Overview
- Drik Panchang places the 396th birth anniversary on Friday, March 6, 2026, with Tritiya tithi running from 5:03 pm on March 5 to 5:53 pm on March 6.
- Many communities observe the Phalguna Krishna Paksha Tritiya date, while the Maharashtra government maintains February 19, 1630, as the official anniversary.
- A three-day Shivotsav in Thane from March 6 to 8 at Shriram Vyayamshala features the Charitra Darshan exhibition and student elocution and powada competitions.
- The festival’s memorial lecture series opens with Chandrashekhar Abhyankar and continues with talks by Sameer Limaye and Shivani Nemavarkar honoring noted historians.
- Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) held a large tribute at Thane’s Masunda Lake, where leaders Kedar Dighe, Anil Gadhwe, Naresh Manera, Rekhatai Khopkar, and Sangeeta Salvi offered wreaths and pledged to uphold Shivaji’s ideals.