The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 1961 opens in May during Gujarati Samvat 2017 (Paridhavi) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1961
Gujarati Samvat 2017 (Paridhavi)
Vaishakha – Jetha (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in May 1961
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 12:11 AM, May 1 – 11:02 PM, May 1
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:11 AM, May 1 – 11:02 PM, May 1
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 7:17 PM, May 3 – 5:09 PM, May 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:28 AM, May 7 – 8:24 AM, May 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:32 AM, May 10 – 2:44 AM, May 11
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:16 AM, May 12 – 11:52 PM, May 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:57 PM, May 12 – 10:53 PM, May 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 10:58 PM, May 13 – 10:17 PM, May 14
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:58 PM, May 13 – 10:17 PM, May 14
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 10:58 PM, May 13 – 10:17 PM, May 14
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 10:22 PM, May 14 – 10:10 PM, May 15
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 11:47 PM, May 17 – 1:15 AM, May 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:39 AM, May 22 – 10:58 AM, May 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:28 PM, May 25 – 3:00 PM, May 26
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:55 PM, May 27 – 1:54 PM, May 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:23 PM, May 29 – 10:07 AM, May 30
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 12:23 PM, May 29 – 10:07 AM, May 30
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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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:23 PM, May 29 – 10:07 AM, May 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Jyeshtha — the leap month of 1961, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:23 PM, May 29 – 10:07 AM, May 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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 Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
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