# Gujarati Hindu Calendar

> A bilingual, location-neutral Gujarati and Hindu observance calendar.

## About

- Homepage: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/
- Kundali Milan checker: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/kundali-milan/
- Kundali Milan scope: a private, client-side traditional Ashtakoota compatibility aid; it is not scientific prediction, does not store birth details, and does not check Mangal dosha.
- Structured observance data: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/observances.json
- Calendar feed: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/calendar.ics
- Languages: English (en) and Gujarati (gu)
- Scope: Core Gujarati Hindu traditions, broadly observed pan-Hindu annual festivals, and selected monthly tithi observances.
- Outside scope: Jain observances and location-specific sunrise, moonrise, or puja timing calculations.
- Monthly coverage policy: One primary calendar date is published for each listed monthly tithi from the shared Drik Panchang date tables.
- Monthly series included: Ekadashi, Sankashti Chaturthi, Pradosh Vrat, Purnima, and Amavasya.
- Monthly series omitted: Gauna and Vaishnava alternatives, duplicate names for one lunar day, and location-specific fasting or ritual times.
- Monthly representation: Dates are all-day ISO dates with a UTC rollover; they are not sunrise, moonrise, or muhurat calculations.
- Coverage: 2026-09-07 through 2028-10-30; dates are represented in UTC.
- Date caveat: dates can vary by panchang method, tradition, and local sunrise.
- Date source: Drik Panchang Hindu calendar (https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/hindu/hinducalendar.html); checked on 2026-09-09.

## Holiday guides

- [Ganesh Chaturthi](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/ganesh-chaturthi/): Learn the story, significance, and dates of Ganesh Chaturthi, with bilingual Gujarati and Hindu reminders on WhatsApp.
- [Navratri begins](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/navratri/): Explore Navratri’s Gujarati traditions, nine nights, garba, devotion, and upcoming dates with Gujarati and English reminders.
- [Durga Ashtami](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/durga-ashtami/): Understand Durga Ashtami during Navratri, its devotional meaning, and the upcoming date with bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Diwali](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/diwali/): Find Diwali dates, background, Lakshmi Puja context, Gujarati traditions, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders in one guide.
- [Narak Chaturdashi · Kali Chaudas](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/narak-chaturdashi/): Learn about Narak Chaturdashi, also called Kali Chaudas or Choti Diwali, with dates, meaning, and bilingual reminders.
- [Govardhan Puja](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/govardhan-puja/): Learn about Govardhan Puja, its Krishna-centered story, customs, and upcoming dates with bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Gujarati New Year](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/gujarati-new-year/): Discover Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varas, its meaning, traditions, dates, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Bhai Bij](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/bhai-bij/): Learn about Bhai Bij, the sibling celebration after Diwali, with Gujarati traditions, dates, and WhatsApp reminders.
- [Uttarayan · Makar Sankranti](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/makar-sankranti/): Explore Makar Sankranti and Gujarat’s Uttarayan traditions, meaning, date, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Maha Shivaratri](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/maha-shivaratri/): Learn why Maha Shivaratri is observed, its fasting and prayer traditions, date, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Holi](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/holi/): Find Holi’s meaning, Holika Dahan context, celebration traditions, date, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders.
- [Ram Navami](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/ram-navami/): Learn about Ram Navami, the celebration of Lord Rama’s birth, its meaning, date, and Gujarati WhatsApp reminders.
- [Hanuman Jayanti](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/hanuman-jayanti/): Explore Hanuman Jayanti’s devotional meaning, traditions, date, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu calendar reminders.
- [Akshaya Tritiya](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/akshaya-tritiya/): Learn about Akshaya Tritiya, its auspicious meaning, traditions, date, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu reminders.
- [Raksha Bandhan](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/raksha-bandhan/): Discover Raksha Bandhan’s sibling traditions, date, meaning, and bilingual WhatsApp reminders for Gujarati families.
- [Janmashtami](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/janmashtami/): Learn about Krishna Janmashtami, its fasting and devotional traditions, date, and bilingual Gujarati WhatsApp reminders.
- [Dussehra](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/dussehra/): Explore Dussehra or Vijayadashami, its dharma traditions, date, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu calendar reminders.
- [Dhanteras](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/dhanteras/): Learn about Dhanteras, the first major day of the Diwali season, with Gujarati traditions, dates, and bilingual reminders.
- [Holika Dahan](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/holika-dahan/): Explore Holika Dahan, the bonfire before Holi, its Prahlada story, date, and Gujarati Hindu traditions.
- [Vasant Panchami · Saraswati Puja](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/vasant-panchami/): Learn about Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Puja, its meaning, date, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu reminders.
- [Rath Yatra](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/rath-yatra/): Discover Rath Yatra, the Jagannatha chariot festival, its meaning, date, and Gujarati Hindu traditions.
- [Nag Panchami](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/nag-panchami/): Learn about Nag Panchami, also called Nag Pancham in Gujarat, its meaning, date, and bilingual reminders.
- [Sheetala Satam](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/sheetala-satam/): Explore Sheetala Satam, a Gujarati observance for Goddess Sheetala, its food tradition, date, and bilingual reminders.
- [Randhan Chhath](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/randhan-chhath/): Explore Randhan Chhath, the Gujarati preparation day before Sheetala Satam, with dates, food traditions, and bilingual reminders.
- [Ekadashi](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/ekadashi/): Find the published monthly Ekadashi dates, fasting context, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu calendar reminders.
- [Sankashti Chaturthi](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/sankashti/): Explore monthly Sankashti Chaturthi dates, Ganesha fasting traditions, and bilingual Gujarati reminders.
- [Pradosh Vrat](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/pradosh/): Find monthly Pradosh Vrat dates, Shiva devotion context, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu calendar reminders.
- [Purnima](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/purnima/): See the published monthly Purnima dates, full-moon traditions, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu reminders.
- [Amavasya](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/holidays/amavasya/): See the published monthly Amavasya dates, new-moon traditions, and bilingual Gujarati Hindu calendar reminders.

