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 1964 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1964
Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1964
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Dhanteras
Tithi 11:16 AM, Oct 31 – 11:05 AM, Nov 1
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 10:57 AM, Nov 1 – 11:11 AM, Nov 2
On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 10:57 AM, Nov 1 – 11:11 AM, Nov 2
The night before Diwali's Amavasya, Goddess Kali is worshipped to destroy negativity; sleep and laziness (alasya) are symbolically driven from the home.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
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 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, 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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Kali Puja
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
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 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
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 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 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 2:11 PM, Nov 5 – 4:14 PM, Nov 6
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 2:11 PM, Nov 5 – 4:14 PM, Nov 6
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
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Nagula Chavithi
Tithi 6:37 PM, Nov 7 – 9:17 PM, Nov 8
Serpent gods are worshipped at anthills on Kartika Shukla Chaturthi in Andhra and Telangana.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Nov 7 – 9:17 PM, Nov 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 9:18 PM, Nov 8 – 12:03 AM, Nov 10
The fifth day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Panchami) — the auspicious day Gujarati traders reopen their shops and account books, praying to Lakshmi and Ganesha for profit (labh) in the new year.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 12:03 AM, Nov 10 – 2:44 AM, Nov 11
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)
Tithi 12:03 AM, Nov 10 – 2:44 AM, Nov 11
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 4:55 AM, Nov 12 – 6:52 AM, Nov 13
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:55 AM, Nov 12 – 6:52 AM, Nov 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 6:34 AM, Nov 13 – 7:53 AM, Nov 14
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 7:53 AM, Nov 14 – 7:34 AM, Nov 15
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 7:53 AM, Nov 14 – 7:34 AM, Nov 15
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 7:59 AM, Nov 15 – 6:49 AM, Nov 16
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 7:59 AM, Nov 15 – 6:49 AM, Nov 16
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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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:17 AM, Nov 17 – 3:21 AM, Nov 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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Sama Chakeva
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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 9:13 PM, Nov 19 – 5:53 PM, Nov 20
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 11:01 AM, Nov 22 – 8:05 AM, Nov 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 1:19 AM, Nov 26 – 11:59 PM, Nov 26
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 11:30 PM, Nov 28 – 11:56 PM, Nov 29
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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