The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Nepali 1971 opens in September during Bikram Sambat 2028 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1971
Bikram Sambat 2028 (Raktaksha)
Bhadra – Ashwin
Festivals & Vrats in September 1971
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 4:00 PM, Sep 3 – 12:56 PM, Sep 4
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Sorah Shraddha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
The sixteen days of offerings to the ancestors.
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Ghatasthapana (Dashain Begins)
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 19 – 10:39 PM, Sep 20
The first day of Bada Dashain, when the jamara is sown.
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Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami
Tithi 10:46 AM, Sep 27 – 10:52 AM, Sep 28
The climactic eighth and ninth days of Dashain.
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Vijaya Dashami
Tithi 11:07 AM, Sep 28 – 10:26 AM, Sep 29
The tenth day of Dashain, when elders give tika and jamara.
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 Nepali Calendar (Bikram Sambat)
The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali 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.