| Festival | Marathi Month | Tithi (Paksha) | 1987 Gregorian Date | |----------|--------------|----------------|----------------------| | (Marathi New Year) | Chaitra | Shukla 1 | March 30 | | Rama Navami | Chaitra | Shukla 9 | April 7 | | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra | Shukla 15 (Purnima) | April 13 | | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha | Shukla 3 | April 30 | | Vat Purnima | Jyeshtha | Shukla 15 (Purnima) | June 11 | | Ashadhi Ekadashi | Ashadha | Shukla 11 | July 7 | | Guru Purnima | Ashadha | Shukla 15 | July 11 | | Nag Panchami | Shravana | Shukla 5 | July 31 | | Narali Purnima | Shravana | Shukla 15 | August 9 | | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana | Shukla 15 (sometimes day before) | August 9 | | Janmashtami | Bhadrapada | Krishna 8 (after midnight) | August 14 (night) | | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada | Shukla 4 | August 28 | | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada | Shukla 14 | September 7 | | Mahalaya (Pitru Paksha begins) | Bhadrapada | Krishna 1 (but Amavasya ends) | September 9? Check precise | | Navratri begins | Ashwina | Shukla 1 | September 24 | | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwina | Shukla 10 | October 3 | | Kojagiri Purnima | Ashwina | Shukla 15 | October 8 | | Diwali (Dev Diwali – Kartik Purnima) | Kartika | Krishna 15 (Lakshmi Pujan) | October 21 (Lakshmi Pujan) | | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika | Shukla 11 or 12 | November 3 | | Makar Sankranti | Pausha | Usually Shukla – fixed solar | January 14, 1988 | | Mahashivratri | Magha | Krishna 14 | February 15, 1988 | | Holi (Phalgun Purnima) | Phalguna | Shukla 15 | March 3, 1988 |
The Kalnirnay almanac, founded by Jayantrao Salgaonkar in 1973, was the most widely used Marathi calendar in 1987. It popularized the format of combining a simplified monthly calendar with detailed panchang information on the reverse, including sunrise/sunset times and daily horoscopes. marathi calendar 1987
The first and most important Ekadashi of the year (Shayani Ekadashi). This marked the beginning of Chaturmas and the Pandharpur Wari (pilgrimage), though the main procession date varies slightly locally. | Festival | Marathi Month | Tithi (Paksha)
During 1987, Maharashtrian households relied on printed Panchangas from: The first and most important Ekadashi of the