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 1961 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1961
Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1961
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 10:52 PM, Oct 8 – 12:29 AM, Oct 10
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 12:23 AM, Oct 10 – 1:33 AM, Oct 11
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 7:08 PM, Oct 18 – 4:45 PM, Oct 19
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 5:37 AM, Oct 23 – 2:53 AM, Oct 24
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:52 PM, Oct 26 – 9:25 PM, Oct 27
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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.