The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1977 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2034 (Pramoda) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1977
Vikram Samvat 2034 (Pramoda)
Shaka Samvat 1899 (Pingala) · Gujarati Samvat 2033 (Vibhava)
Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1977
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:40 PM, Nov 3 – 10:16 PM, Nov 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:40 PM, Nov 3 – 10:16 PM, Nov 4
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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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Nov 6 – 10:33 PM, Nov 7
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 8:55 PM, Nov 8 – 6:45 PM, Nov 9
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:44 PM, Nov 9 – 3:55 PM, Nov 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 6:44 PM, Nov 9 – 3:55 PM, Nov 10
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 6:44 PM, Nov 9 – 3:55 PM, Nov 10
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 3:57 PM, Nov 10 – 12:40 PM, Nov 11
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:57 PM, Nov 10 – 12:40 PM, Nov 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:57 PM, Nov 10 – 12:40 PM, Nov 11
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 3:57 PM, Nov 10 – 12:40 PM, Nov 11
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 12:43 PM, Nov 11 – 9:10 AM, Nov 12
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Nov 11 – 9:10 AM, Nov 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Nov 14 – 10:46 PM, Nov 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:50 PM, Nov 17 – 2:53 PM, Nov 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 2:25 PM, Nov 19 – 2:48 PM, Nov 20
Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:43 PM, Nov 20 – 3:39 PM, Nov 21
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 3:36 PM, Nov 21 – 4:58 PM, Nov 22
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:57 PM, Nov 22 – 6:42 PM, Nov 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:36 PM, Nov 21 – 4:58 PM, Nov 22
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 8:44 PM, Nov 24 – 10:59 PM, Nov 25
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 8:44 PM, Nov 24 – 10:59 PM, Nov 25
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:44 PM, Nov 24 – 10:59 PM, Nov 25
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:44 PM, Nov 24 – 10:59 PM, Nov 25
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:44 PM, Nov 24 – 10:59 PM, Nov 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Nov 25 – 1:25 AM, Nov 27
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:31 AM, Nov 29 – 9:02 AM, Nov 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
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