The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1952 opens in March during Nanakshahi 483 · Nanakshahi 484 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1952
Nanakshahi 483 · Nanakshahi 484
Phagan – Chet
Festivals & Vrats in March 1952
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 10:18 PM, Mar 10 – 11:50 PM, Mar 11
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 11:45 PM, Mar 11 – 12:49 AM, Mar 13
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 10:40 PM, Mar 17 – 9:08 PM, Mar 18
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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Chet Navratri
Tithi 1:42 AM – 11:36 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 9:51 PM, Mar 30 – 11:04 PM, Mar 31
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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 Calendar
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi 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.