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 1973 opens in July during Gujarati Samvat 2029 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1973
Gujarati Samvat 2029 (Raktaksha)
Ashadha – Shravana
Festivals & Vrats in July 1973
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Jun 30 – 1:30 PM, Jul 1
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 7:11 AM, Jul 3 – 4:45 AM, Jul 4
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:44 AM, Jul 7 – 2:01 AM, Jul 8
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:31 AM, Jul 9 – 5:07 AM, Jul 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Jul 10 – 7:24 AM, Jul 11
A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Jul 10 – 7:24 AM, Jul 11
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:04 AM, Jul 12 – 12:38 PM, Jul 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 10:04 AM, Jul 12 – 12:38 PM, Jul 13
A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:10 PM, Jul 14 – 5:27 PM, Jul 15
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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 3:10 PM, Jul 14 – 5:27 PM, Jul 15
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 3:10 PM, Jul 14 – 5:27 PM, Jul 15
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:10 PM, Jul 14 – 5:27 PM, Jul 15
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 5:27 PM, Jul 15 – 7:28 PM, Jul 16
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:27 PM, Jul 15 – 7:28 PM, Jul 16
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 10:17 PM, Jul 18 – 11:08 PM, Jul 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:07 PM, Jul 22 – 8:48 PM, Jul 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:27 PM, Jul 25 – 1:36 PM, Jul 26
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:31 AM, Jul 27 – 7:09 AM, Jul 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:09 AM, Jul 28 – 3:46 AM, Jul 29
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:46 AM, Jul 29 – 12:25 AM, Jul 30
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:46 AM, Jul 29 – 12:25 AM, Jul 30
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 3:46 AM, Jul 29 – 12:25 AM, Jul 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:28 AM, Jul 30 – 9:19 PM, Jul 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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