The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1985 opens in December during Bhaskarabda 1392 of the Hindu calendar.
December 1985
Bhaskarabda 1392
Aghun – Puh
Festivals & Vrats in December 1985
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:30 AM, Dec 1 – 1:59 AM, Dec 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 2:52 AM, Dec 5 – 2:13 AM, Dec 6
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:31 PM, Dec 7 – 7:58 PM, Dec 8
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:54 PM, Dec 9 – 1:30 PM, Dec 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:31 PM, Dec 10 – 9:57 AM, Dec 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:57 AM, Dec 11 – 6:24 AM, Dec 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:57 AM, Dec 11 – 6:24 AM, Dec 12
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 9:57 AM, Dec 11 – 6:24 AM, Dec 12
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:24 AM, Dec 12 – 2:54 AM, Dec 13
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 9:19 PM, Dec 14 – 7:23 PM, Dec 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:44 PM, Dec 18 – 8:11 PM, Dec 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:56 AM, Dec 22 – 3:40 AM, Dec 23
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:27 AM, Dec 24 – 9:07 AM, Dec 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:19 AM, Dec 26 – 1:00 PM, Dec 27
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 11:19 AM, Dec 26 – 1:00 PM, Dec 27
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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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:19 AM, Dec 26 – 1:00 PM, Dec 27
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:19 AM, Dec 26 – 1:00 PM, Dec 27
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 3:56 PM, Dec 30 – 4:00 PM, Dec 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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