मार्च 2026 · Haryana
March 2026 Calendar
March 2026 begins in the Hindu month of Phalguna and ends in Chaitra (Purnimanta, as followed in Haryana). It has 11 festivals and observances and 5 holidays on this list, including Holika Dahan (3 Mar), Holi · Dhulandi (4 Mar), Sheetla Saptami · Basoda (10 Mar), Sant Ladhu Nath Ji Jayanti (12 Mar).
March 2026: festivals and holidays
- 3MarTue
Holika Dahan होलिका दहन
Phagun Purnima bonfire. Women circle the holi with water and kachche soot; barkulle (cow-dung rings) made weeks earlier go into the fire.
Festival - 4MarWed
Holi · Dhulandi होली · धुलंडी
Gazetted holiday. Haryana's Dhulandi is famous for kolda-maar holi — bhabhis lash their devars with twisted wet cloth while the men try to drench them.
Gazetted holiday - 10MarTue
Sheetla Saptami · Basoda शीतला सप्तमी · बासोड़ा
Stale-food offering to Sheetla Mata; Gurugram's Sheetla Mata Mandir holds its biggest fair of the year in Chaitra.
Festival - 12MarThu
Sant Ladhu Nath Ji Jayanti संत लाधू नाथ जी जयंती
Special Day in the Haryana notification.
Special Day - 15MarSun
Hasan Khan Mewati Shaheedi Diwas हसन खान मेवाती शहीदी दिवस
Special Day. Raja Hasan Khan Mewati fell fighting Babur alongside Rana Sanga at Khanwa in 1527; Mewat (Nuh) remembers him as its hero.
Special Day - 18MarWed
Chaitra Chaudas Mela, Pehowa चैत्र चौदस मेला, पेहोवा
At Prithudak tirth on the Saraswati in Pehowa, families perform shraddh and pind-daan for the departed; one of Haryana's oldest fairs.
Festival - 19MarThu
Chaitra Navratri begins चैत्र नवरात्रि आरंभ
Nine days of the Mata Mansa Devi mela in Panchkula and the Kalka and Chintpurni-route langars.
Festival - 21MarSat
Id-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर
End of Ramzan. Date depends on moon sighting; biggest in Nuh, Palwal and Panipat.
Gazetted holiday - 23MarMon
Shaheedi Diwas · Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev शहीदी दिवस
Gazetted holiday on 23 March, the day of their execution in 1931. Haryana is one of the few states that closes offices for it.
Gazetted holiday - 26MarThu
Ram Navami राम नवमी
Shobha yatras with jhankis in every town; Haryana's Hanuman akhadas parade with gadas.
Gazetted holiday - 31MarTue
Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती
Jain community processions in Ambala, Rohtak, Hisar and Jind.
Gazetted holiday
Vrat days in March 2026
Ekadashi
Sunday, 15 March 2026, Sunday, 29 March 2026
Purnima
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Amavasya
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Phaag ka mahina
March is Phaag — the Haryanvi name for the Holi season. Women sing phaag songs for weeks, barkulle of cow dung are strung for the Holika fire, and on Dhulandi the kolda (twisted cloth whip) comes out in the hands of the bhabhis. 23 March is Shaheedi Diwas, a full holiday in Haryana. The Pehowa Chaitra Chaudas fair is held on the Saraswati at the end of the dark half.
Daily panchang · March 2026
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Maas | Sunrise / Sunset (Kurukshetra) | Parv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Shukla Trayodashi | Pushya | Phalguna | 06:50 / 18:20 | |
| 2 Mon | Shukla Chaturdashi | Ashlesha | Phalguna | 06:49 / 18:21 | |
| 3 Tue | Shukla Purnima | Magha | Phalguna | 06:48 / 18:22 | Holika Dahan |
| 4 Wed | Krishna Pratipada | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra | 06:47 / 18:22 | Holi · Dhulandi |
| 5 Thu | Krishna Dwitiya | Uttara Phalguni | Chaitra | 06:45 / 18:23 | |
| 6 Fri | Krishna Tritiya | Hasta | Chaitra | 06:44 / 18:24 | |
| 7 Sat | Krishna Chaturthi | Chitra | Chaitra | 06:43 / 18:24 | |
| 8 Sun | Krishna Panchami | Swati | Chaitra | 06:42 / 18:25 | |
| 9 Mon | Krishna Shashthi | Vishakha | Chaitra | 06:41 / 18:26 | |
| 10 Tue | Krishna Saptami | Anuradha | Chaitra | 06:40 / 18:26 | Sheetla Saptami · Basoda |
| 11 Wed | Krishna Ashtami | Jyeshtha | Chaitra | 06:39 / 18:27 | |
| 12 Thu | Krishna Navami | Mula | Chaitra | 06:37 / 18:28 | Sant Ladhu Nath Ji Jayanti |
| 13 Fri | Krishna Dashami | Purva Ashadha | Chaitra | 06:36 / 18:28 | |
| 14 Sat | Krishna Dashami | Uttara Ashadha | Chaitra | 06:35 / 18:29 | |
| 15 Sun | Krishna Ekadashi | Shravana | Chaitra | 06:34 / 18:29 | Hasan Khan Mewati Shaheedi Diwas |
| 16 Mon | Krishna Dwadashi | Dhanishtha | Chaitra | 06:33 / 18:30 | |
| 17 Tue | Krishna Trayodashi | Shatabhisha | Chaitra | 06:31 / 18:31 | |
| 18 Wed | Krishna Chaturdashi | Purva Bhadrapada | Chaitra | 06:30 / 18:31 | Chaitra Chaudas Mela, Pehowa |
| 19 Thu | Krishna Amavasya | Uttara Bhadrapada | Chaitra | 06:29 / 18:32 | Chaitra Navratri begins |
| 20 Fri | Shukla Dwitiya | Revati | Chaitra | 06:28 / 18:33 | |
| 21 Sat | Shukla Tritiya | Ashwini | Chaitra | 06:27 / 18:33 | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 22 Sun | Shukla Chaturthi | Bharani | Chaitra | 06:25 / 18:34 | |
| 23 Mon | Shukla Panchami | Krittika | Chaitra | 06:24 / 18:34 | Shaheedi Diwas · Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev |
| 24 Tue | Shukla Shashthi | Rohini | Chaitra | 06:23 / 18:35 | |
| 25 Wed | Shukla Saptami | Mrigashira | Chaitra | 06:22 / 18:36 | |
| 26 Thu | Shukla Ashtami | Ardra | Chaitra | 06:21 / 18:36 | Ram Navami |
| 27 Fri | Shukla Navami | Punarvasu | Chaitra | 06:19 / 18:37 | |
| 28 Sat | Shukla Dashami | Pushya | Chaitra | 06:18 / 18:37 | |
| 29 Sun | Shukla Ekadashi | Ashlesha | Chaitra | 06:17 / 18:38 | |
| 30 Mon | Shukla Dwadashi | Magha | Chaitra | 06:16 / 18:39 | |
| 31 Tue | Shukla Trayodashi | Purva Phalguni | Chaitra | 06:15 / 18:39 | Mahavir Jayanti |
Tithi and nakshatra are taken at sunrise in Kurukshetra. Times are IST.