MARCH FESTIVALS

1st March 2010

Holi Basantotsav (Holi 2010 is celebrated in 1st March in some places of India)

Pooram Festival at Vayilyam Kunnu Temple, Palakkad

2nd March 2010

Festival starts at Mulamkunnathukavu Temple of Lord Ayyappa in Thrissur

Mannarkkad Pooram Festival, Palakkad

Uthralikkavu Pooram at Sree Ruthira Mahakalikavu Temple, in Vadakkancherry near Thrissur

3rd March 2010

Swamy Bhakthananda Guru Jayanti

Arat Festival at Kottakkal Shiva Temple (Venkatta Tevar Shiva Temple), Malappuram, Kerala

Sankashti Chaturthi

4th March 2010

Manappullikavu Vela at Manappulli Bhagavathi Temple, Palakkad

Ranga Panchami

5th March 2010

Tripunithura Festival Starts

Paripally Gajamela at Kodimootil Sree Bhadrakaali Temple, Kollam

7th March 2010

Arat at Sree Guruvayoorappan Temple, Thrissur

Vaikkom Ashtami or Vaikathashtami at Vaikom Mahadeva Temple, Kerala

8th March 2010

Sheetalashtami (Sheetal Ashtami)

10th March 2010

Cherpulassery Arattu Festival

11th March 2010

Ekadashi

12th March 2010

Kaila Devi Fair 2010 starts in Rajasthan

Tripunithura Arattu

Arattu Festival at Chelamattom Sri Krishna Temple

13th March 2010

Masa Shivaratri

Shani Pradosh Puja (Pradosham)

Festival starts at Neyattinkara Sree Krishna Swamy Temple

14th March 2010

Guru Moodam Samapthi or Guru Moodami Thyagam

15th March 2010

Amavasya or Somavati Amavasya

Dvitya Shahi Snan – an important Kumbh Mela bathing date in March 2010

Thirunakkara Arattu Festival begins at Thirunakkara Shiva Temple, Kottayam

16th March 2010

Ugadi (Vikrutinama Samvatsara Ugadi)

Brahma Damana Puja

Thailabhyanganam

Nava Vasthrabharanam

Prapadana Prarambh

Chaitra month Vasantha Rithu and ‘Vikruthi’ Samavatsara begins

Vasant Navratri 2010 or Chaitra Navratri starts

17th March 2010

Chaitra Chandrodayam or Uma Shivagni Puja

Veda Vyasa Jyanthi

18th March 2010

Gangaur Festival 2010

Dola Gauri Vratam (Soubhagya Gauri Vrata)

Matsya Jayanti 2010

Mewar Festival 2010

Sri Rama Dolotsavam

19th March 2010

Attuvela Mahotsavam at Elankavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple, Vadayar, Kottayam

Ganesha Damanapuja

20th March 2010

Meena Kodungalloor Bharani Festival

Sarkara Chirayinkizhu Bharani Festival

Shri Vratam – Panchamurthi Vratam – Sri Rama Rajyotsavam – Nagadamana puja

Meshayanam

Sabarimala Festival Begins

21st March 2010

Skanda damanaropana

Shasti Vratham

22nd March 2010

Suryadamana Puja

Uthsavam Beings at Thiruvananthapuram Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Festival starts at Lokanarkavu Bhagavathy Temple, Vadakara

Festival begins at Cherthala Temple

Neyattinkara Sri Krishna Swamy Temple Arattu Festival

Arattu at Sree Chakrapani Temple, Trikarpur

23rd March 2010

Ashokashtami 2010 or Mathrudamana Puja

Thirumandhamkunnu Temple Pooram

24th March 2010

Sri Rama Navami 2010

Fifth Snan date for Kumbh Mela 2010

Arattu at Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam

Arattu at Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple, Ernakulam

Pallavur Shiva Temple Arattu Festival

Arattu at Thiruvizha Shiva Temple, Cherthala

Mahishasura Mardhini Damanaropanam

25th March 2010

Shalivahana Jayanthi

Dharmaraja Damanapuja

26th March 2010

Ekadashi Vrata

Vishnu Dolotsavam

Maharshi Damanapuja

27th March 2010

Vamana Dwadashi

Shani Pradosham (Pradosh)

Shani Trayodashi

28th March 2010

Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha Temple, Thrissur

Panamkurissi Kavu Pooram

Mahaveera Jayanthi

Lokanarkavu Temple Arattu Festival 2010

29th March 2010

Painkuni Uthram Festival 2010

Sabarimala Temple Arattu Festival 2010

Chitra Poornima

Hanuman Jayanthi in South India

Varkala Janardana Swamy Temple Arattu Festival

30th March 2010

Hanuman Jayanti Festival or Hanumath Vijayotsavam

Festival starts at Ambalapuzha Temple

Maha Chaitri or Pathala Vratam

Chitragupta Vratam

Chaitra Purnima Snan – Important bathing dates for Kumbh Mela Festival 2010

31st March 2010

Arattu Festival at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram