The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1997 opens in March during Nanakshahi 528 · Nanakshahi 529 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1997
Nanakshahi 528 · Nanakshahi 529
Phagan – Chet
Festivals & Vrats in March 1997
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 5:34 PM, Mar 6 – 2:04 PM, Mar 7
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 5:38 AM, Mar 22 – 8:01 AM, Mar 23
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 10:21 AM, Mar 24 – 12:09 PM, Mar 25
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 2:57 PM, Mar 30 – 1:51 PM, Mar 31
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.
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.