Kashmiri Calendar 2022
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 2022 Magha – Phalguna
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Khetsimavas (Kheche Mavas)
Tithi 2:14 PM, Jan 31 – 11:15 AM
The Pausha new moon kept by Kashmiri Pandits with khichdi offerings to Yaksha and the household deities.
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The first day of spring and the worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Kaw Punim
Tithi 9:45 PM, Feb 15 – 10:32 PM, Feb 16
The Magha full moon, when offerings of rice are made to the crows (kaw) at dawn.
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Herath (Maha Shivaratri)
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great festival of Lord Shiva — the most important festival of the Kashmiri Pandits.
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Holi
Tithi 12:54 PM, Mar 18 – 11:38 AM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
April 2022 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Navreh
Tithi 11:44 AM, Apr 1 – 11:57 AM, Apr 2
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Vaisakhi Sankranti
Tithi 4:50 AM – 4:14 AM, Apr 15
The solar new year and harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Mesha.
June 2022 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 8:11 AM, Jun 7 – 8:31 AM, Jun 8
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.
August 2022 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Shravan Punim (Raksha Bandhan)
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi and the sacred thread (yajnopavit) is renewed.
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Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami)
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, kept by Kashmiri Pandits as Zarmae Satam.
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Vinayaka Tsoram (Ganesha Chaturthi)
Tithi 3:37 PM, Aug 30 – 3:25 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
September 2022 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Kambari Mavus (Mahalaya Amavasya)
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 25 – 3:35 AM, Sep 26
The Mahalaya new moon that closes Pitru Paksha, when ancestors are honoured.
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin on Ashwina Shukla Pratipada.
October 2022 Ashwina – Kartika
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Mahanavami
Tithi 4:39 PM, Oct 3 – 2:21 PM, Oct 4
The ninth night of Sharad Navratri, the climax of Devi worship.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 1:59 AM, Oct 13 – 2:56 AM, Oct 14
Married women fast for their husbands' long life until moonrise.
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Deepawali
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bhai Dooj
Tithi 2:47 PM, Oct 26 – 12:46 PM, Oct 27
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.