Festival Calendar — 2025
Śubhakāla’s festival library — classical observance details, nirṇaya, and pūjā vidhi, each computed from the Śubhakāla pañcāṅga engine (Lāhirī sidereal, Amānta, sunrise-anchored).
Avatāra Jayantī 9
Matsya Jayantī
Tue, 1 Apr
Fish avatāra who saved the Vedas & Manu
Rāma Navamī
Sun, 6 Apr
Birth of Rāma (madhyāhna)
Paraśurāma Jayantī
Wed, 30 Apr
Warrior-sage avatāra
Narasiṃha Jayantī
Sun, 11 May
Man-lion avatāra who slew Hiraṇyakaśipu
Kūrma Jayantī
Mon, 12 May
Tortoise avatāra of the cosmic churning
Kalki Jayantī
Wed, 30 Jul
Anticipated future avatāra
Balarāma Jayantī
Thu, 14 Aug
Birth of Balarāma (plough-bearer)
Varāha Jayantī
Tue, 26 Aug
Boar avatāra who raised the earth
Vāmana Jayantī
Thu, 4 Sep
Dwarf avatāra who subdued Bali
Deity / Solar 1
Viśvakarmā Pūjā
Wed, 17 Sep
Divine architect; tools & machinery worshipped
Deity Jayantī 12
Gaṇeśa Jayantī
Sat, 1 Feb
Birth of Gaṇeśa (Māgha reckoning)
Lalitā Jayantī
Wed, 12 Feb
Appearance of Goddess Lalitā
Kāmadā / Kāmadeva
Fri, 14 Mar
Kāmadeva commemoration (Holi season)
Hanumān Jayantī (Caitra)
Sat, 12 Apr
Birth of Hanumān (North reckoning)
Gaṅgā Saptamī
Sun, 4 May
Re-birth of Gaṅgā from Brahmā's kamaṇḍalu
Sītā Navamī
Mon, 5 May
Birth (appearance) of Sītā
Śani Jayantī
Tue, 27 May
Birth of Śani
Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Thu, 5 Jun
Descent (avataraṇa) of Gaṅgā to earth
Hayagrīva Jayantī
Sat, 9 Aug
Horse-headed deity of knowledge
Rādhāṣṭamī
Sun, 31 Aug
Birth of Rādhā
Skanda / Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Wed, 26 Nov
Birth/victory of Skanda
Annapūrṇā Jayantī
Fri, 5 Dec
Goddess of nourishment; kitchen/food worship
Ekādaśī 24
Putradā Ekādaśī (Pauṣa)
Fri, 10 Jan
Boon of progeny; in South = Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī
Sat, 25 Jan
Use of sesame (til) in six ways; charity emphasised
Jayā Ekādaśī
Sat, 8 Feb
Grants victory; frees from pretā-yoni
Vijayā Ekādaśī
Mon, 24 Feb
Rāma observed it before crossing to Laṅkā; grants victory
Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Mon, 10 Mar
Worship of the āmalakī (amla) tree; precedes Holi
Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Tue, 25 Mar — Vaiṣṇava 26 Mar
Removes the gravest sins (pāpa-mocana)
Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Tue, 8 Apr
Fulfils desires; first Ekādaśī after New Year
Varūthinī Ekādaśī
Thu, 24 Apr
Grants protection (varūtha) & merit
Mohinī Ekādaśī
Thu, 8 May
Frees from delusion (moha); Mohinī avatāra
Aparā Ekādaśī
Fri, 23 May
Bestows limitless (aparā) merit
Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Fri, 6 Jun
Waterless fast equal in merit to all 24 Ekādaśīs
Yoginī Ekādaśī
Sun, 22 Jun
Removes sins, cures afflictions
Devaśayanī Ekādaśī
Sun, 6 Jul
Viṣṇu begins yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins
Kāmikā Ekādaśī
Mon, 21 Jul
Merit of bathing in sacred rivers; first of Cāturmāsya
Putradā Ekādaśī (Śrāvaṇa)
Tue, 5 Aug
Boon of progeny; pavitra-āropaṇa to deity
Ajā Ekādaśī
Tue, 19 Aug
Absolves sins (King Hariścandra legend)
Pārśva Ekādaśī
Wed, 3 Sep
Viṣṇu turns side in cosmic sleep (parivartana)
Indirā Ekādaśī
Wed, 17 Sep
Observed for liberation of ancestors (falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa)
Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Fri, 3 Oct
'Goad against sin'; grants heaven & health
