Sindhi Calendar 2021
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2021 Pausha – Magha
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Tirmoori (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 13 – 9:01 AM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept by Sindhis as Tirmoori with til and gur sweets.
February 2021 Magha – Phalguna
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:37 AM, Feb 16 – 5:35 AM, Feb 17
The worship of Goddess Saraswati and the welcome of spring on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2021 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 2:35 PM, Mar 10 – 2:39 PM, Mar 11
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holi
Tithi 12:18 AM – 8:56 PM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
April 2021 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 7:54 AM, Apr 12 – 10:16 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin the day after Cheti Chand.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 10:13 AM, Apr 13 – 12:47 PM, Apr 14
On Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, the day after Gudi Padwa, Sindhis welcome the new year and the birth (Avataran) of their patron saint Jhulelal — Uderolal, the incarnation of Varun the water god — with Behrana Sahib processions to a river or lake.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
May 2021 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akhand Teej (Akshaya Tritiya)
Tithi 3:10 AM, May 13 – 5:39 AM, May 14
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — an auspicious day for new beginnings, kept by Sindhis as Akhand Teej.
June 2021 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM, Jun 20
Vijayadashami — the triumph of good over evil.
August 2021 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 6:58 PM, Aug 21 – 5:28 PM, Aug 22
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 3:58 PM, Aug 24 – 4:15 PM, Aug 25
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 6:46 PM, Aug 27 – 8:52 PM, Aug 28
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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Janmashtami
Tithi 11:25 PM, Aug 29 – 2:00 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2021 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 12:18 AM, Sep 10 – 9:58 PM, Sep 10
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh) Begins
Tithi 5:24 AM, Sep 21 – 5:36 AM, Sep 22
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
October 2021 Ashwina – Kartika
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 4:38 PM, Oct 6 – 1:47 PM, Oct 7
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 9:46 PM, Oct 12 – 8:03 PM, Oct 13
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
November 2021 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Diyari (Diwali)
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The Sindhi festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
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Tulsi Vivah (Uttana Ekadashi)
Tithi 5:48 AM, Nov 14 – 6:24 AM, Nov 15
The ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu, marking the close of Chaturmas.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 11:57 AM, Nov 18 – 2:26 PM, Nov 19
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, on Kartika Purnima.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.