The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
Malayalam Panchangam 2012 opens in March during Kollam Era 1187 of the Hindu calendar.
March 2012
Kollam Era 1187
Kumbham – Meenam
Festivals & Vrats in March 2012
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:43 PM, Feb 29 – 7:59 PM, Mar 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Mar 3 – 10:41 PM, Mar 4
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:45 PM, Mar 5 – 8:14 PM, Mar 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 8:10 PM, Mar 6 – 5:57 PM, Mar 7
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
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 5:57 PM, Mar 7 – 3:11 PM, Mar 8
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:13 PM, Mar 8 – 12:07 PM, Mar 9
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 5:44 AM, Mar 11 – 2:38 AM, Mar 12
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:39 PM, Mar 14 – 6:10 PM, Mar 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:37 PM, Mar 17 – 4:31 PM, Mar 18
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:47 PM, Mar 19 – 5:29 PM, Mar 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:29 PM, Mar 20 – 6:34 PM, Mar 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:35 PM, Mar 21 – 8:03 PM, Mar 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:35 PM, Mar 21 – 8:03 PM, Mar 22
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 6:35 PM, Mar 21 – 8:03 PM, Mar 22
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 8:05 PM, Mar 22 – 9:56 PM, Mar 23
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:05 PM, Mar 22 – 9:56 PM, Mar 23
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 12:14 AM, Mar 25 – 2:43 AM, Mar 26
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 2:47 AM, Mar 26 – 5:26 AM, Mar 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:15 AM, Mar 28 – 10:32 AM, Mar 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:38 PM, Mar 30 – 1:44 PM, Mar 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
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