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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2015

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2071 · London
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2015

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Feb · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Feb, 06:54 GMT → 1 Mar, 08:32 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 2 Mar, 10:35 GMT → 3 Mar, 12:55 GMT
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Purnima: 4 Mar, 15:27 GMT → 5 Mar, 18:05 GMT
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Mar · Purnima: 4 Mar, 15:27 GMT → 5 Mar, 18:05 GMT
  5. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 4 Mar, 15:27 GMT → 5 Mar, 18:05 GMT
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Mar, 01:30 GMT → 10 Mar, 03:27 GMT
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 23:48 GMT
  8. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Mar, 02:08 GMT → 16 Mar, 23:31 GMT
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Mar, 20:25 GMT → 18 Mar, 16:57 GMT
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Mar, 16:57 GMT → 19 Mar, 13:18 GMT
  11. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 08:24 to 10:41 (peak 09:30). Sutak from 20:24: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 20 Mar, 08:24 GMT → 20 Mar, 10:41 GMT · sutak from 19 Mar, 20:24 GMT
  12. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Amavasya: 19 Mar, 13:18 GMT → 20 Mar, 09:36 GMT
  13. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Mar, 09:36 GMT → 21 Mar, 06:02 GMT
  14. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Mar, 09:36 GMT → 21 Mar, 06:02 GMT
  15. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Navami: 27 Mar, 20:11 GMT → 28 Mar, 21:39 GMT
  16. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 Mar, 00:40 GMT+1 → 31 Mar, 03:03 GMT+1