The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Kashmiri Panchang 1976 opens in March during Saptarshi Samvat 5051 · Saptarshi Samvat 5052 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1976
Saptarshi Samvat 5051 · Saptarshi Samvat 5052
Vikram Samvat 2032 (Vibhava) · Vikram Samvat 2033 (Shukla)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1976
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:54 AM, Mar 1 – 6:51 AM, Mar 2
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 12:03 PM, Mar 4 – 2:47 PM, Mar 5
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:33 PM, Mar 8 – 10:43 PM, Mar 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:10 PM, Mar 11 – 8:45 PM, Mar 12
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:24 PM, Mar 13 – 3:26 PM, Mar 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 3:30 PM, Mar 14 – 12:02 PM, Mar 15
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 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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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Phalguna Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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 12:06 PM, Mar 15 – 8:22 AM, Mar 16
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 9:29 PM, Mar 18 – 6:24 PM, Mar 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:35 PM, Mar 22 – 12:10 PM, Mar 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:49 PM, Mar 25 – 2:07 PM, Mar 26
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:44 PM, Mar 27 – 5:47 PM, Mar 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:47 PM, Mar 28 – 8:05 PM, Mar 29
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:06 PM, Mar 29 – 10:36 PM, Mar 30
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:06 PM, Mar 29 – 10:36 PM, Mar 30
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 8:06 PM, Mar 29 – 10:36 PM, Mar 30
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 10:37 PM, Mar 30 – 1:14 AM, Apr 1
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Navreh
Tithi 10:37 PM, Mar 30 – 1:14 AM, Apr 1
The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:37 PM, Mar 30 – 1:14 AM, Apr 1
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 Kashmiri Panchang (Saptrishi Samvat)
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
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