The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1953 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2010 (Parabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1953
Vikram Samvat 2010 (Parabhava)
Chaitra – Vaishakha (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in April 1953
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:56 PM, Apr 2 – 11:45 PM, Apr 3
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:03 PM, Apr 6 – 9:54 PM, Apr 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:46 PM, Apr 9 – 2:58 PM, Apr 10
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:53 AM, Apr 11 – 8:28 AM, Apr 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Apr 12 – 5:01 AM, Apr 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Vishu
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
Assam's spring new-year Bihu of Husori song, dance and feasting, as the Sun enters Mesha.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Bisket Jatra
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).
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Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
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 5:01 AM, Apr 13 – 1:35 AM, Apr 14
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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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 1:38 AM, Apr 14 – 10:25 PM, Apr 14
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:38 AM, Apr 14 – 10:25 PM, Apr 14
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 5:37 PM, Apr 16 – 4:17 PM, Apr 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:41 PM, Apr 18 – 4:05 PM, Apr 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Apr 20 – 7:05 PM, Apr 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Apr 24 – 2:42 AM, Apr 25
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 2:40 AM, Apr 25 – 5:09 AM, Apr 26
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:03 AM, Apr 26 – 7:16 AM, Apr 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 28 – 9:50 AM, Apr 29
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 8:51 AM, Apr 28 – 9:50 AM, Apr 29
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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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 28 – 9:50 AM, Apr 29
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 28 – 9:50 AM, Apr 29
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Vaishakha — the leap month of 1953, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 28 – 9:50 AM, Apr 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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 Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
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