Festivals & vratas
Observances from Fri 9 Oct
Scoped to the Andhra & Telangana tradition. Days observed in other regions stay in the list, dimmed and labelled — you should be able to see your neighbours’ holiday without mistaking it for your own.
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Auspicious time for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja
నవరాత్రి ఘటస్థాపనNavaratri Ghatasthapana
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Sharad Navaratri Day 1 — Worship of Maa Shailputri; Kalash installation
Kalash sthapana · Fasting begins · Akhand Jyot
నవరాత్రి ద్వితీయNavaratri Dwitiya
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 2 — Worship of Maa Brahmacharini
నవరాత్రి తృతీయNavaratri Tritiya
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 3 — Worship of Maa Chandraghanta
నవరాత్రి చతుర్థిNavaratri Chaturthi
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 4 — Worship of Maa Kushmanda
నవరాత్రి పంచమిNavaratri Panchami
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 5 — Worship of Maa Skandamata
ఉపాంగ లలిత వ్రతంUpang Lalita Vrat
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Worship of Goddess Lalita Devi on Navaratri Day 5
నవరాత్రి షష్ఠిNavaratri Shashthi
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 6 — Worship of Maa Katyayani
నవరాత్రి సప్తమిNavaratri Saptami
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 7 — Worship of Maa Kaalratri
దుర్గాష్టమి (మహాష్టమి)Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 8 — Worship of Maa Mahagauri
Durga puja · Kumari puja · Sandhi puja at Ashtami-Navami junction
సద్దుల బతుకమ్మSaddula Bathukamma
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Final and grandest day of Bathukamma — Ashwina Shukla Ashtami
Saddula offering · Immersion in water
ఆయుధ పూజDurgashtami Ayudha Puja
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Worship of tools, implements and vehicles during Navaratri
Tool and vehicle puja · Saraswati puja · Workplace worship
మహా నవమిMaha Navami
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Navaratri Day 9 — Worship of Maa Siddhidatri
Durga worship · Ayudha puja · Kanya Pujan
విజయ దశమి (దసరా)Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Victory of good over evil — Rama's victory over Ravana
Ravana effigy burning · Shami tree worship · Shaastra puja
పాపాంకుశ ఏకాదశిPapankusha Ekadashi
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
శరద్ పూర్ణిమSharad Purnima
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Full harvest moon — Goddess Lakshmi descends; Kheer left in moonlight
Moonlight kheer offering · River bathing
వాల్మీకి జయంతిValmiki Jayanti
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki — author of Ramayana
Valmiki puja · Ramayan recitation
కోజాగర పూజKojagara Puja
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Night vigil for Lakshmi worship — 'Who is awake?' (Ko Jagara)
పూర్ణిమPurnima
ఆశ్వయుజం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
అట్ల తద్దిAtla Tadde
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Telugu married women's fast for the husband's longevity — moonrise puja, atlu (dosas) offered
Fast until moonrise · Gauri puja · Atlu offering to 10 women
కర్వా చౌథ్Karwa Chauth
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husband's long life
Sunrise-to-moonrise fast · Moon sighting through sieve
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
జీవిత్పుత్రిక వ్రతం (జితియ)Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Mothers observe nirjala (waterless) fast for children's well-being
Nirjala fast · Jivitputrika story recitation
గోవత్స ద్వాదశిGovatsa Dwadashi (Vasu Baras)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · First day of the Diwali sequence — cow and calf worship; Vasu Baras (mr), Vagh Baras (gu)
Cow and calf puja · Wheat and milk products avoided
ధనత్రయోదశి (ధంతేరస్)Dhanteras (Dhanatrayodashi)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Festival of wealth and health — Lakshmi and Dhanvantari worship
Gold/silver/utensil purchase · Lakshmi puja · Yama Deepak outside home
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
నరక చతుర్దశి (చిన్న దీపావళి)Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Celebration of Krishna's victory over demon Narakasura
Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise · Lamps lit
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
దీపావళి (లక్ష్మీ పూజ)Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · Festival of Lights — Lakshmi-Ganesha puja performed in Pradosh Kala on Amavasya
Lakshmi-Ganesha puja · Fireworks · Diyas · Sweets exchange · Gambling tradition
అమావాస్యAmavasya
ఆశ్వయుజం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
గోవర్ధన పూజGovardhan Puja
