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 1996 opens in March during Bikrami Samvat 2052 (Sarvadhari) · Bikrami Samvat 2053 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1996
Bikrami Samvat 2052 (Sarvadhari) · Bikrami Samvat 2053 (Virodhi)
Nanakshahi 527 · Nanakshahi 528
Phagan – Chet
Festivals & Vrats in March 1996
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Feb 29 – 7:48 AM, Mar 1
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:11 AM, Mar 2 – 12:05 PM, Mar 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 12:11 PM, Mar 3 – 1:42 PM, Mar 4
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
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 1:47 PM, Mar 4 – 2:54 PM, Mar 5
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 2:57 PM, Mar 5 – 3:40 PM, Mar 6
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, Mar 8 – 3:28 PM, Mar 9
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:48 AM, Mar 12 – 9:43 AM, Mar 13
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 1:25 PM, Mar 11 – 11:42 AM, Mar 12
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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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:54 AM, Mar 15 – 2:17 AM, Mar 16
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:30 PM, Mar 16 – 8:48 PM, Mar 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:49 PM, Mar 17 – 6:20 PM, Mar 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Mar 18 – 4:12 PM, Mar 19
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Mar 18 – 4:12 PM, Mar 19
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 6:19 PM, Mar 18 – 4:12 PM, Mar 19
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 4:08 PM, Mar 19 – 2:31 PM, Mar 20
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:08 PM, Mar 19 – 2:31 PM, Mar 20
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 1:16 PM, Mar 21 – 12:58 PM, Mar 22
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 12:49 PM, Mar 22 – 1:13 PM, Mar 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 2:05 PM, Mar 24 – 3:45 PM, Mar 25
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:49 PM, Mar 26 – 8:12 PM, Mar 27
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 8:13 PM, Mar 27 – 10:40 PM, Mar 28
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:58 AM, Mar 30 – 3:04 AM, Mar 31
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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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