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 2032 opens in November during Gujarati Samvat 2088 (Rudhirodgari) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2032
Gujarati Samvat 2088 (Rudhirodgari)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2032
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 6:56 AM, Oct 31 – 8:43 AM, Nov 1
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 8:54 AM, Nov 1 – 10:14 AM, Nov 2
Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas.
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Diwali
Tithi 8:54 AM, Nov 1 – 10:14 AM, Nov 2
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 10:24 AM, Nov 2 – 11:15 AM, Nov 3
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 11:24 AM, Nov 3 – 11:46 AM, Nov 4
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 10:39 AM, Nov 7 – 9:20 AM, Nov 8
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 1:57 PM, Nov 16 – 12:11 PM, Nov 17
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.