Hindu calendar · Johannesburg
Festivals, vrats and holidays
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March 2009
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1Shukla Shashthi from 01:53Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 00:26Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 22:43Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 20:45Navami5Shukla Dashami from 18:34Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 16:14Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 13:48Dwadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 11:19Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:54Chaturdashi10Shukla Purnima from 06:37Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 03:01Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 01:56Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 01:29Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 01:44Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 02:42Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 04:21Saptami17Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 06:33Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 09:04Navami20Krishna Dashami from 11:41Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 14:08Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 16:10Dwadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 17:38Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:26Chaturdashi25Krishna Amavasya from 18:34Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 18:05Pratipada27Shukla Dwitiya from 17:04Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 15:38Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 13:52Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 11:54Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 09:49Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2009
- Amalaki EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Mar, 16:14 GMT+2 → 7 Mar, 13:48 GMT+2
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Mar, 11:19 GMT+2 → 9 Mar, 08:54 GMT+2
- Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpectedThe birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Holika DahanHindu festivalsThe bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 10 Mar, 06:37 GMT+2 → 11 Mar, 04:37 GMT+2
- Phalguna PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 10 Mar, 06:37 GMT+2 → 11 Mar, 04:37 GMT+2
- HoliHindu festivalsThe festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 10 Mar, 06:37 GMT+2 → 11 Mar, 04:37 GMT+2
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Mar, 01:29 GMT+2 → 15 Mar, 01:44 GMT+2
- Meena SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 12:46 GMT+2
- Papamochani EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Mar, 14:08 GMT+2 → 22 Mar, 16:10 GMT+2
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Mar, 17:38 GMT+2 → 24 Mar, 18:26 GMT+2
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Mar, 18:26 GMT+2 → 25 Mar, 18:34 GMT+2
- Chaitra AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Mar · Amavasya: 25 Mar, 18:34 GMT+2 → 26 Mar, 18:06 GMT+2
- Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Mar, 18:06 GMT+2 → 27 Mar, 17:04 GMT+2
- Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegionalHindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Mar, 18:06 GMT+2 → 27 Mar, 17:04 GMT+2