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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2025

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Chennai
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1Shukla Tritiya from 00:09Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 21:02Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 18:02Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 15:17Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 12:51Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 10:51Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 09:19Navami8Shukla Dashami from 08:16Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 07:45Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 07:45DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 08:14TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:12Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 10:36PurnimaHolika Dahan14Krishna Pratipada from 12:24PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHoliPhalguna Purnima+215Krishna Dwitiya from 14:33Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 16:58Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 19:33ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 22:09Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 00:37Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 02:45Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 04:24Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 05:23Navami23Krishna Dashami from 05:38Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 05:05Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 03:45DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 01:43Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 19:55Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 16:27PratipadaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 12:49DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi PadwaEid al-Fitr+131Shukla Tritiya from 09:11Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2025

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Mar, 07:45 IST → 10 Mar, 07:45 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Mar, 08:14 IST → 12 Mar, 09:12 IST
  3. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 13 Mar, 10:36 IST → 14 Mar, 12:24 IST
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 13 Mar, 10:36 IST → 14 Mar, 12:24 IST
  6. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Mar · Purnima: 13 Mar, 10:36 IST → 14 Mar, 12:24 IST
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 18:50 IST
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Mar, 19:33 IST → 18 Mar, 22:09 IST
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Mar, 05:05 IST → 26 Mar, 03:45 IST
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Mar · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Mar, 01:43 IST → 27 Mar, 23:03 IST
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Mar, 23:03 IST → 28 Mar, 19:55 IST
  12. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Mar · Amavasya: 28 Mar, 19:55 IST → 29 Mar, 16:28 IST
  14. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 16:28 IST → 30 Mar, 12:49 IST
  15. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 29 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Mar, 16:28 IST → 30 Mar, 12:49 IST
  16. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.