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 1988 opens in November during Gujarati Samvat 2044 (Pramathi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1988
Gujarati Samvat 2044 (Pramathi)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1988
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:46 AM, Nov 1 – 4:31 AM, Nov 2
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 9:57 AM, Nov 4 – 12:37 PM, Nov 5
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 12:41 PM, Nov 5 – 3:05 PM, Nov 6
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 3:09 PM, Nov 6 – 5:11 PM, Nov 7
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 5:13 PM, Nov 7 – 6:48 PM, Nov 8
Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas.
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Diwali
Tithi 6:48 PM, Nov 8 – 7:53 PM, Nov 9
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 7:52 PM, Nov 9 – 8:29 PM, Nov 10
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 8:27 PM, Nov 10 – 8:36 PM, Nov 11
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 7:40 PM, Nov 13 – 6:44 PM, Nov 14
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.
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Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
Tithi 11:35 PM, Nov 22 – 9:18 PM, Nov 23
The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.
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.