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 1988 opens in March during Saptarshi Samvat 5063 · Saptarshi Samvat 5064 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1988
Saptarshi Samvat 5063 · Saptarshi Samvat 5064
Vikram Samvat 2044 (Vikrama) · Vikram Samvat 2045 (Vrisha)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1988
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 7:00 PM, Mar 2 – 9:32 PM, Mar 3
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 7:00 PM, Mar 2 – 9:32 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 7:00 PM, Mar 2 – 9:32 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 7:00 PM, Mar 2 – 9:32 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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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 9:31 PM, Mar 3 – 11:53 PM, Mar 4
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 9:31 PM, Mar 3 – 11:53 PM, 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 3:31 AM, Mar 7 – 4:53 AM, Mar 8
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:56 AM, Mar 11 – 4:03 AM, Mar 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:42 PM, Mar 13 – 8:59 PM, Mar 14
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:47 PM, Mar 15 – 2:23 PM, Mar 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:23 PM, Mar 16 – 10:55 AM, Mar 17
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Mar 17 – 7:32 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 10:51 AM, Mar 17 – 7:32 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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 10:51 AM, Mar 17 – 7:32 AM, Mar 18
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Mar 17 – 7:32 AM, Mar 18
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Mar 17 – 7:32 AM, Mar 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:34 AM, Mar 20 – 11:09 PM, Mar 20
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 11:18 PM, Mar 20 – 9:33 PM, Mar 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:30 PM, Mar 24 – 10:51 PM, Mar 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 10:58 PM, Mar 25 – 12:54 AM, Mar 27
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:28 AM, Mar 28 – 6:03 AM, Mar 29
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:47 AM, Mar 30 – 11:06 AM, Mar 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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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