Phag Mahotsav Begin

Start of the 40-day Pushtimarg Phag (Holi) celebration window — Magha Shukla Panchami (= Vasant Panchami). Daily Phag rasa keertan at Nathdwara and Pushti havelis worldwide; Krishna and Radha play with colored gulal. Concludes on Phalguna Shukla Purnima (Holi). Distinctive Pushtimarg seasonal observance — same Vasant Panchami day as the pan-Hindu Saraswati festival but a different observance.

Start of Pushtimarg's 40-day Phag Mahotsav (Vasant Panchami).