Gujarati VS 2083 (2026 – 2027)
Nov 9, 2026 (Bestu Varas) – Oct 29, 2027 (Diwali eve)
The Gujarati Vikram Samvat year begins on Bestu Varas (Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali) — same era number as the North Indian VS, but with Kartika as the first month instead of Chaitra.41 festivals listed across the 12 Gujarati lunar months.
41
Festivals
12
Lunar Months
2083
VS year
2026 – 2027
Greg years
Kartika
કારતકOct (after Diwali) – NovThe Gujarati year opens on Bestu Varas (day after Diwali). Annakut, Bhai Beej, Labh Pancham, Tulsi Vivah, and Kartik Purnima fall here.
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.
Bhai Dooj
The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Karthigai Deepam
கார்த்திகை தீபம்
Tamil festival of lights — the giant flame on Arunachala Hill at Tiruvannamalai.
Kati Bihu
কাতি বিহু
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Dhanteras
धनतेरस
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.
Naraka Chaturdashi
The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.
Margashirsha
માગશરNov – DecVivah Panchami and Geeta Jayanti — the month Krishna says, "Among months, I am Margashirsha."
Pausha
પોષDec – JanColdest month. Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) — Gujarat's biggest kite festival.
Bhogi Pandigai
போகி பண்டிகை
The first day of the Tamil 4-day Pongal harvest festival — old things go on the bonfire.
Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.
Thai Pongal
தைப்பொங்கல்
Tamil Nadu's harvest festival — sweet pongal cooked in a new clay pot facing the rising sun.
Magh Bihu
মাঘ বিহু
Assam's harvest festival — Uruka feast, Meji bonfire, and 7 days of feasting.
Mattu Pongal
மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்
Cattle worship — the third day of Pongal honours the bulls and cows that work the fields.
Magha
મહાJan – FebVasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja and the start of spring sankalpa for Gujarati households.
Phalguna
ફાગણFeb – MarMaha Shivaratri, Holika Dahan, and Holi (Dhuleti) — celebrated with bhang, gulal, and folk dance.
Maha Shivaratri
महा शिवरात्रि
The "great night of Shiva" — vigil through all four praharas.
Holika Dahan
होलिका दहन
The bonfire on the eve of Holi — burning of the demoness Holika.
Holi
होली
The festival of colours — last festival of the Hindu year.
Chaitra
ચૈત્રMar – AprChaitri Navratri (smaller than Sharad Navratri but observed strictly), Ram Navami, and Hanuman Jayanti.
Gudi Padwa
Marathi New Year — the Vikram Samvat begins.
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
The birth of Lord Rama.
Hanuman Jayanti
हनुमान जयंती
The birth of Hanuman, devotee-warrior of Rama.
Vaishakha
વૈશાખApr – MayAkshaya Tritiya — one of the biggest gold-purchase days for Gujarati households.
Bohag Bihu
বহাগ বিহু
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
വിഷു
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Puthandu
புத்தாண்டு
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Jyeshtha
જેઠMay – JunVat Savitri (married women fast for husbands' longevity) and Ganga Dussehra.
Vat Savitri
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
गंगा दशहरा
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Ambubachi Mela
অম্বুবাচী মেলা
The annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — Tantric pilgrimage at Guwahati.
Ashadha
અષાઢJun – JulDevshayani Ekadashi (Vishnu sleeps; Chaturmas begins) and Guru Purnima.
Shravana
શ્રાવણJul – AugShravan Mondays for Shiva. Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, and the start of Pajusan (Jain) festivals.
Aadi Perukku
ஆடிப் பெருக்கு
The 18th day of Aadi month — when rivers swell with monsoon flow.
Raksha Bandhan
रक्षा बंधन
The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.
Krishna Janmashtami
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.
Bhadrapada
ભાદરવોAug – SepGanesh Chaturthi — Gujarat's 10-day Ganeshotsav. Pitru Paksha closes the month.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
Onam
ഓണം
Kerala's 10-day harvest festival — homecoming of King Mahabali.
Pitru Paksha
पितृ पक्ष
A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.
Ashwin
આસોSep – OctSharad Navratri — Gujarat's 9-night Garba peak. Closes with Dussehra and Diwali (Aso Vad Amas).
Sharad Navratri
शरद नवरात्रि
Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.
Dussehra
दशहरा / विजयादशमी
Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.
Sharad Purnima
शरद पूर्णिमा
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.