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 2014 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2014
Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga)
Ashadha – Shravana
Festivals & Vrats in July 2014
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:55 PM, Jun 30 – 10:23 PM, Jul 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 10:23 PM, Jul 1 – 12:51 AM, Jul 3
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:49 AM, Jul 3 – 3:07 AM, Jul 4
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ani Thirumanjanam
Tithi 3:01 AM, Jul 4 – 5:00 AM, Jul 5
The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Jul 5 – 6:17 AM, Jul 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Jul 5 – 6:17 AM, Jul 6
Women fast and worship Goddess Bipodtarini, a form of Durga, to be delivered from dangers — observed between Rath and Ulto Rath.
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Ulto Rath Yatra
Tithi 6:47 AM, Jul 7 – 5:57 AM, Jul 8
The return chariot festival (Bahuda Yatra), when Lord Jagannath journeys back to his temple.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:57 AM, Jul 8 – 4:40 AM, Jul 9
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 6:47 AM, Jul 7 – 5:57 AM, Jul 8
A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:47 AM, Jul 7 – 5:57 AM, Jul 8
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 2:36 AM, Jul 10 – 12:04 AM, Jul 11
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:36 AM, Jul 10 – 12:04 AM, Jul 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 2:36 AM, Jul 10 – 12:04 AM, Jul 11
A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 8:35 PM, Jul 11 – 4:57 PM, Jul 12
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:35 PM, Jul 11 – 4:57 PM, Jul 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 8:35 PM, Jul 11 – 4:57 PM, Jul 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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:35 PM, Jul 11 – 4:57 PM, Jul 12
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:56 PM, Jul 12 – 1:06 PM, Jul 13
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 5:42 AM, Jul 15 – 2:27 AM, Jul 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 2:27 AM, Jul 16 – 11:31 PM, Jul 16
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Jul 18 – 7:13 PM, Jul 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 7:10 PM, Jul 20 – 7:37 PM, Jul 21
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:40 PM, Jul 21 – 8:37 PM, Jul 22
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:07 PM, Jul 23 – 11:50 PM, Jul 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:54 PM, Jul 24 – 1:52 AM, Jul 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jul 26 – 4:07 AM, Jul 27
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jul 26 – 4:07 AM, Jul 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 1:57 AM, Jul 26 – 4:07 AM, Jul 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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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jul 26 – 4:07 AM, Jul 27
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Jul 26 – 4:07 AM, Jul 27
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:11 AM, Jul 27 – 6:31 AM, Jul 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 6:34 AM, Jul 28 – 9:02 AM, Jul 29
On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 9:04 AM, Jul 29 – 11:29 AM, Jul 30
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:32 AM, Jul 30 – 1:47 PM, Jul 31
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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