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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Vancouver
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2016

  1. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 04:32 GMT-8 → 5 Mar, 03:41 GMT-8
  2. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Mar, 23:50 GMT-8 → 7 Mar, 21:04 GMT-8
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 02:05 GMT-8 → 6 Mar, 23:50 GMT-8
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Mar · Amavasya: 7 Mar, 21:04 GMT-8 → 8 Mar, 17:55 GMT-8
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 13 Mar, 22:47 GMT-7
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 17 Mar, 21:08 GMT-7 → 18 Mar, 21:49 GMT-7
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 19 Mar, 23:02 GMT-7 → 21 Mar, 00:41 GMT-7
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 21 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 02:42 GMT-7 → 23 Mar, 05:00 GMT-7
  10. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 02:42 GMT-7 → 23 Mar, 05:00 GMT-7
  11. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 02:42 GMT-7 → 23 Mar, 05:00 GMT-7
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Mar, 12:39 GMT-7 → 27 Mar, 15:04 GMT-7
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.