The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1985 opens in October during Nanakshahi 517 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1985
Nanakshahi 517
Assu – Katak
Festivals & Vrats in October 1985
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 10:04 AM, Oct 14 – 6:27 AM, Oct 15
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dussehra
Tithi 1:13 PM, Oct 21 – 1:12 PM, Oct 22
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 8:34 PM, Oct 27 – 11:05 PM, Oct 28
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
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 Calendar
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi 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.