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 2011 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2068 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2011
Vikram Samvat 2068 (Krodhi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2011
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 10:14 PM, Aug 31 – 6:58 PM, Sep 1
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 10:14 PM, Aug 31 – 6:58 PM, Sep 1
Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 6:59 PM, Sep 1 – 4:07 PM, Sep 2
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 4:03 PM, Sep 2 – 1:43 PM, Sep 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Sep 1 – 4:07 PM, Sep 2
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 4:03 PM, Sep 2 – 1:43 PM, Sep 3
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 11:41 AM, Sep 4 – 10:33 AM, Sep 5
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 11:41 AM, Sep 4 – 10:33 AM, Sep 5
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Sep 4 – 10:33 AM, Sep 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Baba Ramdev Jayanti
Tithi 9:38 AM, Sep 6 – 9:37 AM, Sep 7
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 9:27 AM, Sep 7 – 9:53 AM, Sep 8
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 9:46 AM, Sep 8 – 10:36 AM, Sep 9
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Sep 9 – 11:42 AM, Sep 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:37 AM, Sep 10 – 1:09 PM, Sep 11
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 11:37 AM, Sep 10 – 1:09 PM, Sep 11
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:06 PM, Sep 11 – 2:55 PM, Sep 12
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 1:06 PM, Sep 11 – 2:55 PM, Sep 12
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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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:06 PM, Sep 11 – 2:55 PM, Sep 12
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 1:06 PM, Sep 11 – 2:55 PM, Sep 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 2:53 PM, Sep 12 – 4:59 PM, Sep 13
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:49 PM, Sep 15 – 12:23 AM, Sep 17
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 12:23 AM, Sep 17 – 2:53 AM, Sep 18
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Sep 20 – 7:30 AM, Sep 21
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:52 AM, Sep 23 – 5:15 AM, Sep 24
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:53 AM, Sep 25 – 12:04 AM, Sep 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:53 PM, Sep 25 – 8:29 PM, Sep 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 8:25 PM, Sep 26 – 4:39 PM, Sep 27
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:25 PM, Sep 26 – 4:39 PM, Sep 27
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 8:25 PM, Sep 26 – 4:39 PM, 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 new moon.
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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 4:38 PM, Sep 27 – 12:47 PM, Sep 28
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:38 PM, Sep 27 – 12:47 PM, Sep 28
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 5:33 AM, Sep 30 – 2:16 AM, Oct 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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