The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1996 opens in September during Nanakshahi 528 of the Hindu calendar.
September 1996
Nanakshahi 528
Bhadon – Assu
Festivals & Vrats in September 1996
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:53 AM, Sep 4 – 1:16 PM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 1:11 PM, Sep 5 – 3:04 PM, Sep 6
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 15 – 7:53 AM, Sep 16
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 11:00 AM, Sep 26 – 8:20 AM, Sep 27
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
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.