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 2014 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2014
Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2014
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 4:08 AM, Sep 3 – 2:49 AM, Sep 4
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 2:31 PM, Sep 7 – 10:48 AM, Sep 8
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 10:44 AM, Sep 8 – 7:08 AM, Sep 9
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 7:35 AM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 11:49 AM, Sep 24 – 1:23 PM, Sep 25
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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.