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 2003 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2003
Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2003
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:45 AM, Oct 3 – 10:42 AM, Oct 4
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 10:15 AM, Oct 8 – 11:26 AM, Oct 9
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Oct 13 – 10:26 PM, Oct 14
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 5:20 AM, Oct 22 – 3:42 AM, Oct 23
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 3:23 AM, Oct 23 – 1:00 AM, Oct 24
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 12:48 AM, Oct 24 – 9:50 PM, Oct 24
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 9:45 PM, Oct 24 – 6:22 PM, Oct 25
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 6:21 PM, Oct 25 – 2:47 PM, Oct 26
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.