Kashmiri Calendar 2023
The Kashmiri Hindu festival calendar (Navreh new year). Kashmiri Pandit festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2023 Pausha – Magha
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Khetsimavas (Kheche Mavas)
Tithi 6:18 AM – 2:27 AM, Jan 22
The Pausha new moon kept by Kashmiri Pandits with khichdi offerings to Yaksha and the household deities.
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The first day of spring and the worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna
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Kaw Punim
Tithi 9:30 PM, Feb 4 – 11:59 PM, Feb 5
The Magha full moon, when offerings of rice are made to the crows (kaw) at dawn.
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Herath (Maha Shivaratri)
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great festival of Lord Shiva — the most important festival of the Kashmiri Pandits.
March 2023 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Holi
Tithi 6:12 PM, Mar 7 – 7:45 PM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
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Navreh
Tithi 10:51 PM, Mar 21 – 8:15 PM, Mar 22
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2023 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Vaisakhi Sankranti
Tithi 1:35 AM – 11:17 PM
The solar new year and harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Mesha.
May 2023 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 7:48 AM, May 27 – 9:57 AM, May 28
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.
August 2023 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Shravan Punim (Raksha Bandhan)
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi and the sacred thread (yajnopavit) is renewed.
September 2023 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami)
Tithi 3:30 PM, Sep 6 – 4:11 PM, Sep 7
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, kept by Kashmiri Pandits as Zarmae Satam.
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Vinayaka Tsoram (Ganesha Chaturthi)
Tithi 12:46 PM, Sep 18 – 1:45 PM, Sep 19
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
October 2023 Ashwina – Kartika
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Kambari Mavus (Mahalaya Amavasya)
Tithi 9:52 PM, Oct 13 – 11:30 PM, Oct 14
The Mahalaya new moon that closes Pitru Paksha, when ancestors are honoured.
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 11:26 PM, Oct 14 – 12:39 AM, Oct 16
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin on Ashwina Shukla Pratipada.
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Mahanavami
Tithi 8:01 PM, Oct 22 – 5:47 PM, Oct 23
The ninth night of Sharad Navratri, the climax of Devi worship.
November 2023 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:27 PM, Oct 31 – 9:11 PM, Nov 1
Married women fast for their husbands' long life until moonrise.
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Deepawali
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bhai Dooj
Tithi 2:43 PM, Nov 14 – 1:49 PM, Nov 15
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.