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 1974 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1896 (Aananda) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1974
Shaka Samvat 1896 (Aananda)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1974
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 4:11 PM, Oct 1 – 5:01 PM, Oct 2
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 8:19 PM, Oct 14 – 5:51 PM, Oct 15
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 5:49 PM, Oct 15 – 3:51 PM, Oct 16
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:08 PM, Oct 24 – 1:34 AM, Oct 26
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 6:31 AM, Oct 29 – 6:47 AM, Oct 30
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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.