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 2017 opens in October during La. Sam. 898 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2017
La. Sam. 898
Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in October 2017
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 1:48 AM, Oct 5 – 12:20 AM, Oct 6
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 12:26 AM, Oct 17 – 12:02 AM, Oct 18
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 12:12 AM, Oct 19 – 12:34 AM, Oct 20
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 1:36 AM, Oct 21 – 2:51 AM, Oct 22
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 9:38 AM, Oct 25 – 12:15 PM, Oct 26
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Gopashtami
Tithi 2:50 PM, Oct 27 – 4:54 PM
The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
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.