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 2009 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) · Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2009
Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) · Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2009
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:23 AM, Mar 2 – 4:04 AM, Mar 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:13 AM, Mar 4 – 12:19 AM, Mar 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Khatu Shyam Falgun Mela
Tithi 7:45 PM, Mar 6 – 5:19 PM, Mar 7
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 7:45 PM, Mar 6 – 5:19 PM, Mar 7
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:48 PM, Mar 8 – 12:23 PM, Mar 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 12:19 PM, Mar 9 – 10:07 AM, Mar 10
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Masi Magam
Tithi 12:19 PM, Mar 9 – 10:07 AM, Mar 10
On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
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 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
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 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
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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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
Lakhs of women cook pongala for the Attukal Bhagavathy on the Pooram star of the month of Kumbham.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
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 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
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 9:58 AM, Mar 10 – 8:07 AM, Mar 11
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:59 AM, Mar 14 – 4:55 AM, Mar 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 5:14 AM, Mar 15 – 5:53 AM, Mar 16
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 5:56 AM, Mar 16 – 7:51 AM, Mar 17
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 7:41 AM, Mar 17 – 10:02 AM, Mar 18
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:59 AM, Mar 18 – 12:34 PM, Mar 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:41 PM, Mar 21 – 7:44 PM, Mar 22
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:10 PM, Mar 23 – 10:04 PM, Mar 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:58 PM, Mar 24 – 10:13 PM, Mar 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Ghode Jatra
Tithi 10:07 PM, Mar 25 – 9:43 PM, Mar 26
Kathmandu's horse-racing festival on the dark new moon of Chaitra, said to keep the demon Tundi at bay.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:07 PM, Mar 25 – 9:43 PM, Mar 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:07 PM, Mar 25 – 9:43 PM, Mar 26
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 10:07 PM, Mar 25 – 9:43 PM, Mar 26
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 9:38 PM, Mar 26 – 8:40 PM, Mar 27
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Navreh
Tithi 9:38 PM, Mar 26 – 8:40 PM, Mar 27
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:38 PM, Mar 26 – 8:40 PM, Mar 27
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 8:37 PM, Mar 27 – 7:11 PM, Mar 28
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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Gangaur
Tithi 7:10 PM, Mar 28 – 5:24 PM, Mar 29
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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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:10 PM, Mar 28 – 5:24 PM, Mar 29
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:24 PM, Mar 29 – 3:25 PM, Mar 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:20 PM, Mar 31 – 11:12 AM, Apr 1
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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