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 2010 opens in February during Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
February 2010
Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 2010
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, Feb 2 – 9:54 PM, Feb 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Feb 5 – 5:21 PM, Feb 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Feb 8 – 9:46 PM, Feb 9
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:17 AM, Feb 11 – 2:55 AM, Feb 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 2:57 AM, Feb 12 – 5:40 AM, Feb 13
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Feb 13 – 8:23 AM, Feb 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Feb 13 – 8:23 AM, Feb 14
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 5:41 AM, Feb 13 – 8:23 AM, Feb 14
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 5:44 AM, Feb 13 – 8:21 AM, Feb 14
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 3:11 PM, Feb 17 – 4:44 PM, Feb 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:55 PM, Feb 19 – 6:30 PM, Feb 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:32 PM, Feb 21 – 5:52 PM, Feb 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Khatu Shyam Falgun Mela
Tithi 2:41 PM, Feb 24 – 11:59 AM, Feb 25
The Falgun Lakhi Mela peaks on Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi at the Khatu Shyam Ji temple in Sikar, when millions of devotees throng to the shrine of Shyam Baba, worshipped as the Kaliyug avatar of Krishna.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:41 PM, Feb 24 – 11:59 AM, Feb 25
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:55 AM, Feb 26 – 5:30 AM, Feb 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 1:50 AM, Feb 28 – 10:07 PM, Feb 28
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Masi Magam
Tithi 1:50 AM, Feb 28 – 10:07 PM, Feb 28
On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:50 AM, Feb 28 – 10:07 PM, Feb 28
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 1:50 AM, Feb 28 – 10:07 PM, Feb 28
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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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:50 AM, Feb 28 – 10:07 PM, Feb 28
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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About the Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
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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