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 2056 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2113 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2056
Vikram Samvat 2113 (Virodhi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2056
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:02 PM, Sep 1 – 12:24 AM, Sep 3
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 12:20 AM, Sep 3 – 2:24 AM, Sep 4
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 12:20 AM, Sep 3 – 2:24 AM, Sep 4
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 12:20 AM, Sep 3 – 2:24 AM, Sep 4
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 3:35 AM, Sep 5 – 4:30 AM, Sep 6
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:02 AM, Sep 7 – 3:24 AM, Sep 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:06 AM, Sep 8 – 1:43 AM, Sep 9
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:29 AM, Sep 9 – 11:27 PM, Sep 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:29 AM, Sep 9 – 11:27 PM, Sep 9
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 1:29 AM, Sep 9 – 11:27 PM, Sep 9
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 11:18 PM, Sep 9 – 8:45 PM, Sep 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 5:48 PM, Sep 11 – 2:47 PM, Sep 12
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 5:48 PM, Sep 11 – 2:47 PM, Sep 12
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 5:48 PM, Sep 11 – 2:47 PM, Sep 12
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 2:45 PM, Sep 12 – 11:49 AM, Sep 13
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 2:45 PM, Sep 12 – 11:49 AM, Sep 13
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 2:45 PM, Sep 12 – 11:49 AM, Sep 13
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 11:44 AM, Sep 13 – 9:01 AM, Sep 14
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 11:44 AM, Sep 13 – 9:01 AM, Sep 14
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 8:51 AM, Sep 14 – 6:29 AM, Sep 15
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 4:17 AM, Sep 16 – 2:19 AM, Sep 17
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 4:17 AM, Sep 16 – 2:19 AM, Sep 17
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:17 AM, Sep 16 – 2:19 AM, Sep 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 2:29 AM, Sep 17 – 12:58 AM, Sep 18
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Baba Ramdev Jayanti
Tithi 1:06 AM, Sep 18 – 12:00 AM, Sep 19
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 12:07 AM, Sep 19 – 11:27 PM, Sep 19
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:21 PM, Sep 20 – 11:27 PM, Sep 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:32 PM, Sep 21 – 12:00 AM, Sep 23
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 11:32 PM, Sep 21 – 12:00 AM, Sep 23
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:06 AM, Sep 23 – 12:57 AM, Sep 24
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 12:06 AM, Sep 23 – 12:57 AM, Sep 24
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 12:06 AM, Sep 23 – 12:57 AM, Sep 24
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 1:04 AM, Sep 24 – 2:18 AM, Sep 25
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:04 AM, Sep 24 – 2:18 AM, Sep 25
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 6:16 AM, Sep 27 – 8:46 AM, Sep 28
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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