Chaitra Maas · Goddess Durga & Lord Rama

Chaitra 1915 Start & End Date (Chaitra Maas)

North India (Purnimanta): Tuesday, 2 March 1915Wednesday, 31 March 1915

Amanta regions: Tuesday, 16 March 1915Wednesday, 14 April 1915

The first month of the Hindu new year — Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa/Ugadi and Ram Navami.

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Chaitra (Chaitra Maas) 1915 Dates

North India · Purnimanta
Tuesday, 2 March 1915
to Wednesday, 31 March 1915 · 30 days
Month ending on the Purnima
Amanta regions
Tuesday, 16 March 1915
to Wednesday, 14 April 1915 · 30 days
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Why the dates differ. In the Purnimanta calendar a month ends on the full moon; in Amanta it ends on the new moon. So Chaitra begins about 15 days earlier in North India than in Amanta regions — even though the festivals fall on the same day in both, because they are fixed by tithi.

The significance of Chaitra — Goddess Durga & Lord Rama

Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. Its bright first day is the new year across much of India — Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand — and its first nine days are Chaitra (Vasanta) Navratri, ending in Rama's birth at Ram Navami. It is a spring month of beginnings: the neem-and-jaggery of Ugadi tasting the year's bitter and sweet together.

Rituals of Chaitra

  • Chaitra Navratri — nine days of Durga worship and fasting
  • Ghatasthapana and the sowing of barley
  • Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand new-year rites
  • Ram Navami — the midday birth of Rama
  • Hanuman Jayanti on the Purnima
  • Neem-and-jaggery on the new-year morning

Key days in Chaitra 1915

Festivals in Chaitra 1915

Monthly vrats 1915

Chaitra 1915 — Frequently Asked Questions

When does Chaitra Maas 1915 start?

In North India (Purnimanta calendar) Chaitra runs from Tuesday, 2 March 1915 to Wednesday, 31 March 1915. In Amanta-calendar regions it runs Tuesday, 16 March 1915 to Wednesday, 14 April 1915.

Why do Chaitra dates differ in North and South India?

Because the two regions follow different lunar calendars. In the Purnimanta calendar (North India) a month ends on the Purnima, so it starts about 15 days earlier than in Amanta. In the Amanta calendar (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) the month runs new-moon to new-moon.

Which deity is Chaitra 1915 dedicated to?

Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. Its bright first day is the new year across much of India — Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand — and its first nine days are Chaitra (Vasanta) Navratri, ending in Rama's birth at Ram Navami. It is a spring month of beginnings: the neem-and-jaggery of Ugadi tasting the year's bitter and sweet together.

When is Chaitra Shivratri 1915?

Chaitra Shivratri 1915 — the Masik Shivaratri of Chaitra Maas, observed on the Krishna Chaturdashi — falls on Sunday, 14 March 1915. Night worship and jalabhishek of the Shiva lingam are traditional on this day.

Is Chaitra 1915 an Adhik Maas?

No. Chaitra 1915 is a normal 30-day month.