Skip to content
Madh Localमढ
Sign inList your businessList free

Island calendar

Feasts, festivals, holidays and the seasons that shape life on Madh Island. Every date comes with its source.

January 2027

  • Sun10Jan
    Church feast

    Erangal Feast (St Bonaventure)

    Sunday, 10 January 2027. St Bonaventure Church, Erangal

    Second Sunday of January every year.

    The island’s biggest day, also called the Erangal Jatra; East Indians call it Baravi Cha Sann. A nine-day novena comes first. The fair has rides, food and toy stalls, local produce and East Indian goods, and about a lakh people come. In 2026 BEST ran 57 extra buses on routes 271 (from Malad station West) and A-269 (from Borivali station West) and asked people not to drive. Expect heavy traffic on the Marve road.

    Sources: Free Press Journal; Free Press Journal; Mumbai Live

January 2028

  • Sun9Jan
    Church feast

    Erangal Feast (St Bonaventure)

    Sunday, 9 January 2028. St Bonaventure Church, Erangal

    Second Sunday of January every year.

    The next feast after 2027.

    Source: Free Press Journal

Know a date we’re missing?

A village jatra, a church feast, a clean-up or a match. Tell us with a source or a poster and we’ll add it. Running a paid event? Promote it.

Tell Madh Local

Checked 26 October 2026. Hindu festival dates are from Drik Panchang (computed for New Delhi; a Mumbai date can rarely differ by a day). The 2027 Maharashtra holiday list is not out yet.