Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in March 2025 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
March 1 – Phulera Dooj
March 1 – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Jayanti
March 4 – Kumbha Bharani in Kerala
March 5 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting
March 6 – Kamada Saptami Vrat
March 7 – Holashtak Begins
March 7 – Monthly Durga Ashtami fasting
March 8 – Lathmar Holi Barsana
March 9 – Phagu Dashami
March 9 – Lathmar Holi Nandgaon
March 10 – Lathmar Holi Mathura – Krishna Janmasthan
March 10 – Amalaki Ekadasi Fasting – Rangbhari Ekadasi
March 11 – Pradosh Vrat (Bhauma Pradosh as it is Tuesday) – Govinda Dwadashi - Narasimha Dwadashi
March 13 – Holika Dahan, Holashtak ends, Purnima Vrat
March 13 – Attukal Pongala – World’s Largest Congregation Of Women
March 14 – Holi Play with Colors – Purnima – full moon day
March 14 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti
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 15 – Kharmas begins in North India
March 15 – Chaitra month begins in North India.
March 16 – Chaitra month begins in Bengal
March 16 – Tukaram Beej
March 16 – Chitragupta Puja – Bhai Dooj in Madhya Pradesh
March 17 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat – Chandrodaya – moonrise 8:49 PM
March 17 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti as per Gregorian Calendar
March 19 – Rang Panchami
March 20 – Eknath Sashti
March 22 – Chaitra Month begins as per National Government Calendar - 1943 Shalivahana Shaka begins as per Govt calendar.
March 21 – Sheetala Saptami
March 22 – Sheetala Ashtami (Basora)
March 22 – Kalashtami
March 25 – Ekadashi Fasting (Smarta for some people)
March 25 – Ekadashi Fasting (Vaishnav for most people)
March 27 – Pradosh Fasting
March 27 – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat
March 29 – Snan Daan Amavasya – No Moon Day
March 30 – Ugadi – Gudi Padwa – Vikram Samvat 2082 begins – Shalivahan Shaka 1947 begins – Chaitra Navratri – Vishwasu Nama Samvatsara Begins
March 30 – Chaitra month begins in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
March 31 – Cheti Chand - Jhulelal Jayanti - Sindhi Hindu New Year
March 31 – Matsya Avatar
March 31 – Gauri Tritiya – Gangaur Festival