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 1997 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1997
Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1997
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 7:48 PM, Sep 30 – 10:23 PM, Oct 1
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 10:22 PM, Oct 1 – 12:46 AM, Oct 3
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 3:41 AM, Oct 11 – 1:42 AM, Oct 12
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 4:21 PM, Oct 14 – 12:47 PM, Oct 15
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 12:18 AM, Oct 19 – 10:16 PM, Oct 19
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 6:20 AM, Oct 27 – 9:04 AM, Oct 28
The first day of Diwali, when cows and their calves are worshipped in gratitude for their nourishment — kept as Vasubaras in Maharashtra and Vagh Baras in Gujarat, where traders close the old account books.
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Dhantrayodashi (Dhanteras)
Tithi 6:23 AM, Oct 27 – 9:02 AM, Oct 28
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:39 AM, Oct 29 – 1:45 PM, Oct 30
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 11:39 AM, Oct 29 – 1:45 PM, Oct 30
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 1:49 PM, Oct 30 – 3:32 PM, Oct 31
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.
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.