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 2051 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2108 (Tarana) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2051
Vikram Samvat 2108 (Tarana)
Shaka Samvat 1973 (Prajapati) · Gujarati Samvat 2107 (Chitrabhanu)
Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2051
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:04 PM, Nov 1 – 5:47 PM, Nov 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 3:04 PM, Nov 1 – 5:47 PM, Nov 2
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 5:48 PM, Nov 2 – 8:30 PM, Nov 3
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 5:48 PM, Nov 2 – 8:30 PM, Nov 3
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 5:48 PM, Nov 2 – 8:30 PM, Nov 3
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 8:29 PM, Nov 3 – 11:05 PM, Nov 4
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:29 PM, Nov 3 – 11:05 PM, Nov 4
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 11:04 PM, Nov 4 – 1:28 AM, Nov 6
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:27 AM, Nov 7 – 5:15 AM, Nov 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 4:51 AM, Nov 13 – 3:08 AM, Nov 14
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 2:53 AM, Nov 14 – 12:30 AM, Nov 15
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 12:20 AM, Nov 15 – 9:23 PM, Nov 15
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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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:20 AM, Nov 15 – 9:23 PM, Nov 15
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Nov 15 – 5:55 PM, Nov 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
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 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
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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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
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 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:15 PM, Nov 17 – 10:36 AM, Nov 18
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:57 AM, Nov 21 – 10:37 PM, Nov 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 8:42 PM, Nov 23 – 8:56 PM, Nov 24
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:01 PM, Nov 24 – 10:03 PM, Nov 25
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:24 AM, Nov 28 – 5:01 AM, Nov 29
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:57 AM, Nov 30 – 10:34 AM, Dec 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth 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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