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 2003 opens in October during La. Sam. 884 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2003
La. Sam. 884
Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in October 2003
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Durga Puja (Dashain)
Tithi 1:23 PM, Oct 2 – 11:53 AM, Oct 3
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 10:15 AM, Oct 8 – 11:26 AM, Oct 9
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 3:23 AM, Oct 23 – 1:00 AM, Oct 24
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 9:45 PM, Oct 24 – 6:22 PM, Oct 25
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 2:45 PM, Oct 26 – 11:14 AM, Oct 27
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 2:06 AM, Oct 30 – 11:47 PM, Oct 30
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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.
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.