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 1982 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2039 (Yuva) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1982
Vikram Samvat 2039 (Yuva)
Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi) · Gujarati Samvat 2038 (Shrimukha)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1982
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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 8:30 PM, Oct 31 – 6:30 PM, Nov 1
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 8:30 PM, Oct 31 – 6:30 PM, Nov 1
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:30 PM, Oct 31 – 6:30 PM, Nov 1
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:30 PM, Oct 31 – 6:30 PM, Nov 1
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 8:30 PM, Oct 31 – 6:30 PM, Nov 1
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:29 PM, Nov 1 – 4:04 PM, Nov 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 1:26 PM, Nov 3 – 10:43 AM, Nov 4
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:03 AM, Nov 8 – 11:10 PM, Nov 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:03 AM, Nov 8 – 11:10 PM, Nov 8
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 8:35 PM, Nov 10 – 7:45 PM, Nov 11
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 7:19 PM, Nov 12 – 7:17 PM, Nov 13
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Nov 13 – 7:41 PM, Nov 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 7:17 PM, Nov 13 – 7:41 PM, Nov 14
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 7:43 PM, Nov 14 – 8:35 PM, Nov 15
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Nov 14 – 8:35 PM, Nov 15
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 7:43 PM, Nov 14 – 8:35 PM, Nov 15
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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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 8:37 PM, Nov 15 – 9:58 PM, Nov 16
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, Nov 15 – 9:58 PM, Nov 16
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 10:02 PM, Nov 16 – 11:51 PM, Nov 17
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:15 AM, Nov 19 – 4:48 AM, Nov 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:47 PM, Nov 23 – 2:25 PM, Nov 24
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 3:35 PM, Nov 25 – 3:42 PM, Nov 26
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 3:49 PM, Nov 26 – 3:04 PM, Nov 27
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 3:12 PM, Nov 27 – 1:38 PM, Nov 28
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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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Nov 28 – 11:32 AM, Nov 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Nov 27 – 1:38 PM, Nov 28
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 11:42 AM, Nov 29 – 8:52 AM, Nov 30
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 11:42 AM, Nov 29 – 8:52 AM, Nov 30
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 8:52 AM, Nov 30 – 5:50 AM, Dec 1
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 8:52 AM, Nov 30 – 5:50 AM, Dec 1
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.
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)
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.
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