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 2004 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1926 (Tarana) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2004
Shaka Samvat 1926 (Tarana)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2004
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:27 AM, Sep 2 – 3:05 AM, Sep 3
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:26 AM, Sep 6 – 9:52 AM, Sep 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 7:26 AM, Sep 6 – 9:52 AM, Sep 7
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 9:52 AM, Sep 7 – 12:21 PM, Sep 8
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:46 PM, Sep 9 – 4:47 PM, Sep 10
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:24 PM, Sep 11 – 7:29 PM, Sep 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:28 PM, Sep 12 – 8:02 PM, Sep 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:00 PM, Sep 13 – 8:03 PM, Sep 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:00 PM, Sep 13 – 8:03 PM, Sep 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 8:00 PM, Sep 13 – 8:03 PM, Sep 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 8:01 PM, Sep 14 – 7:37 PM, Sep 15
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 6:45 PM, Sep 16 – 5:35 PM, Sep 17
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:45 PM, Sep 16 – 5:35 PM, Sep 17
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 5:35 PM, Sep 17 – 4:07 PM, Sep 18
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 4:09 PM, Sep 18 – 2:26 PM, Sep 19
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 2:27 PM, Sep 19 – 12:32 PM, Sep 20
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 12:34 PM, Sep 20 – 10:28 AM, Sep 21
During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:31 AM, Sep 21 – 8:17 AM, Sep 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:42 AM, Sep 24 – 1:24 AM, Sep 25
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:16 PM, Sep 25 – 9:18 PM, Sep 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 9:21 PM, Sep 26 – 7:43 PM, Sep 27
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Sep 27 – 6:34 PM, Sep 28
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Sep 27 – 6:34 PM, Sep 28
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 7:44 PM, Sep 27 – 6:34 PM, Sep 28
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 6:35 PM, Sep 28 – 5:58 PM, Sep 29
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:35 PM, Sep 28 – 5:58 PM, Sep 29
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 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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