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 2016 opens in October during Gujarati Samvat 2072 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2016
Gujarati Samvat 2072 (Plavanga)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2016
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 5:41 AM, Oct 1 – 7:37 AM, Oct 2
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 9:27 PM, Oct 8 – 10:39 PM, Oct 9
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 10:56 PM, Oct 10 – 10:39 PM, Oct 11
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 4:42 PM, Oct 14 – 1:27 PM, Oct 15
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Oct 21 – 1:08 PM, Oct 22
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 1:05 PM, Oct 25 – 2:29 PM, Oct 26
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 2:25 PM, Oct 26 – 4:13 PM, Oct 27
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 4:12 PM, Oct 27 – 6:19 PM, Oct 28
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 6:19 PM, Oct 28 – 8:38 PM, Oct 29
Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas.
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Diwali
Tithi 8:39 PM, Oct 29 – 11:07 PM, Oct 30
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 11:08 PM, Oct 30 – 1:39 AM, Nov 1
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.
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.