The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Nepali 2019 opens in September during Bikram Sambat 2076 (Paridhavi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2019
Bikram Sambat 2076 (Paridhavi)
Bhadra – Ashwin
Festivals & Vrats in September 2019
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Teej (Haritalika Teej) Vrat
Tithi 12:08 PM, Aug 31 – 8:26 AM, Sep 1
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Sep 3 – 11:14 PM, Sep 3
Women worship the seven sages the day after Teej, on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 5:06 AM, Sep 12 – 7:34 AM, Sep 13
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Sorah Shraddha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 10:05 AM, Sep 14 – 12:24 PM, Sep 15
The sixteen days of offerings to the ancestors.
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Ghatasthapana (Dashain Begins)
Tithi 11:55 PM, Sep 28 – 8:10 PM, Sep 29
The first day of Bada Dashain, when the jamara is sown.
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.