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 2048 opens in March during Kollam Era 1223 of the Hindu calendar.
March 2048
Kollam Era 1223
Makaram
Festivals & Vrats in March 2048
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 8:11 PM, Feb 29 – 6:34 PM, Mar 1
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 8:11 PM, Feb 29 – 6:34 PM, Mar 1
Lakhs of women cook pongala for the Attukal Bhagavathy on the Pooram star of the month of Kumbham.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Feb 29 – 6:34 PM, Mar 1
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 6:34 PM, Mar 1 – 4:33 PM, Mar 2
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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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:19 PM, Mar 3 – 11:59 AM, Mar 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Mar 7 – 3:13 AM, Mar 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:55 PM, Mar 9 – 10:31 PM, Mar 10
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:25 PM, Mar 11 – 8:31 PM, Mar 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:33 PM, Mar 12 – 8:00 PM, Mar 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:01 PM, Mar 13 – 7:53 PM, Mar 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:01 PM, Mar 13 – 7:53 PM, Mar 14
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 8:01 PM, Mar 13 – 7:53 PM, 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:54 PM, Mar 14 – 8:14 PM, Mar 15
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 10:40 PM, Mar 17 – 12:33 AM, Mar 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:04 AM, Mar 20 – 5:39 AM, Mar 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Mar 22 – 10:41 AM, Mar 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 25 – 1:56 PM, Mar 26
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:33 PM, Mar 27 – 12:03 PM, Mar 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:14 AM, Mar 29 – 7:34 AM, Mar 30
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 10:14 AM, Mar 29 – 7:34 AM, 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 full moon.
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Adhik Chaitra Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:14 AM, Mar 29 – 7:34 AM, Mar 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Chaitra — the leap month of 2048, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:14 AM, Mar 29 – 7:34 AM, 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 Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham)
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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