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 1976 opens in November during Bikrami Samvat 2033 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1976
Bikrami Samvat 2033 (Shukla)
Nanakshahi 508
Katak – Maghar
Festivals & Vrats in November 1976
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 3:53 PM, Oct 31 – 5:04 PM, Nov 1
Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:03 PM, Nov 1 – 6:46 PM, Nov 2
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 6:47 PM, Nov 2 – 8:55 PM, Nov 3
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:47 PM, Nov 2 – 8:55 PM, Nov 3
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:57 PM, Nov 3 – 11:22 PM, Nov 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 2:03 AM, Nov 6 – 4:44 AM, Nov 7
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 2:03 AM, Nov 6 – 4:44 AM, Nov 7
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:03 AM, Nov 6 – 4:44 AM, Nov 7
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 2:03 AM, Nov 6 – 4:44 AM, Nov 7
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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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 AM, Nov 6 – 4:44 AM, Nov 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:44 AM, Nov 7 – 7:24 AM, Nov 8
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:09 PM, Nov 10 – 1:54 PM, Nov 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 4:13 PM, Nov 13 – 4:21 PM, Nov 14
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:58 PM, Nov 17 – 10:19 AM, Nov 18
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:20 AM, Nov 19 – 3:58 AM, Nov 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:58 AM, Nov 20 – 12:26 AM, Nov 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:22 AM, Nov 21 – 8:40 PM, Nov 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:22 AM, Nov 21 – 8:40 PM, Nov 21
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 12:22 AM, Nov 21 – 8:40 PM, Nov 21
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:39 PM, Nov 21 – 5:02 PM, Nov 22
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 10:30 AM, Nov 24 – 8:27 AM, Nov 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 10:30 AM, Nov 24 – 8:27 AM, Nov 25
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:07 AM, Nov 28 – 6:38 AM, Nov 29
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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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