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 1981 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra) · Shaka Samvat 1903 (Durmati) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1981
Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra) · Shaka Samvat 1903 (Durmati)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1981
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 9:56 PM, Mar 3 – 8:40 PM, Mar 4
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 7:18 PM, Mar 19 – 8:49 PM, Mar 20
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 8:51 PM, Mar 20 – 10:39 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 5:41 AM, Mar 25 – 8:11 AM, Mar 26
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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.