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 2017 opens in October during Bhaskarabda 1424 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2017
Bhaskarabda 1424
Ahin – Kati
Festivals & Vrats in October 2017
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Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 1:48 AM, Oct 5 – 12:20 AM, Oct 6
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja on the full moon of Ashwina.
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Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu)
Tithi 12:26 AM, Oct 17 – 12:02 AM, Oct 18
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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Kali Puja (Diwali)
Tithi 12:12 AM, Oct 19 – 12:34 AM, Oct 20
The worship of Goddess Kali on the new moon of Kartika.
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.