Ramā Ekādaśī
Fri, 17 Oct
Named for Ramā (Lakṣmī); precedes Diwali
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī
Sun, 2 Nov
Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; wedding season opens
Utpannā Ekādaśī
Sat, 15 Nov
Birth of Goddess Ekādaśī from Viṣṇu (slays Mura)
Mokṣadā Ekādaśī
Mon, 1 Dec
Bestows mokṣa; Gītā was spoken this day
Saphalā Ekādaśī
Mon, 15 Dec
'Fruitful' Ekādaśī; success in undertakings
Major / Pan-India 19
Vasanta Pañcamī
Mon, 3 Feb
Worship of Sarasvatī; onset of spring; learning & arts
Holikā Dahana
Thu, 13 Mar
Bonfire marking burning of Holikā; triumph of devotion
Holī
Sat, 15 Mar
Festival of colours; spring; play of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa
Rāma Navamī
Sun, 6 Apr
Birth of Śrī Rāma at madhyāhna
Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
Wed, 30 Apr
'Imperishable third'; auspicious for new beginnings, gold
Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā
Fri, 27 Jun
Chariot procession of Jagannātha, Balabhadra, Subhadrā
Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Wed, 27 Aug
Birth of Gaṇeśa; 10-day Ganeshotsav
Ananta Caturdaśī
Sat, 6 Sep
Worship of Ananta-Viṣṇu; immersion of Gaṇeśa
Śāradīya Navarātri
Mon, 22 Sep
Nine nights of the Goddess; ghaṭa-sthāpana
Durgāṣṭamī
Tue, 30 Sep
Great eighth night; sandhi pūjā at Aṣṭamī-Navamī junction
Mahānavamī
Wed, 1 Oct
Ninth night; Āyudha Pūjā (tools/weapons worship) in South
Vijayadaśamī
Thu, 2 Oct
Victory of Rāma over Rāvaṇa & Durgā over Mahiṣa
Kojāgarī Lakṣmī Pūjā
Tue, 7 Oct
Night Lakṣmī roams asking 'ko jāgarti' (who is awake)
Dīpāvalī Lakṣmī Pūjā
Mon, 20 Oct
Festival of lights; Lakṣmī-Gaṇeśa pūjā; Rāma's return
Tulasī Vivāha
Mon, 3 Nov
Ceremonial marriage of Tulasī to Śālagrāma-Viṣṇu
Kārttika Pūrṇimā
Wed, 5 Nov
Śiva slays Tripurāsura; Dev Diwali at Kashi; Kārttika-snāna ends
Gītā Jayantī
Mon, 1 Dec
Day Kṛṣṇa spoke the Bhagavad Gītā to Arjuna
Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
Mon, 1 Dec
Vaikuṇṭha's gate (Vaikuṇṭha-dvāra) opens; supreme Ekādaśī
Dattātreya Jayantī
Fri, 5 Dec
Birth of Dattātreya (Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Śiva)
Major / Pan-India (Diwali) 4
Dhanteras
Sat, 18 Oct
Beginning of Diwali; buying metal/gold; Dhanvantari Jayanti
Naraka Caturdaśī
Mon, 20 Oct
Kṛṣṇa slays Narakāsura; abhyaṅga-snāna
Govardhana Pūjā
Wed, 22 Oct
Kṛṣṇa lifts Govardhana; annakūṭa offering; Bali Pūjā
Bhāī Dūja
Thu, 23 Oct
Sisters honour brothers; Yama-Yamunā legend
Major / Regional 11
Makara Saṅkrānti eve — Bhogī
Mon, 13 Jan
Discarding the old; bonfire of old items
Thai Pongal
Tue, 14 Jan
Tamil harvest thanksgiving to the Sun
Māṭṭu Pongal
Wed, 15 Jan
Worship of cattle
Kāṇum Pongal
Thu, 16 Jan
Family outings; community bonding
Gaṇeśotsava
Wed, 27 Aug
Public 10-day Gaṇeśa festival
Vināyaka Chaviti (Telugu)
Wed, 27 Aug
Telugu Gaṇeśa festival
Navarātri Garbā
Mon, 22 Sep
Nine nights of garbā & dāṇḍiyā-rāsa dance
Dasara (Mysuru)
Mon, 22 Sep
Karnataka state festival; Mysuru palace & jamboo savari
Durgā Pūjā (Bengali)
Sun, 28 Sep
Grand 5-day Goddess festival; pandals & idols
Kālī Pūjā
Mon, 20 Oct
Night worship of Goddess Kālī (coincides with Diwali)
Chaṭha Pūjā
Sat, 25 Oct
Rigorous fast; arghya to setting & rising Sun
Major / Regional New Year 3
Ugādi / Gudi Padwa
Sun, 30 Mar
