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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.

Marathi 2008 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.

September 2008

Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari)

Bhadrapada – Ashwina

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Festivals & Vrats in September 2008

  • Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat

    Tuesday, 2 September 2008 Tritiya

    Tithi 11:57 PM, Sep 1 – 11:55 PM, Sep 2

    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.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav)

    Wednesday, 3 September 2008 Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:04 AM, Sep 3 – 12:40 AM, Sep 4

    Maharashtra's grandest festival begins with the installation of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

    Puja Vidhi → Gallery →

  • Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan

    Monday, 8 September 2008 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:21 AM, Sep 7 – 8:47 AM, Sep 8

    During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.

  • Anant Chaturdashi (Ganpati Visarjan)

    Sunday, 14 September 2008 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 4:10 PM, Sep 13 – 3:45 PM, Sep 14

    The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.

  • Pitru Paksha Begins

    Tuesday, 16 September 2008 Pratipada

    Tithi 2:49 PM, Sep 15 – 1:15 PM, Sep 16

    The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.

  • Sarvapitri Amavasya

    Monday, 29 September 2008 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:43 PM, Sep 28 – 1:40 PM, Sep 29

    The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.

  • Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)

    Tuesday, 30 September 2008 Pratipada

    Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 29 – 2:00 PM, Sep 30

    The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.

    Vrat Vidhi →

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.