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 1985 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1985
Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya)
Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in July 1985
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 7:57 PM, Jul 1 – 5:35 PM, Jul 2
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:57 PM, Jul 1 – 5:35 PM, Jul 2
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 7:57 PM, Jul 1 – 5:35 PM, Jul 2
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:57 PM, Jul 1 – 5:35 PM, Jul 2
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:34 PM, Jul 2 – 3:36 PM, Jul 3
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 1:11 PM, Jul 5 – 1:12 PM, Jul 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:08 PM, Jul 9 – 7:30 PM, Jul 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:31 AM, Jul 13 – 2:46 AM, Jul 14
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:15 AM, Jul 15 – 5:32 AM, Jul 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 5:16 AM, Jul 16 – 5:57 AM, Jul 17
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:16 AM, Jul 16 – 5:57 AM, Jul 17
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:39 AM, Jul 17 – 5:26 AM, Jul 18
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:39 AM, Jul 17 – 5:26 AM, Jul 18
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 5:39 AM, Jul 17 – 5:26 AM, Jul 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:26 AM, Jul 18 – 4:56 AM, Jul 19
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 2:01 AM, Jul 21 – 12:20 AM, Jul 22
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 12:16 AM, Jul 22 – 10:22 PM, Jul 22
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:20 PM, Jul 22 – 8:19 PM, Jul 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:13 PM, Jul 24 – 4:04 PM, Jul 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:45 AM, Jul 27 – 9:41 AM, Jul 28
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:35 AM, Jul 29 – 5:53 AM, Jul 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Shravana Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Jul 31 – 2:59 AM, Aug 1
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Shravana — the leap month of 1985, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Jul 31 – 2:59 AM, Aug 1
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 4:20 AM, Jul 31 – 2:59 AM, Aug 1
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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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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