The Assamese festival calendar (Bohag Bihu new year). Assamese festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Assamese 1953 opens in October during Bhaskarabda 1360 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1953
Bhaskarabda 1360
Ahin – Kati
Festivals & Vrats in October 1953
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 3:38 PM, Oct 15 – 2:51 PM, Oct 16
The eighth day of Durga Puja, the height of the autumn festival.
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Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu)
Tithi 2:58 PM, Oct 16 – 1:27 PM, 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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Vijayadashami
Tithi 1:36 PM, Oct 17 – 11:22 AM, Oct 18
The immersion of Durga and the victory of good over evil.
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Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 1:56 AM, Oct 21 – 10:13 PM, Oct 21
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja on the full moon of Ashwina.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Assamese Calendar
The Assamese festival calendar (Bohag Bihu new year). Assamese festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.