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Tithi started at 2027-09-10T21:30:57.834173+10:00.","provenance":{"lunar_month_scheme":"purnimanta","observance_profile":"north_india_purnimanta_smarta"},"category":"Ekadashi","primary_lane":"vaishnava","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"vamana-jayanti","canonical_id":"bda:festival:vamana-jayanti","name_en":"Vamana Jayanti","name_hi":"वामन जयंती","deity":"Vamana (Vishnu)","description":"Appearance day of Vishnu's dwarf avatara on Bhadrapada Shukla Dwadashi (Vamana Dwadashi).","date":"2027-09-12","muhurat_windows":[],"rule_explanation":"Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha, Tithi 12 (#12 of 30). Sunrise rule: sunrise. Tithi started at 2027-09-12T00:06:36.198006+10:00.","provenance":{"lunar_month_scheme":"purnimanta","observance_profile":"north_india_purnimanta_smarta"},"category":"Jayanti","primary_lane":"vaishnava","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"onam","canonical_id":"bda:festival:onam","name_en":"Onam (Thiruvonam)","name_hi":"ओणम · तिरुवोणम्","deity":"Vamana · Mahabali","description":"Kerala Onam selected by Malayalam Chingam and the Thiruvonam (Shravana) nakshatra prevailing at local sunrise.","date":"2027-09-13","muhurat_windows":[{"name":"Thiruvonam / Shravana Nakshatra","start":"2027-09-12T07:28:58+10:00","end":"2027-09-13T10:35:07+10:00","explanation":"Moon's Shravana nakshatra prevails at local sunrise while Sun is in sidereal Leo/Simha, the Malayalam solar month Chingam."}],"rule_explanation":"Onam is selected when Malayalam Chingam is active (Sun in sidereal Leo/Simha at local sunrise) and Shravana / Thiruvonam prevails at sunrise on 2027-09-13. Thiruvonam span: 2027-09-12T07:28:58+10:00 to 2027-09-13T10:35:07+10:00.","category":"Compound Festival","primary_lane":"vaishnava","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"anant-chaturdashi","canonical_id":"bda:festival:anant-chaturdashi","name_en":"Anant Chaturdashi","name_hi":"अनंत चतुर्दशी","deity":"Ananta (Vishnu)","description":"Vrata of Lord Ananta on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi; the sacred fourteen-knot ananta thread is tied.","date":"2027-09-14","muhurat_windows":[],"rule_explanation":"Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha, Tithi 14 (#14 of 30). Sunrise rule: sunrise. Tithi started at 2027-09-14T05:10:06.704059+10:00.","provenance":{"lunar_month_scheme":"purnimanta","observance_profile":"north_india_purnimanta_smarta"},"category":"Tithi Festival","primary_lane":"vaishnava","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"ganesh-visarjan","canonical_id":"bda:festival:ganesh-visarjan","name_en":"Ganesh Visarjan","name_hi":"गणेश विसर्जन","deity":"Ganesha","description":"Immersion of Ganesha murtis on Anant Chaturdashi, closing the ten-day Ganeshotsav that begins on Ganesh Chaturthi.","date":"2027-09-14","muhurat_windows":[],"rule_explanation":"Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha, Tithi 14 (#14 of 30). Sunrise rule: sunrise. Tithi started at 2027-09-14T05:10:06.704059+10:00.","provenance":{"lunar_month_scheme":"purnimanta","observance_profile":"north_india_purnimanta_smarta"},"category":"Tithi Festival","primary_lane":"ganapatya","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"bhadrapada-purnima-shraddha","canonical_id":"bda:festival:bhadrapada-purnima-shraddha","name_en":"Bhadrapada Purnima Shraddha","name_hi":"भाद्रपद पूर्णिमा श्राद्ध","deity":"Pitru","description":"Purnima Shraddha performed on Bhadrapada Purnima for ancestors who passed on a Purnima; Pitru Paksha begins the next day.","date":"2027-09-16","muhurat_windows":[],"rule_explanation":"Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha, Tithi 15 (#15 of 30). Sunrise rule: sunrise. 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Ideal for snan, dana, japa."},{"name":"Sankranti Moment","start":"2027-09-17T18:40:34.250802+10:00","end":"2027-09-17T18:40:34.250802+10:00","explanation":"Sun enters Virgo (sidereal) at this exact instant."}],"rule_explanation":"Sun enters sidereal Virgo at 2027-09-17T18:40:34.250802+10:00.","category":"Sankranti","primary_lane":"panchang","importance":"standard","status":"computed","available":true,"is_alias":false},{"key":"pitru-paksha-begins","canonical_id":"bda:festival:pitru-paksha-begins","name_en":"Pitru Paksha Begins","name_hi":"पितृ पक्ष आरंभ","deity":"Pitru","description":"Pratipada Shraddha opens the sixteen-day ancestral fortnight running to Sarva Pitru Amavasya.","date":"2027-09-17","muhurat_windows":[],"rule_explanation":"Ashwin Krishna Paksha, Tithi 1 (#16 of 30). Sunrise rule: sunrise. 