Lunar New Year (Amānta); start of new saṃvatsara
Gudhī Pāḍvā
Sun, 30 Mar
Marathi New Year; gudi (victory banner) hoisted
Ugādi (Telugu/Kannada)
Sun, 30 Mar
Telugu & Kannada New Year
Major Observance 2
Mahālayā / Pitṛ Pakṣa
Sun, 24 Aug
Fortnight of ancestral offerings (śrāddha, tarpaṇa)
Mārgaśīrṣa / Dhanurmāsa start
Tue, 16 Dec
Holy month of Dhanurmāsa; pre-dawn Tiruppāvai/Tiruvempāvai
Regional 6
Makar Saṅkrānti (Mah)
Tue, 14 Jan
Til-gul exchange ('til-gul ghya, god god bola')
Uttarāyaṇa (Guj)
Tue, 14 Jan
International kite festival
Bathukamma
Sun, 24 Aug
Floral-stack festival of women
Lakṣmī Pūjā (Bengali)
Tue, 7 Oct
Bengali Lakṣmī worship on Sharad Purnima
Jagaddhātrī Pūjā
Fri, 31 Oct
Worship of Goddess Jagaddhātrī
Rāsa Pūrṇimā
Wed, 5 Nov
Kṛṣṇa's rāsa-līlā with the gopīs
Regional (Diwali start, Mah) 1
Vasubāras
Fri, 17 Oct
Worship of cow & calf; Marathi Diwali begins
Regional / Harvest 4
Lohṛī
Mon, 13 Jan
Bonfire harvest festival of Punjab
Poush Parbon
Tue, 14 Jan
Bengali harvest; pithe-puli sweets
Pola
Sat, 23 Aug
Worship of bullocks/oxen by farmers
Nuākhāī
Thu, 28 Aug
New-rice harvest thanksgiving
Regional New Year 8
Cheti Chand
Sun, 30 Mar
Sindhi New Year; birth of Jhulelal
Poḥela Boiśākh
Mon, 14 Apr
Bengali New Year (Noboborsho)
Puthāṇḍu
Mon, 14 Apr
Tamil New Year
Viṣu
Mon, 14 Apr
Malayali astronomical New Year
Maha Vishuva Saṅkrānti
Mon, 14 Apr
Odia New Year
Jur Sital
Mon, 14 Apr
Maithili New Year
Vishu (Kerala)
Mon, 14 Apr
Malayali New Year; first-sight ritual
Nūtana Varṣa (Guj)
Wed, 22 Oct
Gujarati New Year (day after Diwali)
Regional New Year / Harvest 2
Vaiśākhī
Mon, 14 Apr
Punjabi harvest & Sikh Khalsa founding day (1699)
Bohāg Bihu
Mon, 14 Apr
Assamese New Year & spring harvest
Regional Observance 1
Kārtīka Māsa (Karn/AP)
Mon, 22 Sep
Holy Kārttika; Monday Śiva-vrata; lamp-lighting
Saint Jayantī 14
Ravidās Jayantī
Wed, 12 Feb
Birth of the Bhakti saint
Dayānanda Jayantī
Sun, 23 Feb
Birth of the Ārya Samāj founder
Rāmakṛṣṇa Jayantī
Sat, 1 Mar
Birth of the Bengali mystic
Caitanya Jayantī
Fri, 14 Mar
Birth of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava saint
Vallabha Jayantī
Thu, 24 Apr
Birth of the Śuddhādvaita / Puṣṭimārga ācārya
Ādi Śaṅkara Jayantī
Fri, 2 May
Birth of the Advaita ācārya
Sūrdās Jayantī
Fri, 2 May
Birth of the Braj-bhakti poet
Kabīr Jayantī
Wed, 11 Jun
Birth of the Nirguṇa saint-poet
Tulsīdās Jayantī
Thu, 31 Jul
Birth of the Rāmcaritmānas author
Madhva Jayantī
Thu, 2 Oct
Birth of the Dvaita ācārya
Vālmīki Jayantī
Tue, 7 Oct
Birth of Ādikavi Vālmīki (Rāmāyaṇa author)
Mīrābāī Jayantī
Tue, 7 Oct
Birth of the Kṛṣṇa-bhakti saint-poetess
Nimbārka Jayantī
Wed, 5 Nov
Birth of the Dvaitādvaita ācārya
Guru Nānak Jayantī
Wed, 5 Nov
Birth of the first Sikh Guru
Saint Jayantī (Jain) 1
Mahāvīra Jayantī
Thu, 10 Apr
Birth of the 24th Tīrthaṅkara
Saṅkrānti (Solar) 12
Makara Saṅkrānti
Tue, 14 Jan
Sun turns north (uttarāyaṇa); most celebrated saṅkrānti
Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Thu, 13 Feb
Sun enters Aquarius; Māgha-melā/Kumbha bathing period
Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sat, 15 Mar
Sun enters Pisces; end of solar year approaching
Meṣa Saṅkrānti
Mon, 14 Apr
Solar New Year; start of solar calendar
Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Thu, 15 May
Sun enters Taurus
Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun, 15 Jun
Sun enters Gemini; Odisha's Raja (earth's menses) festival
Karka Saṅkrānti
Wed, 16 Jul
Sun turns south (dakṣiṇāyana); 'night of the devas'
Siṃha Saṅkrānti
Sun, 17 Aug
Sun enters Leo; Kerala's Chingam/Onam month
Kanyā Saṅkrānti
Wed, 17 Sep
Sun enters Virgo; Viśvakarmā Pūjā (artisans)
Tulā Saṅkrānti
Fri, 17 Oct
Sun enters Libra; Odisha Garbhana Sankranti, Kati Bihu
Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun, 16 Nov
Sun enters Scorpio; Ayyappa Maṇḍala-vrata begins
Dhanu Saṅkrānti
Tue, 16 Dec
Sun enters Sagittarius; holy Dhanurmāsa (Margazhi) begins
Saṅkrānti / Solar 1
Makara Saṅkrānti
Tue, 14 Jan
Sun's northward journey (uttarāyaṇa) begins; harvest thanksgiving
Vrata (5-day) 1
Bhīṣma Pañcaka
Sun, 2 Nov
Five-day fast concluding Kārttika (Bhīṣma's homage)
Vrata (month-long) 4
Māgha Vrata
Tue, 31 Dec
Holy month of cold-dawn sacred bathing
Vaiśākha Vrata
Sat, 29 Mar
Holy month of dawn bathing & water-charity (jala-dāna)
Kārttika Vrata
Mon, 22 Sep
Holiest lunar month; dawn river-bath, lamp-offering
Dhanurmāsa Vrata
Tue, 16 Dec
Pre-dawn Tiruppāvai / Tiruvempāvai recitation
Vrata (recurring) 89
Gurū (Thursday) Vrata
Every Thursday (52× in 2025)
Thursday vrata for Guru/Viṣṇu & wisdom
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Fri, 3 Jan
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Śukravāra (Friday) Vrata
Every Friday (52× in 2025)
Friday vrata for wealth & contentment
Śani (Saturday) Vrata
Every Saturday (52× in 2025)
Saturday fasting to propitiate Śani
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Sun, 5 Jan
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Ravivāra (Sunday) Vrata
Every Sunday (52× in 2025)
Sunday vrata for the Sun; health & vitality
Soma Pradoṣa / Monday vrata
Every Monday (52× in 2025)
Monday fasting for Śiva
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sat, 11 Jan
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Mon, 13 Jan
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Wed, 22 Jan
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Mon, 27 Jan
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Wed, 29 Jan
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Sat, 1 Feb
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Tue, 4 Feb
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sun, 9 Feb
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Wed, 12 Feb
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Fri, 21 Feb
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Tue, 25 Feb
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Thu, 27 Feb
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Mon, 3 Mar
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Wed, 5 Mar
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Tue, 11 Mar
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Fri, 14 Mar
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Sat, 22 Mar
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Thu, 27 Mar
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Sat, 29 Mar
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Tue, 1 Apr
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Thu, 3 Apr
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Thu, 10 Apr
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Sat, 12 Apr
