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

March 26

Chathrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti as per Tithi

March 27

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

28 March

Rang Panchami

29 March

Eknath Sashti

30 March

Kalashtami
Sheetala Saptami Vrat in North India

31 March

Sheetala Ashtami in Basora