The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 2005 opens in April during Bhaskarabda 1411 · Bhaskarabda 1412 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2005
Bhaskarabda 1411 · Bhaskarabda 1412
Sot – Bohag
Festivals & Vrats in April 2005
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:25 PM, Apr 1 – 5:15 PM, Apr 2
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:28 PM, Apr 4 – 10:03 AM, Apr 5
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:41 AM, Apr 6 – 5:29 AM, Apr 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:29 AM, Apr 7 – 3:25 AM, Apr 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:34 AM, Apr 8 – 1:52 AM, Apr 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:34 AM, Apr 8 – 1:52 AM, Apr 9
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 3:34 AM, Apr 8 – 1:52 AM, Apr 9
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 2:01 AM, Apr 9 – 12:47 AM, Apr 10
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:01 AM, Apr 9 – 12:47 AM, Apr 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:27 AM, Apr 11 – 12:25 AM, Apr 12
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:35 AM, Apr 12 – 1:11 AM, Apr 13
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Tithi 2:46 AM, Apr 14 – 4:29 AM, Apr 15
Assam's spring new-year Bihu of Husori song, dance and feasting, as the Sun enters Mesha.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 16 – 9:19 AM, Apr 17
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 16 – 9:19 AM, Apr 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Apr 19 – 3:20 PM, Apr 20
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:24 PM, Apr 21 – 4:45 PM, Apr 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:31 PM, Apr 23 – 3:39 PM, Apr 24
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 4:31 PM, Apr 23 – 3:39 PM, Apr 24
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:31 PM, Apr 23 – 3:39 PM, Apr 24
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 4:31 PM, Apr 23 – 3:39 PM, Apr 24
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 3:41 PM, Apr 24 – 2:17 PM, Apr 25
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 10:30 AM, Apr 27 – 8:10 AM, Apr 28
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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