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 1954 opens in June during Vikram Samvat 2011 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
June 1954
Vikram Samvat 2011 (Plavanga)
Jyeshtha – Ashadha
Festivals & Vrats in June 1954
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 12:45 PM, May 31 – 9:32 AM, Jun 1
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:45 PM, May 31 – 9:32 AM, Jun 1
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 2:09 AM, Jun 4 – 12:41 AM, Jun 5
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 12:31 AM, Jun 6 – 12:39 AM, Jun 7
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 12:31 AM, Jun 6 – 12:39 AM, Jun 7
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:31 AM, Jun 6 – 12:39 AM, Jun 7
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jun 8 – 3:25 AM, Jun 9
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jun 8 – 3:25 AM, Jun 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 5:40 AM, Jun 10 – 8:03 AM, Jun 11
The descent of the holy Ganga to earth is celebrated with riverside baths and prayers.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:04 AM, Jun 11 – 10:26 AM, Jun 12
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:45 PM, Jun 13 – 2:42 PM, Jun 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
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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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 2:45 PM, Jun 14 – 4:22 PM, Jun 15
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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Snana Yatra
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra.
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Eruvaka Purnima
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
Farmers begin the sowing season, worshipping the cattle and the plough on the full moon of Jyeshtha.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Batuka Bhairava Jayanti
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
The manifestation day of Batuka Bhairava, the child form of Lord Shiva (Bhairava), observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
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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Vaivaswata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jun 15 – 5:38 PM, Jun 16
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the present Vaivaswata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:38 PM, Jun 16 – 6:28 PM, Jun 17
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 6:47 PM, Jun 19 – 6:19 PM, Jun 20
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:20 PM, Jun 23 – 12:11 PM, Jun 24
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:09 AM, Jun 26 – 4:22 AM, Jun 27
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:32 AM, Jun 28 – 10:44 PM, Jun 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:46 PM, Jun 28 – 8:08 PM, Jun 29
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:10 PM, Jun 29 – 5:51 PM, Jun 30
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:10 PM, Jun 29 – 5:51 PM, Jun 30
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 8:10 PM, Jun 29 – 5:51 PM, Jun 30
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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