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Hindu calendar · Johannesburg

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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March 2027

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Johannesburg
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 2027

  1. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Mar, 01:14 GMT+2 → 4 Mar, 03:54 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Mar, 06:24 GMT+2 → 6 Mar, 08:33 GMT+2
  3. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Mar, 08:33 GMT+2 → 7 Mar, 10:16 GMT+2
  4. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Mar · Amavasya: 7 Mar, 10:16 GMT+2 → 8 Mar, 11:30 GMT+2
  5. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 15 Mar, 03:30 GMT+2
  7. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Mar, 00:51 GMT+2 → 18 Mar, 22:21 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 19 Mar, 19:47 GMT+2 → 20 Mar, 17:15 GMT+2
  9. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Purnima: 21 Mar, 14:51 GMT+2 → 22 Mar, 12:43 GMT+2
  10. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 21 Mar, 14:51 GMT+2 → 22 Mar, 12:43 GMT+2
  11. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Mar · Purnima: 21 Mar, 14:51 GMT+2 → 22 Mar, 12:43 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Mar, 09:08 GMT+2 → 26 Mar, 09:13 GMT+2
  13. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  14. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.