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 1964 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1964
Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1964
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Dhantrayodashi (Dhanteras)
Tithi 11:16 AM, Oct 31 – 11:05 AM, Nov 1
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 7:59 AM, Nov 15 – 6:49 AM, Nov 16
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tripurari Purnima
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
The Kartika full moon, when Shiva slew Tripurasura, lit with deepdan.
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.