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 1971 opens in June during Vikram Samvat 2028 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
June 1971
Vikram Samvat 2028 (Raktaksha)
Jyeshtha – Ashadha
Festivals & Vrats in June 1971
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 5:01 PM, May 31 – 7:22 PM, Jun 1
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:01 PM, May 31 – 7:22 PM, Jun 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 9:54 PM, Jun 2 – 12:20 AM, Jun 4
The descent of the holy Ganga to earth is celebrated with riverside baths and prayers.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:17 AM, Jun 4 – 2:28 AM, Jun 5
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:57 AM, Jun 6 – 5:16 AM, Jun 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Vaikasi Visakam
Tithi 5:02 AM, Jun 7 – 5:49 AM, Jun 8
The Visakam star of Vaikasi, celebrated as the birth star of Lord Murugan with special temple worship.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
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 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
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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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 5:18 AM, Jun 7 – 5:33 AM, Jun 8
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 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
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 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
Farmers begin the sowing season, worshipping the cattle and the plough on the full moon of Jyeshtha.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Batuka Bhairava Jayanti
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
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 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vaivaswata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jun 8 – 5:33 AM, Jun 9
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the present Vaivaswata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:03 AM, Jun 12 – 1:41 AM, Jun 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:59 PM, Jun 15 – 5:48 PM, Jun 16
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:07 PM, Jun 18 – 10:47 AM, Jun 19
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:25 AM, Jun 20 – 6:30 AM, Jun 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:30 AM, Jun 21 – 4:46 AM, Jun 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:46 AM, Jun 22 – 3:14 AM, Jun 23
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:46 AM, Jun 22 – 3:14 AM, Jun 23
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 4:46 AM, Jun 22 – 3:14 AM, Jun 23
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 3:27 AM, Jun 23 – 2:26 AM, Jun 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 2:40 AM, Jun 24 – 2:15 AM, Jun 25
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:00 AM, Jun 26 – 3:54 AM, Jun 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat
Tithi 3:00 AM, Jun 26 – 3:54 AM, Jun 27
Women fast and worship Goddess Bipodtarini, a form of Durga, to be delivered from dangers — observed between Rath and Ulto Rath.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 4:09 AM, Jun 27 – 5:39 AM, Jun 28
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:46 AM, Jun 28 – 8:04 AM, Jun 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ani Thirumanjanam
Tithi 8:02 AM, Jun 29 – 10:28 AM, Jun 30
The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.
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