Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
March 2026
Gujarati Samvat 2081 (Nala) · Gujarati Samvat 2082 (Pingala)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2026
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 5:52 PM, Mar 2 – 5:05 PM, Mar 3
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 5:02 PM, Mar 3 – 4:46 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 6:53 AM – 4:52 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Gangaur
Tithi 2:31 AM, Mar 21 – 12:00 AM, Mar 22
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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Ram Navami
Tithi 1:45 PM, Mar 25 – 11:48 AM, Mar 26
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Gujarati Samvat Calendar
When does the Gujarati year begin?
On Bestu Varas, the Kartika Shukla Pratipada immediately after Diwali. Gujarat keeps the Vikram Samvat but rolls it over at Kartika rather than at Chaitra, which is why its Samvat number differs from the north's for part of the year.
Which month scheme does it use?
Amanta - each lunar month ends at the new moon, as in the south and west. So Kartika begins the year and Ashwin closes it.
Which festivals are particular to it?
Bestu Varas and the Diwali sequence with Sharda Pujan of the account books, Uttarayan at Makar Sankranti, and Navratri kept as nine nights of garba. The Gujarati Panchang gives the day-by-day view.
What is Sharda Pujan?
The worship of the account books on the Diwali night - new books opened with the shubh-labh mark and Saraswati and Lakshmi invoked together, since the year's trading begins the next morning. It is the Gujarati business new year.
Is the Gujarati Samvat the same as the Vikram Samvat?
Same era, different start. The number is the Vikram Samvat; only the point at which it increments differs, so for the Chaitra-to-Kartika stretch the Gujarati figure runs one behind the north Indian one.
About the Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
