The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
Punjabi Jantri 1975 opens in October during Bikrami Samvat 2032 (Vibhava) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1975
Bikrami Samvat 2032 (Vibhava)
Nanakshahi 507
Assu – Katak
Festivals & Vrats in October 1975
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:48 AM, Oct 1 – 11:22 PM, Oct 1
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Oct 2 – 4:30 PM, Oct 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:29 PM, Oct 3 – 12:42 PM, Oct 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:40 PM, Oct 4 – 8:53 AM, Oct 5
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 12:40 PM, Oct 4 – 8:53 AM, Oct 5
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 12:40 PM, Oct 4 – 8:53 AM, Oct 5
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 12:40 PM, Oct 4 – 8:53 AM, Oct 5
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:40 PM, Oct 4 – 8:53 AM, Oct 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:57 PM, Oct 7 – 8:34 PM, Oct 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:10 PM, Oct 12 – 8:33 PM, Oct 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 8:37 PM, Oct 13 – 10:29 PM, Oct 14
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:33 PM, Oct 14 – 12:47 AM, Oct 16
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Oct 17 – 5:50 AM, Oct 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 5:53 AM, Oct 18 – 8:18 AM, Oct 19
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:22 AM, Oct 19 – 10:35 AM, Oct 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 2:28 PM, Oct 22 – 3:48 PM, Oct 23
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:19 PM, Oct 27 – 2:54 PM, Oct 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:03 PM, Oct 26 – 4:16 PM, Oct 27
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:39 AM, Oct 30 – 7:38 AM, Oct 31
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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 Punjabi Jantri
The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
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