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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2016

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Sydney
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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, 23:32 GMT+11 → 5 Mar, 22:41 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Mar, 21:05 GMT+11 → 7 Mar, 18:50 GMT+11
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Mar, 18:50 GMT+11 → 8 Mar, 16:04 GMT+11
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Amavasya: 8 Mar, 16:04 GMT+11 → 9 Mar, 12:55 GMT+11
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 16:47 GMT+11
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 15:08 GMT+11 → 19 Mar, 15:49 GMT+11
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Mar, 17:02 GMT+11 → 21 Mar, 18:41 GMT+11
  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, 20:42 GMT+11 → 23 Mar, 23:00 GMT+11
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Mar · Purnima: 22 Mar, 20:42 GMT+11 → 23 Mar, 23:00 GMT+11
  12. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 22 Mar, 20:42 GMT+11 → 23 Mar, 23:00 GMT+11
  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, 06:39 GMT+11 → 28 Mar, 09:04 GMT+11