The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
Punjabi Jantri 1984 opens in March during Bikrami Samvat 2040 (Dhata) · Bikrami Samvat 2041 (Ishwara) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1984
Bikrami Samvat 2040 (Dhata) · Bikrami Samvat 2041 (Ishwara)
Nanakshahi 515 · Nanakshahi 516
Phagan – Chet
Festivals & Vrats in March 1984
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:29 PM, Mar 1 – 12:00 AM, Mar 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:29 PM, Mar 1 – 12:00 AM, Mar 3
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 9:29 PM, Mar 1 – 12:00 AM, Mar 3
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:00 AM, Mar 3 – 2:30 AM, Mar 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:14 AM, Mar 6 – 9:02 AM, Mar 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:15 PM, Mar 10 – 11:42 AM, Mar 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:42 AM, Mar 13 – 6:07 AM, Mar 14
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:59 AM, Mar 15 – 11:31 PM, Mar 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 7:33 PM, Mar 16 – 3:39 PM, Mar 17
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 7:33 PM, Mar 16 – 3:39 PM, Mar 17
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 7:33 PM, Mar 16 – 3:39 PM, Mar 17
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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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:33 PM, Mar 16 – 3:39 PM, Mar 17
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 3:36 PM, Mar 17 – 11:52 AM, Mar 18
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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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 3:36 PM, Mar 17 – 11:52 AM, Mar 18
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:36 PM, Mar 17 – 11:52 AM, Mar 18
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 5:28 AM, Mar 20 – 2:51 AM, Mar 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, Mar 23 – 12:51 AM, Mar 24
On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:04 AM, Mar 24 – 1:48 AM, Mar 25
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Mar 27 – 7:57 AM, Mar 28
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Mar 29 – 1:05 PM, Mar 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:07 PM, Mar 30 – 3:28 PM, Mar 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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 Punjabi Jantri
The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
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