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 1968 opens in April during Gujarati Samvat 2024 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1968
Gujarati Samvat 2024 (Siddharthi)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1968
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Gangaur
Tithi 8:19 AM, Mar 31 – 10:52 AM, Apr 1
The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Apr 1 – 1:28 PM, Apr 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:19 AM, Mar 31 – 10:52 AM, Apr 1
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:17 PM, Apr 5 – 9:38 PM, Apr 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 9:33 PM, Apr 6 – 10:13 PM, Apr 7
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:51 PM, Apr 8 – 8:55 PM, Apr 9
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:04 PM, Apr 10 – 4:39 PM, Apr 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:44 PM, Apr 12 – 10:21 AM, Apr 13
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 1:44 PM, Apr 12 – 10:21 AM, Apr 13
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 1:44 PM, Apr 12 – 10:21 AM, Apr 13
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:44 PM, Apr 12 – 10:21 AM, Apr 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:44 PM, Apr 12 – 10:21 AM, Apr 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:48 PM, Apr 15 – 8:31 PM, Apr 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:32 PM, Apr 19 – 12:35 PM, Apr 20
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:16 PM, Apr 22 – 1:12 PM, Apr 23
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Apr 24 – 4:19 PM, Apr 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:19 PM, Apr 25 – 6:27 PM, Apr 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:27 PM, Apr 26 – 8:49 PM, Apr 27
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:27 PM, Apr 26 – 8:49 PM, Apr 27
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 6:27 PM, Apr 26 – 8:49 PM, Apr 27
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 8:50 PM, Apr 27 – 11:20 PM, Apr 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 1:55 AM, Apr 30 – 4:27 AM, May 1
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 1:55 AM, Apr 30 – 4:27 AM, May 1
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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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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