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Mon, 21 Apr
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Fri, 25 Apr
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Sun, 27 Apr
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Thu, 1 May
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Sat, 3 May
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Fri, 9 May
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Mon, 12 May
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Tue, 20 May
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sat, 24 May
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Tue, 27 May
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Fri, 30 May
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Sun, 1 Jun
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sun, 8 Jun
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Wed, 11 Jun
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Thu, 19 Jun
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Mon, 23 Jun
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Wed, 25 Jun
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Sat, 28 Jun
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Tue, 1 Jul
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Tue, 8 Jul
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Thu, 10 Jul
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Fri, 18 Jul
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Tue, 22 Jul
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Thu, 24 Jul
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Mon, 28 Jul
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Wed, 30 Jul
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Wed, 6 Aug
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Sat, 9 Aug
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Sat, 16 Aug
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Wed, 20 Aug
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Sat, 23 Aug
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Wed, 27 Aug
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Fri, 29 Aug
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Fri, 5 Sep
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Sun, 7 Sep
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Sun, 14 Sep
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Fri, 19 Sep
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Sun, 21 Sep
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Thu, 25 Sep
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Sun, 28 Sep
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sat, 4 Oct
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Tue, 7 Oct
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Tue, 14 Oct
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Sat, 18 Oct
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Tue, 21 Oct
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Sat, 25 Oct
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Mon, 27 Oct
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Mon, 3 Nov
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Wed, 5 Nov
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Wed, 12 Nov
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Mon, 17 Nov
