Marathi Calendar 2022
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2022 Pausha – Magha
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Makar Sankranti
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with tilgul sweets.
February 2022 Magha – Phalguna
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Ganesh Jayanti (Maghi)
Tithi 4:38 AM – 3:28 AM, Feb 5
The birth of Ganesha on Magha Shukla Chaturthi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 4:38 AM, Feb 7 – 5:58 AM, Feb 8
The turning of Surya's chariot, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 12:54 PM, Mar 18 – 11:38 AM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 8:24 AM, Mar 21 – 6:24 AM, Mar 22
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
April 2022 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 11:44 AM, Apr 1 – 11:57 AM
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:34 AM, Apr 17
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2022 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 3:29 PM, May 14 – 12:47 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2022 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 12:27 AM, Jun 13 – 9:09 PM, Jun 13
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
July 2022 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadhi Ekadashi (Devshayani) Vrat
Tithi 4:46 PM, Jul 9 – 2:17 PM, Jul 10
The great Pandharpur Wari Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu retires to sleep.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 4:01 AM, Jul 13 – 12:09 AM, Jul 14
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
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Gatari Amavasya
Tithi 9:13 PM, Jul 27 – 11:28 PM
The Ashadha new moon of feasting before the austerities of Shravan.
August 2022 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 5:13 AM, Aug 2 – 5:55 AM, Aug 3
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 10:58 PM, Aug 19 – 1:02 AM, Aug 21
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Pithori Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:30 PM, Aug 26 – 1:48 PM
The Shravana new moon, kept by mothers with the Pithori vrat for their children.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 3:25 PM, Aug 29 – 3:35 PM, Aug 30
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.
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Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav)
Tithi 3:37 PM, Aug 30 – 3:25 PM, Aug 31
Maharashtra's grandest festival begins with the installation of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
September 2022 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 12:36 PM, Sep 3 – 10:41 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 9:02 PM, Sep 8 – 6:06 PM, Sep 9
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 10 – 1:13 PM, Sep 11
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 25 – 3:35 AM, Sep 26
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
October 2022 Ashwina – Kartika
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 3:42 AM, Oct 9 – 2:13 AM, Oct 10
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 1:59 AM, Oct 13 – 2:56 AM, Oct 14
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 4:10 PM, Oct 20 – 5:26 PM, Oct 21
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 5:28 PM, Oct 21 – 6:07 PM, Oct 22
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 5:32 PM, Oct 24 – 4:21 PM, Oct 25
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.
November 2022 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 6:05 PM, Nov 4 – 5:05 PM, Nov 5
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tripurari Purnima
Tithi 4:11 PM, Nov 7 – 4:29 PM, Nov 8
The Kartika full moon, when Shiva slew Tripurasura, lit with deepdan.
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 1:28 PM, Nov 28 – 11:04 AM, Nov 29
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
December 2022 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 6:37 AM, Dec 6 – 8:01 AM, Dec 7
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.