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Saturday, 23 March 2069

Today’s festivals

23Mar

Amavasya

Observance

New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan

  • Pitru Tarpan
  • Ancestor remembrance
  • Shradh
23Mar

Ugadi / Gudi Padwa

Major festival

Hindu Luni-Solar New Year

  • Panchanga reading
  • Neem-jaggery prasad
  • New clothes
23Mar

Chaitra Navratri Ghatasthapana

Major festival

Navratri Day 1 — Worship of Maa Shailputri; Kalash installation

  • Kalash sthapana
  • Fasting begins
  • Durga puja