The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Mithila 1960 opens in October during La. Sam. 841 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1960
La. Sam. 841
Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in October 1960
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 5:05 AM, Oct 4 – 3:35 AM, Oct 5
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 7:06 PM, Oct 17 – 7:17 PM, Oct 18
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 7:16 PM, Oct 18 – 6:45 PM, Oct 19
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 3:57 PM, Oct 21 – 1:52 PM, Oct 22
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 9:06 AM, Oct 24 – 6:41 AM, Oct 25
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Gopashtami
Tithi 2:05 AM – 12:00 AM, Oct 28
The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
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About the Mithila Panchang
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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.