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 2048 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1969 (Prabhava) · Shaka Samvat 1970 (Vibhava) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2048
Shaka Samvat 1969 (Prabhava) · Shaka Samvat 1970 (Vibhava)
Phalguna – Chaitra (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in March 2048
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 8:11 PM, Feb 29 – 6:34 PM, Mar 1
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 8:11 PM, Feb 29 – 6:34 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 2:19 PM, Mar 3 – 11:59 AM, Mar 4
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 11:57 AM, Mar 4 – 9:38 AM
The dry-colour festival five days after Holi, on Phalguna Krishna Panchami.
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.