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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2006

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Durban
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2006

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Mar, 13:15 GMT+2 → 10 Mar, 15:22 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 17:48 GMT+2 → 12 Mar, 20:24 GMT+2
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 23:02 GMT+2 → 15 Mar, 01:35 GMT+2
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 23:02 GMT+2 → 15 Mar, 01:35 GMT+2
  5. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 18:18 GMT+2
  6. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  7. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 23:02 GMT+2 → 15 Mar, 01:35 GMT+2
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Mar, 07:49 GMT+2 → 19 Mar, 09:07 GMT+2
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 04:32 GMT+2 → 26 Mar, 01:45 GMT+2
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Mar, 22:36 GMT+2 → 27 Mar, 19:12 GMT+2
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 19:12 GMT+2 → 28 Mar, 15:42 GMT+2
  12. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Amavasya: 28 Mar, 15:42 GMT+2 → 29 Mar, 12:15 GMT+2
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 12:15 GMT+2 → 30 Mar, 09:00 GMT+2
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 12:15 GMT+2 → 30 Mar, 09:00 GMT+2