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 2053 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2053
Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2053
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 3:10 PM, Aug 31 – 3:17 PM, Sep 1
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:21 PM, Sep 1 – 3:01 PM, Sep 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 3:10 PM, Aug 31 – 3:17 PM, Sep 1
On Shravan Krishna Chaturthi, Gujarati women worship the cow and her calf and keep a fast, abstaining from wheat, milk and milk products in reverence for the cattle that nourish the household.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 3:05 PM, Sep 2 – 2:17 PM, Sep 3
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 2:22 PM, Sep 3 – 1:07 PM, Sep 4
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Sep 5 – 9:33 AM, Sep 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:38 AM, Sep 5 – 9:33 AM, Sep 6
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 9:41 AM, Sep 6 – 7:14 AM, Sep 7
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 9:41 AM, Sep 6 – 7:14 AM, Sep 7
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 9:41 AM, Sep 6 – 7:14 AM, Sep 7
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:40 AM, Sep 8 – 1:58 AM, Sep 9
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:02 PM, Sep 9 – 8:11 PM, Sep 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 10 – 5:29 PM, Sep 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 PM, Sep 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 PM, Sep 12
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 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:59 PM, Sep 12 – 1:03 PM, Sep 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 10:25 AM, Sep 15 – 10:26 AM, Sep 16
Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 10:25 AM, Sep 15 – 10:26 AM, Sep 16
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 10:13 AM, Sep 16 – 10:57 AM, Sep 17
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 10:13 AM, Sep 16 – 10:57 AM, Sep 17
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 10:13 AM, Sep 16 – 10:57 AM, Sep 17
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 10:46 AM, Sep 17 – 12:08 PM, Sep 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 12:01 PM, Sep 18 – 1:54 PM, Sep 19
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 1:51 PM, Sep 19 – 4:06 PM, Sep 20
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:51 PM, Sep 19 – 4:06 PM, Sep 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Baba Ramdev Jayanti
Tithi 6:34 PM, Sep 21 – 9:00 PM, Sep 22
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 9:00 PM, Sep 22 – 11:16 PM, Sep 23
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Sep 25 – 2:32 AM, Sep 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 2:22 AM, Sep 26 – 3:20 AM, Sep 27
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 2:22 AM, Sep 26 – 3:20 AM, Sep 27
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 28
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 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 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:20 AM, Sep 28 – 3:12 AM, Sep 29
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:20 AM, Sep 28 – 3:12 AM, Sep 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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