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 2008 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2008
Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2008
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:04 PM, Apr 1 – 5:48 PM, Apr 2
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:45 PM, Apr 3 – 2:51 PM, Apr 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:57 PM, Apr 4 – 12:23 PM, Apr 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:30 PM, Apr 5 – 9:25 AM, Apr 6
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 12:30 PM, Apr 5 – 9:25 AM, Apr 6
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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Ghode Jatra
Tithi 12:30 PM, Apr 5 – 9:25 AM, Apr 6
Kathmandu's horse-racing festival on the dark new moon of Chaitra, said to keep the demon Tundi at bay.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:30 PM, Apr 5 – 9:25 AM, Apr 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:30 PM, Apr 5 – 9:25 AM, Apr 6
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 9:31 AM, Apr 6 – 6:09 AM, Apr 7
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 9:31 AM, Apr 6 – 6:09 AM, Apr 7
On Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, the day after Gudi Padwa, Sindhis welcome the new year and the birth (Avataran) of their patron saint Jhulelal — Uderolal, the incarnation of Varun the water god — with Behrana Sahib processions to a river or lake.
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Navreh
Tithi 9:31 AM, Apr 6 – 6:09 AM, Apr 7
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Gangaur
Tithi 2:43 AM, Apr 8 – 11:17 PM, Apr 8
The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:43 AM, Apr 8 – 11:17 PM, Apr 8
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:18 PM, Apr 8 – 8:01 PM, Apr 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:05 PM, Apr 10 – 2:40 PM, Apr 11
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 5:05 PM, Apr 10 – 2:40 PM, Apr 11
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Vishu
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
Assam's spring new-year Bihu of Husori song, dance and feasting, as the Sun enters Mesha.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Bisket Jatra
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).
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Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:36 PM, Apr 12 – 11:24 AM, Apr 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 11:14 AM, Apr 13 – 10:38 AM, Apr 14
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Apr 15 – 10:43 AM, Apr 16
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 10:36 AM, Apr 16 – 11:29 AM, Apr 17
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:23 AM, Apr 17 – 12:37 PM, Apr 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 20
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 20
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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Karaga
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 20
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:04 PM, Apr 19 – 3:54 PM, Apr 20
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:53 PM, Apr 20 – 5:57 PM, Apr 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 10:39 PM, Apr 23 – 1:07 AM, Apr 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Apr 28 – 8:05 AM, Apr 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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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