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 1996 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2053 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1996
Vikram Samvat 2053 (Virodhi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 1996
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 12:33 PM, Sep 1 – 11:43 AM, Sep 2
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 11:31 AM, Sep 2 – 11:30 AM, Sep 3
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:53 AM, Sep 4 – 1:16 PM, Sep 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:53 AM, Sep 4 – 1:16 PM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 1:11 PM, Sep 5 – 3:04 PM, Sep 6
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 1:11 PM, Sep 5 – 3:04 PM, Sep 6
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 1:11 PM, Sep 5 – 3:04 PM, Sep 6
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:17 PM, Sep 7 – 7:43 PM, Sep 8
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:13 PM, Sep 9 – 12:38 AM, Sep 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:36 AM, Sep 11 – 2:50 AM, Sep 12
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:45 AM, Sep 12 – 4:44 AM, Sep 13
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:45 AM, Sep 12 – 4:44 AM, Sep 13
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 2:45 AM, Sep 12 – 4:44 AM, Sep 13
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 4:37 AM, Sep 13 – 6:17 AM, Sep 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 8:05 AM, Sep 16 – 8:05 AM, Sep 17
Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 8:05 AM, Sep 16 – 8:05 AM, Sep 17
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 8:18 AM, Sep 17 – 7:48 AM, Sep 18
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 8:18 AM, Sep 17 – 7:48 AM, Sep 18
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:02 AM, Sep 18 – 7:00 AM, Sep 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 5:42 AM, Sep 20 – 4:09 AM, Sep 21
During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 5:42 AM, Sep 20 – 4:09 AM, Sep 21
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:42 AM, Sep 20 – 4:09 AM, Sep 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Baba Ramdev Jayanti
Tithi 1:43 AM, Sep 22 – 11:14 PM, Sep 22
The birth anniversary of Baba Ramdevji of Ramdevra, the folk-deity revered as an incarnation of Krishna by Hindus and as Ramsha Pir by Muslims; the Ramdevra fair draws lakhs of pilgrims from Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Sep 22 – 8:18 PM, Sep 23
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:13 PM, Sep 24 – 2:07 PM, Sep 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 2:05 PM, Sep 25 – 11:07 AM, Sep 26
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 2:05 PM, Sep 25 – 11:07 AM, Sep 26
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
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 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
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 2:40 AM, Sep 30 – 1:48 AM, Oct 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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