The Kannada Panchanga (Shalivahana Shaka, Yugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Kannada Panchanga 2044 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1965 (Rudhirodgari) · Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2044
Shaka Samvat 1965 (Rudhirodgari) · Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2044
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:14 PM, Mar 2 – 9:46 PM, Mar 3
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:57 PM, Mar 4 – 5:59 PM, Mar 5
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:53 PM, Mar 6 – 1:41 PM, Mar 7
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:12 AM, Mar 9 – 7:10 AM, Mar 10
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:13 AM, Mar 11 – 3:24 AM, Mar 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 2:08 AM, Mar 13 – 1:02 AM, Mar 14
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 2:08 AM, Mar 13 – 1:02 AM, Mar 14
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 2:08 AM, Mar 13 – 1:02 AM, Mar 14
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 2:08 AM, Mar 13 – 1:02 AM, Mar 14
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 1:10 AM, Mar 14 – 12:33 AM, Mar 15
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:10 AM, Mar 14 – 12:33 AM, Mar 15
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 1:28 AM, Mar 17 – 2:34 AM, Mar 18
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:11 AM, Mar 21 – 11:34 AM, Mar 22
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Mar 24 – 4:49 PM, Mar 25
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:24 PM, Mar 26 – 5:13 PM, Mar 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:14 PM, Mar 27 – 4:23 PM, Mar 28
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Mar 28 – 2:58 PM, Mar 29
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Mar 28 – 2:58 PM, Mar 29
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 4:26 PM, Mar 28 – 2:58 PM, Mar 29
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 3:02 PM, Mar 29 – 1:04 PM, Mar 30
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:02 PM, Mar 29 – 1:04 PM, Mar 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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.
About the Kannada Panchanga
The Kannada Panchanga (Shalivahana Shaka, Yugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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