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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2003

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2059 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Amavasya from 03:37AmavasyaMaha Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 04:34PratipadaPhalguna Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 05:58Dwitiya4Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya5Shukla Tritiya from 07:48Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 10:03Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 12:37Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 15:20Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 17:58Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 20:17Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 22:02Navami12Shukla Dashami from 23:03Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 23:13EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)14Shukla Dwadashi from 22:29DwadashiAmalaki EkadashiMeena Sankranti15Shukla Trayodashi from 20:56Trayodashi16Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:39ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 15:49PurnimaHolika Dahan18Krishna Pratipada from 12:34PratipadaHoliPhalguna Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 09:06Dwitiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 02:13Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 23:07PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Shashthi from 20:24Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 18:10Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 16:28Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 15:21Navami26Krishna Dashami from 14:48Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 14:47Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 15:15DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 16:11TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:31ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 19:14Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2003

  1. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Tithi begins 28 Feb · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Mar, 03:05 GMT+2 → 2 Mar, 03:37 GMT+2
  2. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Mar · Amavasya: 2 Mar, 03:37 GMT+2 → 3 Mar, 04:35 GMT+2
  3. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  4. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Mar, 23:13 GMT+2 → 14 Mar, 22:29 GMT+2
  5. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 23:47 GMT+2
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Mar, 20:56 GMT+2 → 16 Mar, 18:39 GMT+2
  7. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 17 Mar, 15:49 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 12:34 GMT+2
  8. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 17 Mar, 15:49 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 12:34 GMT+2
  9. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Purnima: 17 Mar, 15:49 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 12:34 GMT+2
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Mar, 02:13 GMT+2 → 21 Mar, 23:07 GMT+2
  11. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Mar, 14:47 GMT+2 → 28 Mar, 15:15 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Mar, 16:11 GMT+2 → 30 Mar, 17:31 GMT+2
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Mar, 17:31 GMT+2 → 31 Mar, 19:14 GMT+2