Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in March 2026 – 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 – Pradosh
March 2 – Holika Dahan, Holashtak ends, Purnima Vrat
March 2 – Masi Magam
March 3 – Attukal Pongala
March 3 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti
March 3 – Purnima – full moon day – Chandra Grahan – Lunar Eclipse
March 3 – Holi play with colors – Dhulivandan
March 4 – Chaitra month begins in North India.
March 5 – Tukaram Beej
March 5 – Chitragupta Puja – Bhai Dooj in Madhya Pradesh
March 6 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time 9:16 PM
March 6 – Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti as per Tithi
March 8 – Rang Panchami
March 9 – Sant Eknath Shashti
March 10 – Sheetala Saptami
March 11 – Kalashtami
March 11 – Sheetala Ashtami Vrat – Basora
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 15 – Ekadashi Vrat
March 16 – Chaitra month begins in Bengal
March 16 – Som Pradosh Vrat
March 17 – Madhu Krishna Trayodashi
March 17 – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat – Hingal Puja – Monthly
Shivratri Fasting
March 19 – Snan – Daan – Amavasya
March 19 – Ugadi – Gudi Padwa – Vikram Samvat 2083 begins –
Shalivahan Shaka 1948 begins – Chaitra Navratri begins
March 19 – Chaitra month begins in Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
March 20 – Cheti Chand – Jhulelal Jayanti
March 21 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat – Gangaur Pooja
March 21 – Matsya Jayanti
March 22 – Saka Era begins as per official Government of
India calendar
March 23 – Shri Panchami – Lakshmi Panchami
March 24 – Murugan Sashti Fasting
March 24 – Basanti Puja begins in Bengal
March 26 – Maha Ashtami Vrat – Annapurna Parikrama – Chaitra
Ashtami – Ashokastami – Tarashtami
March 26 – Sri Ram Navami in Maharashtra and Gujarat
March 26 – Swaminarayan Jayanti
March 27 – Mahanavami – Ram Navami – Chaitra Navratri ends
March 28 – Navratri Vrat Paran
March 29 – Ekadashi Fasting
March 30 – Som Pradosh Vrat – Vaman Dwadashi – Madan Dwadashi
– Anag Trayodashi Vrat
March 31 – Damnak Chaturdashi – Bhagavan Mahavir Jayanti
(Janam Kalyanak)