The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Marathi 1950 opens in May during Shaka Samvat 1872 (Vikriti) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1950
Shaka Samvat 1872 (Vikriti)
Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1950
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 6:16 PM, Apr 30 – 2:39 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 9:59 PM, May 30 – 6:12 PM, May 31
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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 Calendar
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.