Kashmiri Calendar 2021
The Kashmiri Hindu festival calendar (Navreh new year). Kashmiri Pandit festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
February 2021 Magha – Phalguna
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Khetsimavas (Kheche Mavas)
Tithi 1:08 AM – 12:28 AM, Feb 12
The Pausha new moon kept by Kashmiri Pandits with khichdi offerings to Yaksha and the household deities.
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:37 AM, Feb 16 – 5:35 AM, Feb 17
The first day of spring and the worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Kaw Punim
Tithi 3:57 PM, Feb 26 – 1:48 PM, Feb 27
The Magha full moon, when offerings of rice are made to the crows (kaw) at dawn.
March 2021 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Herath (Maha Shivaratri)
Tithi 2:35 PM, Mar 10 – 2:39 PM, Mar 11
The great festival of Lord Shiva — the most important festival of the Kashmiri Pandits.
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Holi
Tithi 12:18 AM – 8:56 PM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
April 2021 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Navreh
Tithi 7:54 AM, Apr 12 – 10:16 AM, Apr 13
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Vaisakhi Sankranti
Tithi 10:13 AM, Apr 13 – 12:47 PM
The solar new year and harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Mesha.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
June 2021 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 10:02 PM, Jun 17 – 8:47 PM, Jun 18
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM, Jun 20
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.
August 2021 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Shravan Punim (Raksha Bandhan)
Tithi 6:58 PM, Aug 21 – 5:28 PM, Aug 22
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi and the sacred thread (yajnopavit) is renewed.
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Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami)
Tithi 11:25 PM, Aug 29 – 2:00 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, kept by Kashmiri Pandits as Zarmae Satam.
September 2021 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Vinayaka Tsoram (Ganesha Chaturthi)
Tithi 12:18 AM, Sep 10 – 9:58 PM, Sep 10
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
October 2021 Ashwina – Kartika
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Kambari Mavus (Mahalaya Amavasya)
Tithi 7:08 PM, Oct 5 – 4:37 PM, Oct 6
The Mahalaya new moon that closes Pitru Paksha, when ancestors are honoured.
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 4:38 PM, Oct 6 – 1:47 PM, Oct 7
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin on Ashwina Shukla Pratipada.
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Mahanavami
Tithi 8:05 PM, Oct 13 – 6:49 PM, Oct 14
The ninth night of Sharad Navratri, the climax of Devi worship.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 3:01 AM, Oct 24 – 5:41 AM, Oct 25
Married women fast for their husbands' long life until moonrise.
November 2021 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Deepawali
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bhai Dooj
Tithi 11:14 PM, Nov 5 – 7:43 PM, Nov 6
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.