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 2050 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1971 (Shukla) · Shaka Samvat 1972 (Pramoda) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2050
Shaka Samvat 1971 (Shukla) · Shaka Samvat 1972 (Pramoda)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2050
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 6:35 PM, Mar 7 – 8:54 PM, Mar 8
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 8:54 PM, Mar 8 – 11:03 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 3:38 AM, Mar 13 – 4:32 AM, Mar 14
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 6:10 AM – 2:48 AM, Mar 24
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 10:38 PM, Mar 30 – 12:40 AM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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.