Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in March 2023 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
March 2 – Phagu Dashami
March 2/3 – Lathmar Holi
March 3 – Amalaki – Ranghbhari Ekadashi
March 4 – Shani Pradosh – Govinda Dwadashi
March 6 – Masi Magam
March 6 – Holika Dahan, Holashtak ends, Purnima Vrat
March 7 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti
March 7 – Purnima – full moon day
March 7 – Holi play with colors in Western parts of India
March 7 – Attukal Pongala
March 8 – Holi play with colors in North India
March 8 – Chaitra month begins in North India.
March 9 – Tukaram Beej
March 9 – Chitragupta Puja – Bhai Dooj in Madhya Pradesh
March 10 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time 9:36 PM
in North India
March 10 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time 10:01 PM
in Western parts of India
March 12 – Rang Panchami
March 13 – Sant Eknath Shashti
March 14 – Kharmas begins in North India
March 15 – Karadaiyan Nombu in Tamil Nadu (Savitri Vrat)
March 15 – Panguni Masam begins in Tamil Nadu
March 15 – Meena Masam begins in Kerala
March 16 – Chaitra month begins in Bengal
March 14 – Sheetala Saptami
March 14 – Kalashtami
March 15 – Sheetala Ashtami Vrat – Basora
March 18 – Ekadashi Vrat
March 19 – Pradosh Vrat
March 19 – Madhu Krishna Trayodashi
March 20 – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat – Hingal Puja – Monthly
Shivratri Fasting
March 21 – Snan – Daan – Amavasya
March 22 – Saka Era begins as per official Government of
India calendar
March 22 – Ugadi – Gudi Padwa – Vikram Samvat 2080 begins –
Shalivahan Shaka 1945 begins – Chaitra Navratri
March 22 – Chaitra month begins in Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
March 23 – Cheti Chand
March 24 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat – Gangaur Pooja
March 24 – Matsya Jayanti
March 26 – Shri Panchami
March 27 – Sashti Fasting
March 28 – Basanti Puja begins in Bengal
March 29 – Maha Ashtami Vrat – Annapurna Parikrama – Chaitra
Ashtami – Ashokastami – Tarashtami
March 30 – Mahanavami – Ram Navami – Chaitra Navratri ends
March 31 – Navratri Vrat Paaran