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Thu, 20 Nov
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)
Mon, 24 Nov
Monthly bright-fortnight Gaṇeśa worship
Ṣaṣṭhī Vrata
Wed, 26 Nov
Monthly Murugan/Skanda vrata
Pradoṣa Vrata
Tue, 2 Dec
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Pūrṇimā Vrata
Fri, 5 Dec
Full-moon fast; Satyanārāyaṇa kathā commonly performed
Aṣṭamī (Kālāṣṭamī)
Fri, 12 Dec
Monthly worship of Kāla Bhairava
Pradoṣa Vrata
Wed, 17 Dec
Twilight Śiva worship on both Trayodaśīs each month
Amāvāsyā / Darśa
Fri, 19 Dec
New-moon ancestral tarpaṇa & vrata
Vrata / Solar 1
Ayyappa Maṇḍala Pūjā
Sun, 16 Nov
41-day austerity culminating at Sabarimala
Weekday-Tithi Yoga 60
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī
Sun, 5 Jan
Ṣaṣṭhī on Sunday — Sūrya-Skanda worship
Bhaumāṣṭamī / Maṅgalāṣṭamī
Tue, 7 Jan
Aṣṭamī on Tuesday — fierce Goddess/Bhairava worship
Soma Pūrṇimā
Mon, 13 Jan
Full moon on Monday — Candra & Śiva strongly favoured
Budhāṣṭamī
Wed, 22 Jan
Aṣṭamī on Wednesday — special vrata for sin-removal & wishes
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 27 Jan
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Budhāṣṭamī
Wed, 5 Feb
Aṣṭamī on Wednesday — special vrata for sin-removal & wishes
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 10 Feb
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Budha Pradoṣa
Wed, 26 Feb
Pradoṣa on Wednesday — for fulfilment of all desires
Bhauma / Maṅgala Dvādaśī
Tue, 11 Mar
Dvādaśī on Tuesday — pāraṇā with Hanumān worship
Budha Pradoṣa
Wed, 12 Mar
Pradoṣa on Wednesday — for fulfilment of all desires
Guru Pradoṣa
Thu, 27 Mar
Pradoṣa on Thursday — destroys enemies, grants merit
Śanaiścarī Amāvāsyā
Sat, 29 Mar
New moon on Saturday — most potent for Śani-śānti & pitṛ-tarpaṇa
Vināyakī Aṅgāraka
Tue, 1 Apr
Bright-fortnight Caturthī on Tuesday — auspicious Gaṇeśa yoga
Guru Pradoṣa
Thu, 10 Apr
Pradoṣa on Thursday — destroys enemies, grants merit
Śani Pradoṣa
Sat, 26 Apr
Pradoṣa on Saturday — for progeny & removal of Śani affliction
Śani Trayodaśī
Sat, 26 Apr
Trayodaśī on Saturday — Śiva worship counters Śani-doṣa
Bhānuvatī / Sūrya Amāvāsyā
Sun, 27 Apr
New moon on Sunday — Sūrya & ancestor propitiation
Bhānu / Ratha Saptamī
Sun, 4 May
Saptamī on Sunday — supremely meritorious Sun worship
Mahānavamī (Tue/Sun)
Tue, 6 May
Navamī on a fierce-planet day — heightened Devī worship
Śani Pradoṣa
Sat, 10 May
Pradoṣa on Saturday — for progeny & removal of Śani affliction
Śani Trayodaśī
Sat, 10 May
Trayodaśī on Saturday — Śiva worship counters Śani-doṣa
Soma Pūrṇimā
Mon, 12 May
Full moon on Monday — Candra & Śiva strongly favoured
Bhaumāṣṭamī / Maṅgalāṣṭamī
Tue, 20 May
Aṣṭamī on Tuesday — fierce Goddess/Bhairava worship
Ravi Pradoṣa
Sun, 25 May
Pradoṣa on Sunday — for longevity & good health
Bhaumavatī Amāvāsyā
Tue, 27 May
New moon on Tuesday — for relief from ṛṇa (debt) & Maṅgala-doṣa
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī
Sun, 1 Jun
Ṣaṣṭhī on Sunday — Sūrya-Skanda worship
Bhaumāṣṭamī / Maṅgalāṣṭamī
Tue, 3 Jun
Aṣṭamī on Tuesday — fierce Goddess/Bhairava worship
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 9 Jun
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 23 Jun
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Tue)
Tue, 1 Jul
Ṣaṣṭhī on Tuesday — Murugan (warrior) worship intensified
