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 2000 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2057 (Vijaya) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2000
Vikram Samvat 2057 (Vijaya)
Shaka Samvat 1922 (Vikrama) · Gujarati Samvat 2056 (Khara)
Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2000
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:38 PM, Nov 3 – 2:15 AM, Nov 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 4:20 AM, Nov 6 – 6:09 AM, Nov 7
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 5:52 AM, Nov 7 – 7:02 AM, Nov 8
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 7:03 AM, Nov 8 – 6:42 AM, Nov 9
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 6:42 AM, Nov 9 – 5:59 AM, Nov 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:03 AM, Nov 8 – 6:42 AM, Nov 9
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 4:37 AM, Nov 11 – 2:56 AM, Nov 12
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 4:37 AM, Nov 11 – 2:56 AM, Nov 12
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 4:37 AM, Nov 11 – 2:56 AM, Nov 12
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 4:37 AM, Nov 11 – 2:56 AM, Nov 12
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 4:37 AM, Nov 11 – 2:56 AM, Nov 12
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 2:44 AM, Nov 12 – 12:35 AM, Nov 13
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 7:21 PM, Nov 14 – 4:45 PM, Nov 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 11:51 AM, Nov 17 – 9:51 AM, Nov 18
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Nov 21 – 4:11 AM, Nov 22
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:47 AM, Nov 23 – 3:28 AM, Nov 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Nov 24 – 3:44 AM, Nov 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:54 AM, Nov 25 – 4:29 AM, Nov 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:54 AM, Nov 25 – 4:29 AM, Nov 26
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 3:54 AM, Nov 25 – 4:29 AM, Nov 26
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:41 AM, Nov 26 – 5:45 AM, Nov 27
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 9:54 AM, Nov 29 – 12:34 PM, Nov 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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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