Important Hinduism festivals in 2016 March. March is a month of Hindus all over the world. The most important festival of Shiva, the Maha Shivratri falls on this month. Other popular festivals such as Holi, Panguni Uthiram, Holi, Rang Panchami and Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple Ultsavam also falls on this month. Below is the full festivals calendar list.
2016 March 7
Mahashivratri
March 9
Amavasya Surya Grahan in the early morning hours in India Phalgun month starts in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Gujarat Calendars
10 March
Phulera Dooj
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
12 March
Sant Chaturthi
13 March
Kumbha Bharani
14 March 2016
Sabarimala Temple Festival begins
Shasti Vrata
Kharmas begins in North India
Panguni Month begins in Tamil Calendar
Meena Masam begins in Malayalam Calendar
Karadaiyin Nombu in Tamil Nadu
15 March
Kamda Saptami Vrat
Chaitra month begins in Bengali Calendars
16 March
Monthly Durga Ashtami Fasting begins
Holashtak begins in North India
March 18
Phagu Dasami
March 19
Ekadasi Fasting
Amalki Ekadasi
March 20
Pradosh Vrat
21 March
Arattupuzha Pooram
March 22
Holika Dahan
23 March 2016
Purnima Vrat
Panguni Uthiram
Holi
Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple Arat
Purnima
March 24
Chaitra Month begins in North India calendars
Festival begins in Ambalapuzha Krishna Temple
March 25
Bhai Dooj and Chitragupta Puja in Madhya Pradesh
Tukaram Beej