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Worship of Govardhan Hill — Krishna lifted it to protect Braj from Indra's wrath
Annakut (mountain of food offered) · Cow worship
బలి ప్రతిపదBali Pratipada
కార్తీకం · Shukla · King Bali's return from netherworld; New Year in some regions
భాయీ దూజ్ (యమ ద్వితీయ)Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Sister-brother bond celebration — Yama visits sister Yamuna
Tilak ceremony · Sister's prayers for brother · Gift exchange
కార్తీక సోమవారంKarthika Somavaram
కార్తీకం · Monday of Kartika masa — fasting and Shiva worship; deepam lit at dusk
Fast until evening · Shiva abhishekam · Kartika deepam
కర్వా చౌథ్ (కార్తీక)Karva Chauth (Kartik)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Regional variant: some communities observe Karva Chauth in Kartika Shukla
నాగుల చవితిNagula Chavithi
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Kartika Shukla Chaturthi — serpent (Naga) worship at anthills and temples
Anthill milk offering · Naga pratishtha puja
లాభ పంచమిLabh Pancham
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Kartik Sud Pancham — first working day of the Gujarati new year; new ledgers opened
Shop and business reopening · Chopda (ledger) puja · Shubh-Labh written
ఛట్ పూజChhath Puja
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Four-day Sun god (Chhathi Maiya/Surya) worship — one of the most rigorous Hindu festivals
Nahay-Khay · Kharna · Sandhya Arghya to setting Sun · Usha Arghya to rising Sun
స్కంద షష్ఠి (కంద షష్ఠి)Skanda Sashti (Kanda Sashti)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Six-day fast culminating in Lord Murugan's victory over demon Soorapadman (Soorasamharam)
6-day fast · Kavadi · Vel worship · Soorasamharam re-enactment
జలారాం బాపా జయంతిJalaram Bapa Jayanti
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Birth of Jalaram Bapa of Virpur — Kartik Sud Satam
Annakshetra / annadana · Virpur darshan
గోపాష్టమిGopashtami
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Krishna formally becomes a cowherd; cow and cowherd worship
అక్షయ నవమి (ఆమల నవమి)Akshaya Navami (Amla Navami)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Worship of Amla (Indian gooseberry) tree — Vishnu resides in it this day
Amla tree circumambulation · Food cooked under tree
కార్తీక సోమవారంKarthika Somavaram
కార్తీకం · Monday of Kartika masa — fasting and Shiva worship; deepam lit at dusk
Fast until evening · Shiva abhishekam · Kartika deepam
కంస వధKansa Vadh
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Commemoration of Krishna slaying the demon king Kansa
దేవ ఉత్థాన ఏకాదశి (ప్రబోధిని)Devutthana Ekadashi (Prabodhini)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Lord Vishnu wakes from cosmic sleep — end of Chaturmas; auspicious season begins
Fasting · End of Chaturmas · Tulsi Vivah performed · Weddings resume
దేవ ఉత్థాన ఏకాదశిDevutthana Ekadashi
కార్తీకం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
తులసీ వివాహంTulasi Vivah
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi plant with Lord Vishnu (Shaligram)
Tulasi-Shaligram puja · Wedding rituals · Sugarcane canopy
క్షీరాబ్ది ద్వాదశిKsheerabdi Dwadasi (Uttana Dwadashi)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Churning of the milk ocean; Vishnu rises from yoga nidra — Tulasi-Damodara puja with lamps
Tulasi puja with lamps · Usiri (amla) branch placed with Tulasi
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
కార్తీక పూర్ణిమ / దేవ్ దీపావళిKartik Purnima / Dev Diwali
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Gods celebrate Diwali — Tripura Nasini (Shiva destroys Tripura); grand lamp festival at Varanasi ghats
River bathing at Varanasi · Diyas on river · Boat puja · Pushkar Fair
పూర్ణిమPurnima
కార్తీకం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
కార్తీక సోమవారంKarthika Somavaram
కార్తీకం · Monday of Kartika masa — fasting and Shiva worship; deepam lit at dusk
Fast until evening · Shiva abhishekam · Kartika deepam
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
కార్తీకం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
కార్తీక సోమవారంKarthika Somavaram
కార్తీకం · Monday of Kartika masa — fasting and Shiva worship; deepam lit at dusk
Fast until evening · Shiva abhishekam · Kartika deepam
అహోయి అష్టమిAhoi Ashtami
కార్తీకం · Krishna · Mothers fast from sunrise to starrise for children's well-being
Starrise-time puja · Ahoi Mata story recitation
Every entry is derived from the tithi prevailing at sunrise in Hyderabad, under amanta months. Where a tithi straddles two civil days the observance rule — not the calendar — decides which day it falls on, and that rule is exactly what differs between traditions. How regions differ →