Bhauma Pradoṣa
Tue, 8 Jul
Pradoṣa on Tuesday — for health, freedom from debt & disease
Guru Pūrṇimā (Thu yoga)
Thu, 10 Jul
Full moon on Thursday — Guru's day; ideal for dīkṣā
Guru Pradoṣa
Thu, 7 Aug
Pradoṣa on Thursday — destroys enemies, grants merit
Maṅgala Tṛtīyā
Tue, 12 Aug
Tṛtīyā on Tuesday — Gaurī worship for marital welfare
Guru Pradoṣa
Thu, 21 Aug
Pradoṣa on Thursday — destroys enemies, grants merit
Śanaiścarī Amāvāsyā
Sat, 23 Aug
New moon on Saturday — most potent for Śani-śānti & pitṛ-tarpaṇa
Maṅgala Tṛtīyā
Tue, 26 Aug
Tṛtīyā on Tuesday — Gaurī worship for marital welfare
Ravi-Aṣṭamī
Sun, 31 Aug
Aṣṭamī on Sunday — combined Sun-Śakti potency
Bhṛgu / Śukra Pradoṣa
Fri, 5 Sep
Pradoṣa on Friday — for wealth & marital happiness
Ravi-Aṣṭamī
Sun, 14 Sep
Aṣṭamī on Sunday — combined Sun-Śakti potency
Bhṛgu / Śukra Pradoṣa
Fri, 19 Sep
Pradoṣa on Friday — for wealth & marital happiness
Bhānuvatī / Sūrya Amāvāsyā
Sun, 21 Sep
New moon on Sunday — Sūrya & ancestor propitiation
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī
Sun, 28 Sep
Ṣaṣṭhī on Sunday — Sūrya-Skanda worship
Bhaumāṣṭamī / Maṅgalāṣṭamī
Tue, 30 Sep
Aṣṭamī on Tuesday — fierce Goddess/Bhairava worship
Ravi Pradoṣa
Sun, 5 Oct
Pradoṣa on Sunday — for longevity & good health
Bhaumāṣṭamī / Maṅgalāṣṭamī
Tue, 14 Oct
Aṣṭamī on Tuesday — fierce Goddess/Bhairava worship
Ravi Pradoṣa
Sun, 19 Oct
Pradoṣa on Sunday — for longevity & good health
Bhaumavatī Amāvāsyā
Tue, 21 Oct
New moon on Tuesday — for relief from ṛṇa (debt) & Maṅgala-doṣa
Nāga / Ravi Pañcamī
Sun, 26 Oct
Pañcamī on Sunday — penitential & purificatory
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Tue)
Tue, 28 Oct
Ṣaṣṭhī on Tuesday — Murugan (warrior) worship intensified
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 3 Nov
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Budhāṣṭamī
Wed, 12 Nov
Aṣṭamī on Wednesday — special vrata for sin-removal & wishes
Soma Pradoṣa
Mon, 17 Nov
Pradoṣa on Monday — for wish-fulfilment & peace
Bhauma Pradoṣa
Tue, 18 Nov
Pradoṣa on Tuesday — for health, freedom from debt & disease
Bhauma / Maṅgala Dvādaśī
Tue, 2 Dec
Dvādaśī on Tuesday — pāraṇā with Hanumān worship
Budha Pradoṣa
Wed, 3 Dec
Pradoṣa on Wednesday — for fulfilment of all desires
Budha Pradoṣa
Wed, 17 Dec
Pradoṣa on Wednesday — for fulfilment of all desires
Śanaiścarī Amāvāsyā
Sat, 20 Dec
New moon on Saturday — most potent for Śani-śānti & pitṛ-tarpaṇa
Maṅgala Tṛtīyā
Tue, 23 Dec
Tṛtīyā on Tuesday — Gaurī worship for marital welfare
Ravi-Aṣṭamī
Sun, 28 Dec
Aṣṭamī on Sunday — combined Sun-Śakti potency
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Haryālī Tīj
Sun, 27 Jul
The green Tīj of Śrāvaṇa — Pārvatī's union with Śiva.
Maṅgala Gaurī Vrata
Tue, 29 Jul
The Tuesdays of Śrāvaṇa — Gaurī honored by the married woman.
Maṅgala Gaurī Vrata
Tue, 5 Aug
The Tuesdays of Śrāvaṇa — Gaurī honored by the married woman.
Fri, 8 Aug
The vrata of the boon-granting Mother, on the Friday before Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā.
Maṅgala Gaurī Vrata
Tue, 12 Aug
The Tuesdays of Śrāvaṇa — Gaurī honored by the married woman.
Kajarī Tīj
Tue, 12 Aug
The dark-fortnight Tīj — sung in for the monsoon and the household.
Maṅgala Gaurī Vrata
Tue, 19 Aug
The Tuesdays of Śrāvaṇa — Gaurī honored by the married woman.