## Learning, family activities, recipes, prayers, and original stories

### Understand the Hindu calendar / હિન્દુ કેલેન્ડરને સમજો
- Hub: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/
- [Tithi / તિથિ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/tithi/): Learn what tithi means in the Hindu calendar and why one lunar date can cross a civil day.
- [Paksha / પક્ષ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/paksha/): Understand Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha, the bright and dark halves of the Hindu lunar month.
- [Amavasya / અમાસ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/amavasya/): Learn the meaning of Amavasya, the Hindu new-moon observance, and why local panchang dates can differ.
- [Purnima / પૂર્ણિમા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/purnima/): Understand Purnima, the Hindu full-moon observance, with a simple bilingual explanation of its lunar meaning.
- [Ekadashi / એકાદશી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/ekadashi/): Learn what Ekadashi means, why it is associated with fasting, and why parana times require a local panchang.
- [Pradosh Vrat / પ્રદોષ વ્રત](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/pradosh-vrat/): Understand Pradosh Vrat, its connection to Shiva worship, and why the local sunset period matters.
- [Sankashti Chaturthi / સંકષ્ટી ચતુર્થી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/sankashti-chaturthi/): Learn about Sankashti Chaturthi, the monthly Ganesha fasting observance, and why moonrise is location-specific.
- [Sankranti / સંક્રાંતિ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/sankranti/): Understand Sankranti as a solar transition and learn how Makar Sankranti becomes Uttarayan in Gujarat.
- [Vrat and Upvas / વ્રત અને ઉપવાસ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/vrat-and-upvas/): Understand the difference between vrat and upvas, and why fasting rules vary across Hindu families and traditions.
- [Muhurat / મુહૂર્ત](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/learning/muhurat/): Learn what muhurat means and why auspicious Hindu ritual timing depends on location, tradition, and purpose.
### Gujarati fasting & festival recipes / ગુજરાતી ઉપવાસ અને પર્વની વાનગીઓ
- Hub: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/
- [Sabudana Khichdi / સાબુદાણા ખીચડી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/sabudana-khichdi/): A bilingual sabudana khichdi guide for Ekadashi and other fasting days, with simple ingredients and preparation steps.
- [Rajgira Sheero / રાજગરાનો શીરો](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/rajgira-sheero/): Make a simple rajgira sheero for fasting days, with bilingual ingredients, steps, and tradition-aware notes.
- [Farali Sweet Potato Shak / ફરાળી શક્કરિયા શાક](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/farali-sweet-potato-shak/): A simple Gujarati-style farali sweet potato dish for vrat days, with bilingual preparation and ingredient notes.
- [Mohanthal / મોહનથાળ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/mohanthal/): A bilingual Gujarati Mohanthal guide for Diwali and festive sharing, with ingredients, method, and storage notes.
- [Tal Sankli / તલ સાંકળી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/tal-sankli/): A bilingual Gujarati tal sankli guide for Uttarayan, with sesame-jaggery ingredients and a simple method.
- [Randhan Chhath Prepared Food / રાંધણ છઠ્ઠનું તૈયાર ભોજન](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/recipes/randhan-chhath-prepared-food/): Learn about Randhan Chhath and the Gujarati tradition of preparing food ahead for Sheetala Satam.
### Aarti, mantra & prayer guides / આરતી, મંત્ર અને પ્રાર્થના માર્ગદર્શિકા
- Hub: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/
- [Ganesh Aarti Guide / ગણેશ આરતી માર્ગદર્શિકા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/ganesh-aarti-guide/): A bilingual guide to preparing for Ganesh aarti, with a short mantra, pronunciation help, and respectful practice notes.
- [Shiva Panchakshara Mantra / શિવ પંચાક્ષર મંત્ર](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/shiva-panchakshara-mantra/): Learn the meaning and simple practice of Om Namah Shivaya, with bilingual guidance for Shiva devotion.
- [Hanuman Chalisa Guide / હનુમાન ચાલીસા માર્ગદર્શિકા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/hanuman-chalisa-guide/): A bilingual guide to approaching the Hanuman Chalisa with meaning, pronunciation support, and respectful practice boundaries.
- [Lakshmi Puja Prayer Guide / લક્ષ્મી પૂજા પ્રાર્થના માર્ગદર્શિકા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/lakshmi-puja-prayer/): A bilingual Lakshmi Puja guide for Diwali with a short mantra, preparation notes, and local timing caveats.
- [Saraswati Prayer Guide / સરસ્વતી પ્રાર્થના માર્ગદર્શિકા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/saraswati-prayer/): A bilingual Saraswati prayer guide for Vasant Panchami, learning, music, and the arts.
