The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1991 opens in March during Vilayati Sal 1398 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1991
Vilayati Sal 1398
Shaka Samvat 1912 (Pramoda) · Shaka Samvat 1913 (Prajapati)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1991
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 11:53 PM, Feb 28 – 10:20 PM, Mar 1
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:53 PM, Feb 28 – 10:20 PM, Mar 1
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:10 PM, Mar 3 – 9:29 PM, Mar 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:45 AM, Mar 8 – 5:16 AM, Mar 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Mar 11 – 12:18 PM, Mar 12
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 13 – 2:21 PM, Mar 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:28 PM, Mar 14 – 2:20 PM, Mar 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Mar 15 – 1:42 PM, Mar 16
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 2:26 PM, Mar 15 – 1:42 PM, Mar 16
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Mar 15 – 1:42 PM, Mar 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Mar 15 – 1:42 PM, Mar 16
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 12:31 PM, Mar 17
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:06 AM, Mar 19 – 6:59 AM, Mar 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:01 AM, Mar 18 – 9:03 AM, Mar 19
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:34 AM, Mar 23 – 10:30 PM, Mar 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 10:31 PM, Mar 23 – 8:34 PM, Mar 24
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:45 PM, Mar 25 – 5:04 PM, Mar 26
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:32 PM, Mar 27 – 2:18 PM, Mar 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Mar 29 – 12:46 PM, Mar 30
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 1:15 PM, Mar 29 – 12:46 PM, Mar 30
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 1:15 PM, Mar 29 – 12:46 PM, Mar 30
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Mar 29 – 12:46 PM, Mar 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Mar 29 – 12:46 PM, Mar 30
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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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