Chaitra Navratri Calendar 1955
The Chaitra (spring) Navratri festival calendar — the nine nights from Gudi Padwa / Ugadi to Rama Navami, with the tithi for each day.
Chaitra Navratri 1955 lists 7 dates, beginning with Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri on 25 March.
March 1955
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 9:20 AM, Mar 24 – 6:28 AM, Mar 25
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 9:20 AM, Mar 24 – 6:28 AM, Mar 25
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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Navreh
Tithi 9:20 AM, Mar 24 – 6:28 AM, Mar 25
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Gangaur
Tithi 3:32 AM, Mar 26 – 12:33 AM, Mar 27
The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 2:26 PM, Mar 30 – 12:52 PM, Mar 31
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
April 1955
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Rama Navami
Tithi 12:46 PM, Mar 31 – 11:36 AM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 12:46 PM, Mar 31 – 11:36 AM, Apr 1
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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 Chaitra Navratri Calendar
The Chaitra (spring) Navratri festival calendar — the nine nights from Gudi Padwa / Ugadi to Rama Navami, with the tithi for each day.
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.