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 1969 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1891 (Saumya) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1969
Shaka Samvat 1891 (Saumya)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1969
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 1:23 AM, Apr 2 – 12:25 AM, Apr 3
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:23 AM, Apr 2 – 12:25 AM, Apr 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 1:23 AM, Apr 2 – 12:25 AM, Apr 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:23 AM, Apr 2 – 12:25 AM, Apr 3
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:15 AM, Apr 3 – 10:44 PM, Apr 3
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 6:20 PM, Apr 5 – 3:52 PM, Apr 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Apr 9 – 6:24 AM, Apr 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:50 AM, Apr 12 – 1:22 AM, Apr 13
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:28 AM, Apr 14 – 11:43 PM, Apr 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:49 PM, Apr 14 – 11:28 PM, Apr 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:34 PM, Apr 15 – 11:38 PM, Apr 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:34 PM, Apr 15 – 11:38 PM, Apr 16
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 11:34 PM, Apr 15 – 11:38 PM, Apr 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, Apr 16 – 12:15 AM, Apr 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 1:30 AM, Apr 19 – 2:55 AM, Apr 20
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 1:30 AM, Apr 19 – 2:55 AM, Apr 20
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:04 AM, Apr 20 – 4:54 AM, Apr 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:13 PM, Apr 24 – 2:16 PM, Apr 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 2:20 PM, Apr 25 – 3:54 PM, Apr 26
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:56 PM, Apr 27 – 5:08 PM, Apr 28
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:37 PM, Apr 29 – 3:15 PM, Apr 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 4:37 PM, Apr 29 – 3:15 PM, Apr 30
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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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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