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 2064 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2120 (Durmukha) · Vikram Samvat 2121 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2064
Vikram Samvat 2120 (Durmukha) · Vikram Samvat 2121 (Hemalambi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2064
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:54 PM, Feb 29 – 9:00 PM, Mar 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 8:56 PM, Mar 1 – 5:32 PM, Mar 2
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
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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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
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 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
The full moon of Phalguna — the day of Holi and Dol Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
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 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
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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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:32 PM, Mar 2 – 1:49 PM, Mar 3
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 1:49 PM, Mar 3 – 10:02 AM, Mar 4
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:49 PM, Mar 3 – 10:02 AM, Mar 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:51 AM, Mar 6 – 11:38 PM, Mar 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 11:45 PM, Mar 6 – 9:07 PM, Mar 7
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 6:12 PM, Mar 9 – 5:55 PM, Mar 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 7:19 PM, Mar 8 – 6:13 PM, Mar 9
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 6:12 PM, Mar 9 – 5:55 PM, Mar 10
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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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:34 PM, Mar 12 – 9:16 PM, Mar 13
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:31 PM, Mar 14 – 1:55 AM, Mar 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:59 AM, Mar 16 – 4:34 AM, Mar 17
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Mar 17 – 7:15 AM, Mar 18
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Mar 17 – 7:15 AM, Mar 18
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 4:36 AM, Mar 17 – 7:15 AM, Mar 18
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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Ghode Jatra
Tithi 4:37 AM, Mar 17 – 7:15 AM, Mar 18
Kathmandu's horse-racing festival on the dark new moon of Chaitra, said to keep the demon Tundi at bay.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:37 AM, Mar 17 – 7:15 AM, Mar 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 7:18 AM, Mar 18 – 9:50 AM, Mar 19
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Navreh
Tithi 7:18 AM, Mar 18 – 9:50 AM, Mar 19
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 9:53 AM, Mar 19 – 12:15 PM, Mar 20
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 12:19 PM, Mar 20 – 2:26 PM, Mar 21
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 12:19 PM, Mar 20 – 2:26 PM, Mar 21
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 2:29 PM, Mar 21 – 4:17 PM, Mar 22
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:44 PM, Mar 23 – 6:37 PM, Mar 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 5:44 PM, Mar 23 – 6:37 PM, Mar 24
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 6:55 PM, Mar 25 – 6:32 PM, Mar 26
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:55 PM, Mar 25 – 6:32 PM, Mar 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 6:32 PM, Mar 26 – 5:25 PM, Mar 27
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 6:32 PM, Mar 26 – 5:25 PM, Mar 27
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:41 PM, Mar 28 – 1:08 PM, Mar 29
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:16 AM, Mar 30 – 6:41 AM, Mar 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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