Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2021
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2021 Pausha – Magha
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Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 13 – 9:01 AM
The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
February 2021 Magha – Phalguna
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 3:37 AM, Feb 16 – 5:35 AM, Feb 17
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2021 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 2:35 PM, Mar 10 – 2:39 PM, Mar 11
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 3:27 AM, Mar 28 – 12:25 AM, Mar 29
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 12:18 AM – 8:56 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
April 2021 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 7:54 AM, Apr 12 – 10:16 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Gangaur
Tithi 12:47 PM, Apr 14 – 3:27 PM, Apr 15
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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Ram Navami
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 12:47 PM, Apr 26 – 9:01 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2021 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij)
Tithi 3:10 AM, May 13 – 5:39 AM, May 14
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures.
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Narsimha Jayanti
Tithi 12:12 AM – 8:32 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2021 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM, Jun 20
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jun 24 – 12:06 AM, Jun 25
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
July 2021 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year)
Tithi 7:58 AM, Jul 11 – 8:20 AM
The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon.
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 7:58 AM, Jul 11 – 8:20 AM, Jul 12
Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 10:01 PM, Jul 19 – 7:20 PM, Jul 20
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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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Jul 21 – 1:32 PM, Jul 22
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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 10:37 AM, Jul 23 – 8:06 AM, Jul 24
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2021 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 3:21 AM, Aug 18 – 1:06 AM, Aug 19
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 6:58 PM, Aug 21 – 5:28 PM, Aug 22
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 3:58 PM, Aug 24 – 4:15 PM, Aug 25
On Shravan Krishna Chaturthi, Gujarati women worship the cow and her calf and keep a fast, abstaining from wheat, milk and milk products in reverence for the cattle that nourish the household.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 5:09 PM, Aug 26 – 6:44 PM, Aug 27
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 6:46 PM, Aug 27 – 8:52 PM, Aug 28
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Janmashtami
Tithi 11:25 PM, Aug 29 – 2:00 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2021 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 2:34 AM, Sep 9 – 12:21 AM, Sep 10
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 12:18 AM, Sep 10 – 9:58 PM, Sep 10
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 9:58 PM, Sep 10 – 7:37 PM, Sep 11
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 5:24 AM, Sep 21 – 5:36 AM, Sep 22
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
October 2021 Ashwina – Kartika
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 4:38 PM, Oct 6 – 1:47 PM, Oct 7
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 9:46 PM, Oct 12 – 8:03 PM, Oct 13
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 6:04 PM, Oct 18 – 6:59 PM, Oct 19
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Oct 27 – 12:50 PM, Oct 28
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.
November 2021 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 2:39 PM, Oct 31 – 1:24 PM, Nov 1
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 1:34 PM, Nov 1 – 11:32 AM, Nov 2
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 11:44 AM, Nov 2 – 9:02 AM, Nov 3
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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Diwali
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 2:44 AM, Nov 5 – 11:16 PM, Nov 5
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 11:14 PM, Nov 5 – 7:43 PM, Nov 6
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 1:07 PM, Nov 8 – 10:35 AM, Nov 9
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 11:57 AM, Nov 18 – 2:26 PM, Nov 19
The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.
December 2021 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 4:41 AM, Dec 17 – 7:24 AM, Dec 18
The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.