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 2002 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2002
Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 2002
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:08 PM, Dec 1 – 7:01 PM, Dec 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:00 PM, Dec 2 – 3:56 PM, Dec 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:53 PM, Dec 3 – 1:03 PM, Dec 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:53 PM, Dec 3 – 1:03 PM, Dec 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 3:53 PM, Dec 3 – 1:03 PM, Dec 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:55 PM, Dec 4 – 10:30 AM, Dec 5
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 6:56 AM, Dec 7 – 5:47 AM, Dec 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 6:09 AM, Dec 8 – 5:46 AM, Dec 9
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 6:07 AM, Dec 9 – 6:31 AM, Dec 10
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 6:07 AM, Dec 9 – 6:31 AM, Dec 10
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:07 AM, Dec 9 – 6:31 AM, Dec 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:09 AM, Dec 11 – 10:23 AM, Dec 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:29 PM, Dec 14 – 6:03 PM, Dec 15
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 6:05 PM, Dec 15 – 8:25 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) Vrat
Tithi 6:05 PM, Dec 15 – 8:25 PM, Dec 16
Concluding on Agrahayan Sankranti, women worship the Sun god Itu through the Sundays of Agrahayan for family well-being.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:24 PM, Dec 16 – 10:23 PM, Dec 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 11:46 PM, Dec 18 – 12:48 AM, Dec 20
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
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Yomari Punhi
Tithi 11:46 PM, Dec 18 – 12:48 AM, Dec 20
The Newar harvest full moon of Margashirsha, celebrated with sweet yomari dumplings.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:46 PM, Dec 18 – 12:48 AM, Dec 20
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:46 PM, Dec 18 – 12:48 AM, Dec 20
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 11:46 PM, Dec 18 – 12:48 AM, Dec 20
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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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 12:41 AM, Dec 20 – 1:12 AM, Dec 21
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:41 AM, Dec 20 – 1:12 AM, Dec 21
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 12:28 AM, Dec 23 – 11:37 PM, Dec 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:00 PM, Dec 26 – 5:01 PM, Dec 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:35 PM, Dec 29 – 10:15 AM, Dec 30
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:55 AM, Dec 31 – 5:41 AM, Jan 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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