Kashmiri Calendar
The Kashmiri Hindu festival calendar (Navreh new year). Kashmiri Pandit festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
September 2026
Saptarshi Samvat 5102
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami)
Tithi 2:26 AM, Sep 4 – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, kept by Kashmiri Pandits as Zarmae Satam.
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Vinayaka Tsoram (Ganesha Chaturthi)
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Kashmiri Calendar
What is the Saptarshi Samvat?
The Laukika or Saptarshi era of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition, running some 3076 years ahead of the Common Era, with the year beginning at Navreh. Kashmiri almanacs have used it for centuries.
When is Navreh?
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the same tithi as Gudi Padwa and Ugadi. The night before, the thaal with rice, a walnut, a coin, a flower and the new panchang is set out to be seen first thing on waking.
Which festivals are particular to Kashmiri Pandits?
Herath, the Kashmiri Maha Shivaratri kept over several days with the walnut soaking and the vatuk puja; Zyeth Aatham at Kheer Bhawani; Pann; Gaad Batt; and Khetsimavas. The Kashmiri Panchang gives the daily reckoning.
What is Herath?
The Kashmiri Shivaratri, kept on the Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi rather than the Chaturdashi that the rest of India observes, and extending over a sequence of days with the vatuk pot of soaked walnuts as its centre.
Which month scheme is used?
Amanta lunar months, with the Saptarshi year. That is why the Kashmiri reckoning aligns with the western and southern almanacs on the dark fortnight rather than with the north Indian Purnimanta one.
About the Kashmiri Calendar
The Kashmiri Hindu festival calendar (Navreh new year). Kashmiri Pandit festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