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The Government Calendar Reform Committee assigns Vaivasvata to Magha Shukla Saptami with a Purvahna rule, while public calendar references assign Jyeshtha Shukla Purnima.","provenance":{"authority_scope":"date_assignment_not_certified","authority_gate":"pandit_ratification_required_before_date_emission","conflict_summary":"Vaivasvata Manvadi has conflicting published tithi assignments with unequal authority; the Jyeshtha Purnima assignment must not be presented as universal.","candidate_rules":[{"observance_profile":"calendar_reform_committee","assignment":"Magha Shukla Saptami","selection_rule":"Purvahna; Bengal sunrise exception","source_key":"gov.in.calendar_reform_committee.manvadi_table","source_role":"primary_authority","trust_tier":"high","source_ref":"https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/39692/GIPE-043972.pdf"},{"observance_profile":"public_north_india_purnimanta","assignment":"Jyeshtha Shukla Purnima","selection_rule":"Local sunrise","source_key":"public_manvadi_calendar_crosscheck","source_role":"capability_benchmark","trust_tier":"reference_only","source_ref":"https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/pec-events/vaivaswata-manvadi/"}]},"importance":"standard","is_alias":false},{"key":"balarama-jayanti","canonical_id":"bda:festival:balarama-jayanti","name_en":"Balarama Jayanti","name_hi":"बलराम जयन्ती","deity":"Balarama","primary_lane":"vaishnava","category":"Jayanti","description":"The name is used by more than one tradition for observances on different days; BDA does not publish a date under this name until the pandit rules how to present them.","status":"pending_pandit_ratification","available":false,"date":null,"date_label":"Date pending pandit ratification","rule_explanation":"No date is emitted under this name. These may be distinct tradition-labelled observances rather than competing claims about one day: the North-Indian tradition identifies Balarama Jayanti with Hal Shashthi (Bhadrapada Krishna Shashthi, already computed as hal-shashthi); Drik Panchang's dedicated Balarama Jayanti page and the 2026-09-03 owner catalogue place it on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi; and the Gaudiya tradition (the ISKCON calendar, per the note on that same Drik page) observes Balarama Purnima on Shravana Purnima. All cited dates are location-resolved (the examples below are for New Delhi, Asia/Kolkata; the same rule lands on 2026-09-03 at Sydney).","provenance":{"authority_scope":"date_assignment_not_certified","authority_gate":"pandit_ratification_required_before_date_emission","conflict_summary":"Three published tithi assignments carry the Balarama name, each with real authority: Bhadrapada Krishna Shashthi (= Hal Shashthi, 2026-09-02 at New Delhi, Asia/Kolkata; 2026-09-03 at Sydney, Australia/Sydney), Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi (Drik's dedicated Balarama Jayanti page, 2026-09-16 at New Delhi; also the owner catalogue), and Shravana Purnima (Balarama Purnima per the ISKCON/Gaudiya calendar, cited on Drik's own Balarama Jayanti page). Verified 2026-09-03: Drik itself publishes the first two under their two names, so none of the claims is a data error. The pandit decision is therefore not only which day to pick, but whether to publish these as PARALLEL tradition-labelled variants, each with its own provenance, rather than a single identification.","candidate_rules":[{"observance_profile":"classical_north_india_purnimanta","assignment":"Bhadrapada Krishna Shashthi (= Hal Shashthi)","selection_rule":"Local sunrise; location-resolved (2026: 02 Sep at New Delhi Asia/Kolkata, 03 Sep at Sydney Australia/Sydney)","source_key":"drikpanchang.hal_shashthi_balarama_jayanti","source_role":"primary_reference","trust_tier":"high","source_ref":"https://www.drikpanchang.com/dashavatara/lord-balarama/hala-shashthi-date-time.html"},{"observance_profile":"drik_dedicated_page_and_owner_catalogue","assignment":"Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi","selection_rule":"Local sunrise; location-resolved (2026: 16 Sep at New Delhi Asia/Kolkata per Drik's published Shashthi span)","source_key":"drikpanchang.balarama_jayanti_dedicated","source_role":"primary_reference","trust_tier":"high","source_ref":"https://www.drikpanchang.com/dashavatara/lord-balarama/balarama-jayanti-date-time.html"},{"observance_profile":"gaudiya_iskcon_calendar_purnima","assignment":"Shravana Purnima (Balarama Purnima)","selection_rule":"Local sunrise on Shravana Purnima; location-resolved (2026: 28 Aug at New Delhi Asia/Kolkata, the computed raksha-bandhan/narali-purnima day). 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