The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 1973 opens in October during Gujarati Samvat 2029 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1973
Gujarati Samvat 2029 (Raktaksha)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1973
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 2:42 AM, Oct 4 – 5:21 AM, Oct 5
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 5:30 AM, Oct 5 – 7:41 AM, Oct 6
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 11:14 AM, Oct 10 – 10:07 AM, Oct 11
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:08 PM, Oct 17 – 5:01 PM, Oct 18
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 11:43 AM, Oct 21 – 10:30 AM, Oct 22
The first day of Diwali, when cows and their calves are worshipped in gratitude for their nourishment — kept as Vasubaras in Maharashtra and Vagh Baras in Gujarat, where traders close the old account books.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:23 AM, Oct 22 – 9:30 AM, Oct 23
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 9:21 AM, Oct 23 – 8:50 AM, Oct 24
The night before Diwali's Amavasya, Goddess Kali is worshipped to destroy negativity; sleep and laziness (alasya) are symbolically driven from the home.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 8:39 AM, Oct 24 – 8:34 AM, Oct 25
Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas.
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Diwali
Tithi 8:39 AM, Oct 24 – 8:34 AM, Oct 25
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 8:21 AM, Oct 25 – 8:46 AM, Oct 26
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Bhai Beej
Tithi 9:18 AM, Oct 27 – 10:47 AM, Oct 28
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 2:54 PM, Oct 30 – 5:33 PM, Oct 31
The fifth day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Panchami) — the auspicious day Gujarati traders reopen their shops and account books, praying to Lakshmi and Ganesha for profit (labh) in the new year.
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 Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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.