The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1947 opens in March during Vilayati Sal 1354 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1947
Vilayati Sal 1354
Shaka Samvat 1868 (Vyaya) · Shaka Samvat 1869 (Sarvajit)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1947
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Mar 2 – 6:47 PM, Mar 3
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:05 PM, Mar 4 – 1:27 PM, Mar 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 1:24 PM, Mar 5 – 10:57 AM, Mar 6
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
The full moon of Phalguna — the day of Holi and Dol Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 6 – 8:44 AM, Mar 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:17 AM, Mar 10 – 5:13 AM, Mar 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:38 AM, Mar 14 – 1:16 PM, Mar 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Mar 17 – 8:17 PM, Mar 18
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:38 PM, Mar 19 – 10:28 PM, Mar 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:22 PM, Mar 20 – 10:36 PM, Mar 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Mar 21 – 10:10 PM, Mar 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Mar 21 – 10:10 PM, Mar 22
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Mar 21 – 10:10 PM, Mar 22
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 10:05 PM, Mar 22 – 9:16 PM, Mar 23
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:05 PM, Mar 22 – 9:16 PM, Mar 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:58 PM, Mar 24 – 6:26 PM, Mar 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:26 PM, Mar 25 – 4:41 PM, Mar 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 29 – 8:42 AM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Mar 29 – 8:42 AM, Mar 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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.
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