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 2043 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1965 (Rudhirodgari) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2043
Shaka Samvat 1965 (Rudhirodgari)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2043
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 6:59 AM, Oct 1 – 7:43 AM, Oct 2
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 8:32 AM, Oct 3 – 10:07 AM, Oct 4
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 2:24 AM, Oct 13 – 2:58 AM, Oct 14
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 11:01 PM, Oct 16 – 8:33 PM, Oct 17
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Oct 20 – 7:14 AM, Oct 21
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 7:05 PM, Oct 28 – 8:04 PM, Oct 29
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 8:06 PM, Oct 29 – 9:30 PM, Oct 30
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 9:33 PM, Oct 30 – 11:18 PM, Oct 31
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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.