The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1996 opens in December during Bhaskarabda 1403 of the Hindu calendar.
December 1996
Bhaskarabda 1403
Aghun – Puh
Festivals & Vrats in December 1996
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 6:40 PM, Dec 1 – 9:20 PM, Dec 2
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:20 PM, Dec 2 – 11:51 PM, Dec 3
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Dec 6 – 4:02 AM, Dec 7
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:31 AM, Dec 8 – 2:44 AM, Dec 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Dec 9 – 12:56 AM, Dec 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:45 AM, Dec 10 – 10:33 PM, Dec 10
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:45 AM, Dec 10 – 10:33 PM, Dec 10
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 12:45 AM, Dec 10 – 10:33 PM, Dec 10
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 10:28 PM, Dec 10 – 7:47 PM, Dec 11
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 1:46 PM, Dec 13 – 10:55 AM, Dec 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:51 AM, Dec 17 – 2:07 AM, Dec 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:19 AM, Dec 20 – 11:52 PM, Dec 20
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:56 PM, Dec 21 – 12:13 AM, Dec 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Dec 24 – 2:04 AM, Dec 25
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Dec 24 – 2:04 AM, Dec 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 1:02 AM, Dec 24 – 2:04 AM, Dec 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Dec 25 – 3:35 AM, Dec 26
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 7:56 AM, Dec 28 – 10:38 AM, Dec 29
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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