Sindhi Calendar
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 4:26 AM, Sep 3 – 2:31 AM, Sep 4
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh) Begins
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Sindhi Calendar
When is the Sindhi new year?
Cheti Chand - Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, the second tithi of the first lunar month - kept as the birth day of Jhulelal, the community's patron deity, and as the start of the Sindhi year.
Who is Jhulelal?
The Sindhi Hindu form of Varuna, the water deity, revered as Uderolal and Amarlal, whose appearance the community celebrates at Cheti Chand with the Behrana Sahib procession to the water.
Which observances are particular to the Sindhi calendar?
Cheti Chand, Thadri, and the Chaliho Sahib - the forty-day austerity kept in Jyeshtha and Ashadh - alongside the general Hindu festivals. The Sindhi tradition also keeps a strong Guru Granth and Puj reading practice.
Which reckoning does the page use?
Vikram Samvat with Amanta months, which is the Sindhi convention. Every day carries its tithi and nakshatra alongside the festival list.
Why is Cheti Chand shared with other regions?
Because Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and Dwitiya are the lunar new year across much of India - Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Yugadi and Navreh all fall there. The tithi is common; the observance is Sindhi. This page is the Sindhi calendar of those days, not a day's almanac - today's tithi and sunrise sit on the Panchang, and the other regional reckonings, including the Marathi calendar, are listed on Calendars.
About the Sindhi Calendar
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
