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 2038 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1960 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2038
Shaka Samvat 1960 (Kalayukta)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2038
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Gatari Amavasya
Tithi 7:23 AM, Jul 31 – 6:10 AM
The Ashadha new moon of feasting before the austerities of Shravan.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 10:15 PM, Aug 4 – 7:48 PM, Aug 5
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 4:37 AM, Aug 14 – 4:15 AM, Aug 15
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 3:35 PM, Aug 22 – 5:49 PM, Aug 23
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 5:50 PM, Aug 23 – 7:40 PM, Aug 24
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 6:07 PM, Aug 29 – 3:45 PM
The Shravana new moon, kept by mothers with the Pithori vrat for their children.
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.