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 August during Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1961
Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1961
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Gatari Amavasya
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM
The Ashadha new moon of feasting before the austerities of Shravan.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:37 AM, Aug 16 – 3:20 AM, Aug 17
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
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.