The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1988 opens in October during Bhaskarabda 1395 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1988
Bhaskarabda 1395
Ahin – Kati
Festivals & Vrats in October 1988
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:53 AM, Oct 2 – 10:59 AM, Oct 3
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:39 PM, Oct 5 – 5:12 PM, Oct 6
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:55 PM, Oct 7 – 10:36 PM, Oct 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:35 PM, Oct 8 – 1:09 AM, Oct 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 1:05 AM, Oct 10 – 3:24 AM, Oct 11
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:05 AM, Oct 10 – 3:24 AM, Oct 11
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 1:05 AM, Oct 10 – 3:24 AM, Oct 11
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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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 3:18 AM, Oct 11 – 5:19 AM, Oct 12
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:18 AM, Oct 11 – 5:19 AM, Oct 12
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 7:52 AM, Oct 14 – 8:15 AM, Oct 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu)
Tithi 8:35 AM, Oct 16 – 8:00 AM, Oct 17
The austere Bihu of lamps lit in the paddy fields and before the Tulsi for a good harvest, as the Sun enters Tula.
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:45 AM, Oct 19 – 4:07 AM, Oct 20
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 3:53 AM, Oct 20 – 1:44 AM, Oct 21
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:34 AM, Oct 21 – 10:57 PM, Oct 21
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:49 PM, Oct 22 – 4:35 PM, Oct 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 4:34 PM, Oct 23 – 1:17 PM, Oct 24
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 AM, Oct 25
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 1:13 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 AM, Oct 25
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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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 AM, Oct 25
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 AM, Oct 25
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 AM, Oct 25
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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