The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Marathi Panchang 1947 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1868 (Vyaya) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1947
Shaka Samvat 1868 (Vyaya)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1947
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Jan 3 – 12:10 AM, Jan 4
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Jan 3 – 12:10 AM, Jan 4
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:03 PM, Jan 4 – 5:39 PM, Jan 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:59 PM, Jan 6 – 10:16 AM, Jan 7
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 1:59 PM, Jan 6 – 10:16 AM, Jan 7
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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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:59 PM, Jan 6 – 10:16 AM, Jan 7
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:59 PM, Jan 6 – 10:16 AM, Jan 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 7:44 PM, Jan 12 – 7:54 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:56 PM, Jan 13 – 8:55 PM, Jan 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 7:56 PM, Jan 13 – 8:55 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:07 AM, Jan 17 – 3:44 AM, Jan 18
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:36 AM, Jan 19 – 9:24 AM, Jan 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:26 AM, Jan 20 – 11:51 AM, Jan 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:57 AM, Jan 21 – 2:05 PM, Jan 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 11:57 AM, Jan 21 – 2:05 PM, Jan 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:57 AM, Jan 21 – 2:05 PM, Jan 22
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 6:28 PM, Jan 25 – 7:05 PM, Jan 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 7:06 PM, Jan 26 – 7:17 PM, Jan 27
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:01 PM, Jan 28 – 6:14 PM, Jan 29
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 6:16 PM, Jan 29 – 4:57 PM, Jan 30
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:16 PM, Jan 29 – 4:57 PM, Jan 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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About the Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat)
The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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