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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Leicester
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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, 12:32 GMT → 5 Mar, 11:41 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 10:05 GMT → 7 Mar, 07:50 GMT
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 07:50 GMT → 8 Mar, 05:04 GMT
  4. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 05:04 GMT → 9 Mar, 01:55 GMT
  5. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 05:47 GMT
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 04:08 GMT → 19 Mar, 04:49 GMT
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Mar · Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 06:02 GMT → 21 Mar, 07:41 GMT
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 22 Mar, 09:42 GMT → 23 Mar, 12:00 GMT
  10. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  11. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 09:42 GMT → 23 Mar, 12:00 GMT
  12. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 09:42 GMT → 23 Mar, 12:00 GMT
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Mar, 19:39 GMT → 27 Mar, 23:04 GMT+1
  15. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.