Sindhi Calendar 2022
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 2022 Pausha – Magha
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Tirmoori (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept by Sindhis as Tirmoori with til and gur sweets.
February 2022 Magha – Phalguna
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati and the welcome of spring on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holi
Tithi 12:54 PM, Mar 18 – 11:38 AM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
April 2022 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 11:44 AM, Apr 1 – 11:57 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin the day after Cheti Chand.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 11:48 AM, Apr 2 – 12:37 PM, Apr 3
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 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
May 2022 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akhand Teej (Akshaya Tritiya)
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — an auspicious day for new beginnings, kept by Sindhis as Akhand Teej.
June 2022 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
Vijayadashami — the triumph of good over evil.
August 2022 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 12:53 AM, Aug 14 – 10:24 PM, Aug 14
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 8:13 PM, Aug 16 – 8:15 PM, Aug 17
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 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 3:37 PM, Aug 30 – 3:25 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
September 2022 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh) Begins
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 10 – 1:13 PM, Sep 11
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
October 2022 Ashwina – Kartika
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 6:48 PM, Oct 2 – 4:39 PM, Oct 3
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Diyari (Diwali)
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The Sindhi festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
November 2022 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Tulsi Vivah (Uttana Ekadashi)
Tithi 7:28 PM, Nov 3 – 6:06 PM, Nov 4
The ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu, marking the close of Chaturmas.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 4:11 PM, Nov 7 – 4:29 PM, Nov 8
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.