March
Chaitra Amavasya
चैत्र अमावस्या
19 March 2026
About this festival
New moon day in Chaitra month
चैत्र महीने की अमावस्या
Key significance
- Ancestor worship
- ritual bathing
How to observe
- Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
- Include: Ancestor worship.
- Include: ritual bathing.
- Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.
March guidance
Renewal, forgiveness, and spring celebrations.
- Community celebration with respect
- Natural colors and sattvic prasad
- Resolve for positive conduct
Detailed notes
Chaitra Amavasya is a sacred day for introspection, pitru remembrance, and prayerful simplicity.
Common practices:
- Take an early holy bath and maintain a calm routine.
- Perform tarpan or ancestor remembrance rituals where customary.
- Offer simple prayers, sesame, water, and food donations.
- Avoid conflict and focus on silence, gratitude, and restraint.
Intent of the day:
- Honor lineage and family blessings.
- Release emotional burdens and negative patterns.
- Begin the coming lunar cycle with clarity.