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 1978 opens in October during La. Sam. 859 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1978
La. Sam. 859
Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in October 1978
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Mahalaya
Tithi 10:43 AM, Sep 30 – 11:39 AM, Oct 1
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Dashain)
Tithi 4:11 AM, Oct 9 – 2:05 AM, Oct 10
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 2:50 PM, Oct 14 – 1:06 PM, Oct 15
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 2:38 AM, Oct 29 – 3:11 AM, Oct 30
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 2:35 AM, Oct 31 – 1:48 AM, Nov 1
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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.
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.
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