- [Krishna Janmashtami Prayer Guide / કૃષ્ણ જન્માષ્ટમી પ્રાર્થના માર્ગદર્શિકા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/prayers/krishna-janmashtami-prayer/): A bilingual Krishna Janmashtami prayer guide with a short mantra and gentle notes about fasting and midnight practice.
### Festivals to learn together / સાથે શીખવાના તહેવારો
- Hub: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/
- [Ganesh Chaturthi for Families / પરિવાર માટે ગણેશ ચતુર્થી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/ganesh-chaturthi-for-families/): A short bilingual Ganesh Chaturthi lesson for children, with a simple activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Navratri for Families / પરિવાર માટે નવરાત્રી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/navratri-for-families/): A short bilingual Navratri lesson for children, with a respectful garba activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Diwali for Families / પરિવાર માટે દિવાળી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/diwali-for-families/): A short bilingual Diwali lesson for children, with a safe light-and-gratitude activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Holi for Families / પરિવાર માટે હોળી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/holi-for-families/): A short bilingual Holi lesson for children, with a gentle color-and-kindness activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Krishna Janmashtami for Families / પરિવાર માટે કૃષ્ણ જન્માષ્ટમી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/janmashtami-for-families/): A short bilingual Janmashtami lesson for children, with a story activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Raksha Bandhan for Families / પરિવાર માટે રક્ષાબંધન](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/raksha-bandhan-for-families/): A short bilingual Raksha Bandhan lesson for children, with a friendship activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Vasant Panchami for Families / પરિવાર માટે વસંત પંચમી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/vasant-panchami-for-families/): A short bilingual Vasant Panchami lesson for children, with a learning activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Rath Yatra for Families / પરિવાર માટે રથયાત્રા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/rath-yatra-for-families/): A short bilingual Rath Yatra lesson for children, with a community activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
- [Akshaya Tritiya for Families / પરિવાર માટે અખાત્રીજ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/families/akshaya-tritiya-for-families/): A short bilingual Akshaya Tritiya lesson for children, with a giving activity, vocabulary, and a link to the full holiday guide.
### Festival stories to read together / સાથે વાંચવાની પર્વવાર્તાઓ
- Hub: https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/
- [The Lamp That Waited / રાહ જોતા દીવાની વાર્તા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-lamp-that-waited/): An original bilingual Diwali learning story about patience, welcome, and making room for others.
- [The Ninth Circle / નવમા વર્તુળની વાર્તા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-ninth-circle/): An original bilingual Navratri learning story about rhythm, inclusion, and finding a place in a shared circle.
- [The Cradle Bell / પારણાની ઘંટડી](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-cradle-bell/): An original bilingual Janmashtami learning story about care, playfulness, and the people who help a child feel safe.
- [The Kite That Shared the Wind / પવન વહેંચતી પતંગ](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-kite-that-shared-the-wind/): An original bilingual Uttarayan learning story about patience, safety, and sharing a joyful sky.
- [The Color Bowl / રંગોના વાટકાની વાર્તા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-color-bowl/): An original bilingual Holi learning story about repair, consent, and making joy safe for everyone.
- [Two Ends of a Thread / દોરાના બે છેડા](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/two-ends-of-a-thread/): An original bilingual Raksha Bandhan learning story about mutual care, promises, and chosen family.
- [The Small Seat at the Door / બારણે નાની બેઠક](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-small-seat-at-the-door/): An original bilingual Ganesh Chaturthi learning story about noticing obstacles and making thoughtful beginnings.
- [The Moon Before Supper / ભોજન પહેલાંનો ચંદ્ર](https://gujarati-hindu-calendar.replit.app/resources/stories/the-moon-before-supper/): An original bilingual Sankashti Chaturthi learning story about patience, health, and adapting observance with care.

## Citation guidance

Use the individual holiday guide or observances.json URL when citing a date or meaning. Treat the linked source as authoritative for the published date check, and preserve the date-variation caveat.