The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1962 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda) · Vikram Samvat 2019 (Rakshasa) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1962
Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda) · Vikram Samvat 2019 (Rakshasa)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1962
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:19 AM, Mar 2 – 5:15 AM, Mar 3
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 2:33 AM, Mar 4 – 11:29 PM, Mar 4
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:33 AM, Mar 4 – 11:29 PM, Mar 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Mar 5 – 4:01 PM, Mar 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Mar 5 – 4:01 PM, Mar 6
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Mar 5 – 4:01 PM, Mar 6
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, Mar 6 – 12:13 PM, Mar 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Mar 9 – 2:11 AM, Mar 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:11 AM, Mar 11 – 10:34 PM, Mar 11
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:05 PM, Mar 12 – 10:10 PM, Mar 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Khatu Shyam Falgun Mela
Tithi 12:56 AM, Mar 16 – 2:58 AM, Mar 17
The Falgun Lakhi Mela peaks on Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi at the Khatu Shyam Ji temple in Sikar, when millions of devotees throng to the shrine of Shyam Baba, worshipped as the Kaliyug avatar of Krishna.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:56 AM, Mar 16 – 2:58 AM, Mar 17
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:35 AM, Mar 18 – 8:11 AM, Mar 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 8:15 AM, Mar 19 – 10:53 AM, Mar 20
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Panguni Uthiram
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The Uthiram star of Panguni, celebrating the celestial weddings of Murugan-Deivanai and Shiva-Parvati.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The full moon of Phalguna — the day of Holi and Dol Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Mar 20 – 1:25 PM, Mar 21
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 1:28 PM, Mar 21 – 3:46 PM, Mar 22
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Mar 24 – 8:59 PM, Mar 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 8:57 PM, Mar 25 – 9:54 PM, Mar 26
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:02 PM, Mar 28 – 9:19 PM, Mar 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 10:13 PM, Mar 27 – 10:08 PM, Mar 28
On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.
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Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)
Tithi 10:02 PM, Mar 28 – 9:19 PM, Mar 29
Goddess Sheetala, who guards against pox and disease, is worshipped with cooled food prepared the previous day; in Rajasthan the great Sheetala Mata fair is held at Chaksu near Jaipur.
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About the Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
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