The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Kashmiri Panchang 1968 opens in October during Saptarshi Samvat 5044 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1968
Saptarshi Samvat 5044
Vikram Samvat 2025 (Durmati)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1968
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 7:47 PM, Sep 30 – 6:19 PM, Oct 1
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Oct 1 – 5:15 PM, Oct 2
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:33 PM, Oct 3 – 4:20 PM, Oct 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 4:18 PM, Oct 4 – 4:32 PM, Oct 5
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
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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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:12 PM, Oct 6 – 6:22 PM, Oct 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:48 AM, Oct 14 – 9:27 AM, Oct 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:30 AM, Oct 17 – 11:02 AM, Oct 18
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 11:17 AM, Oct 18 – 10:02 AM, Oct 19
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:19 AM, Oct 20 – 6:01 AM, Oct 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
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 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
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 3:14 AM, Oct 22 – 12:13 AM, Oct 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 12:07 AM, Oct 23 – 8:51 PM, Oct 23
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:30 PM, Oct 24 – 2:21 PM, Oct 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 31 – 4:18 AM, Nov 1
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Kashmiri Panchang (Saptrishi Samvat)
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.