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 September during Shaka Samvat 1896 (Aananda) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1974
Shaka Samvat 1896 (Aananda)
Bhadrapada (Adhik) – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 1974
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 2:21 AM, Sep 18 – 12:01 AM, Sep 19
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav)
Tithi 12:13 AM, Sep 19 – 10:40 PM, Sep 19
Maharashtra's grandest festival begins with the installation of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 10:39 PM, Sep 21 – 11:37 PM, Sep 22
During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.
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Anant Chaturdashi (Ganpati Visarjan)
Tithi 1:18 PM, Sep 29 – 2:54 PM, Sep 30
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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.