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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2006

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Nairobi
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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, 14:15 GMT+3 → 10 Mar, 16:22 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 18:48 GMT+3 → 12 Mar, 21:24 GMT+3
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 14 Mar, 00:02 GMT+3 → 15 Mar, 02:35 GMT+3
  4. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 14 Mar, 00:02 GMT+3 → 15 Mar, 02:35 GMT+3
  5. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 19:18 GMT+3
  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: 14 Mar, 00:02 GMT+3 → 15 Mar, 02:35 GMT+3
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Mar, 08:49 GMT+3 → 19 Mar, 10:07 GMT+3
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 05:32 GMT+3 → 26 Mar, 02:45 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Mar, 23:36 GMT+3 → 27 Mar, 20:12 GMT+3
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 20:12 GMT+3 → 28 Mar, 16:42 GMT+3
  12. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 12:43 to 13:09 (peak 12:56). Sutak from 00:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Mar, 12:43 GMT+3 → 29 Mar, 13:09 GMT+3 · sutak from 29 Mar, 00:43 GMT+3
  13. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Amavasya: 28 Mar, 16:42 GMT+3 → 29 Mar, 13:15 GMT+3
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 13:15 GMT+3 → 30 Mar, 10:00 GMT+3
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 13:15 GMT+3 → 30 Mar, 10:00 GMT+3