Gujarati Calendar

✦ Gujarati Calendar ✦

ગુજરાતી કેલેન્ડર

✦ Gujarati Samvatsar — Vikram Samvat, beginning at Diwali ✦

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✦ About Gujarati Calendar ✦

The Gujarati calendar is lunisolar, based on the Vikram Samvat (current year = Gregorian year + 57). 2026 CE = Vikram Samvat 2083.

New Year — "Bestu Varas" — falls on Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali. This differs from North Indian reckoning, which begins in Chaitra. Gujarati merchants open new account-books on this day.

Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Navratri (with Garba), Diwali — all are dated by this calendar. Gujarat's traditional panchang lineage is honored across India.

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Type

Lunisolar (with adhik mas insertion)

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Era / Samvat

Vikram Samvat (epoch 57 BCE)

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New Year

Bestu Varas — Kartik Shukla Pratipada (day after Diwali)

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✦ The 12 Months ✦

1

કારતકकार्तक(Kartak)

📅 Oct – Nov

Diwali, Bestu Varas

2

માગશરमागशर(Magshar)

📅 Nov – Dec

3

પોષपोष(Posh)

📅 Dec – Jan

4

મહાमहा(Maha)

📅 Jan – Feb

Maha Shivratri

5

ફાગણफागण(Fagan)

📅 Feb – Mar

Holi

6

ચૈત્રचैत्र(Chaitra)

📅 Mar – Apr

7

વૈશાખवैशाख(Vaishakh)

📅 Apr – May

Akshay Tritiya

8

જેઠजेठ(Jeth)

📅 May – Jun

9

અષાઢअषाढ़(Ashadh)

📅 Jun – Jul

Rath Yatra

10

શ્રાવણश्रावण(Shravan)

📅 Jul – Aug

Janmashtami

11

ભાદરવોभादरवो(Bhadarvo)

📅 Aug – Sep

Ganeshotsav

12

આસોआसो(Aaso)

📅 Sep – Oct

Navratri-Garba

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✦ Major Festivals ✦

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Bestu Varas

📅 Kartak

Navratri-Garba

📅 Aaso

Janmashtami

📅 Shravan

Akshay Tritiya

📅 Vaishakh

Holi-Dhuleti

📅 Fagan

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Dwarkadhish Darshan

📅 Vaishakh

✦ See Also ✦

Gujarati Panchang