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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Kuala Lumpur
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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 4 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Mar, 20:32 GMT+8 → 5 Mar, 19:41 GMT+8
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 18:05 GMT+8 → 7 Mar, 15:50 GMT+8
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 15:50 GMT+8 → 8 Mar, 13:04 GMT+8
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 07:24 to 09:30 (peak 08:23). Sutak from 19:24: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 9 Mar, 07:24 GMT+8 → 9 Mar, 09:30 GMT+8 · sutak from 8 Mar, 19:24 GMT+8
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 13:04 GMT+8 → 9 Mar, 09:55 GMT+8
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 13:47 GMT+8
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 12:08 GMT+8 → 19 Mar, 12:49 GMT+8
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 14:02 GMT+8 → 21 Mar, 15:41 GMT+8
  9. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  10. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 17:42 GMT+8 → 23 Mar, 20:00 GMT+8
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 17:42 GMT+8 → 23 Mar, 20:00 GMT+8
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 17:42 GMT+8 → 23 Mar, 20:00 GMT+8
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Mar, 03:39 GMT+8 → 28 Mar, 06:04 GMT+8