, Apr 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:32 PM, Apr 2 – 5:18 PM, Apr 3
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:32 PM, Apr 2 – 5:18 PM, Apr 3
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 5:18 PM, Apr 3 – 2:39 PM, Apr 4
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:18 PM, Apr 3 – 2:39 PM, Apr 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Apr 6 – 6:01 AM, Apr 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:47 AM, Apr 5 – 8:52 AM, Apr 6
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:51 PM, Apr 9 – 9:03 PM, Apr 10
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 9:07 PM, Apr 10 – 7:43 PM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:44 PM, Apr 12 – 6:05 PM, Apr 13
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Tithi 6:05 PM, Apr 13 – 5:48 PM, Apr 14
Assam's spring new-year Bihu of Husori song, dance and feasting, as the Sun enters Mesha.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:48 PM, Apr 14 – 5:53 PM, Apr 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 6:22 PM, Apr 16 – 7:16 PM, Apr 17
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:22 PM, Apr 16 – 7:16 PM, Apr 17
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 6:22 PM, Apr 16 – 7:16 PM, Apr 17
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:22 PM, Apr 16 – 7:16 PM, Apr 17
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:18 PM, Apr 17 – 8:37 PM, Apr 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:42 AM, Apr 21 – 3:08 AM, Apr 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:45 AM, Apr 25 – 12:14 PM, Apr 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:23 PM, Apr 28 – 12:25 PM, Apr 29
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Apr 30 – 8:29 AM, May 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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About the Assamese Panjika
The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
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