Festivals & vratas
Observances from Mon 25 May
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 (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Auspicious time for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Auspicious time for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja
మహేశ నవమిMahesh Navami
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Worship of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
గంగా దసరాGanga Dussehra
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Descent of Ganga to Earth — 10 sins washed away
Ganga bathing · Charity of 10 items
గాయత్రీ జయంతి (జ్యేష్ఠ శుక్ల)Gayatri Jayanti (Jyeshtha Shukla)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Minority tradition: Gayatri Jayanti on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
నిర్జల ఏకాదశిNirjala Ekadashi
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
వట పూర్ణిమVat Purnima
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Married women fast and tie thread around Banyan tree for husband's longevity
Banyan tree puja · Savitri-Satyavan story recitation
పూర్ణిమPurnima
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
యోగినీ ఏకాదశిYogini Ekadashi
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
వట సావిత్రి వ్రతంVat Savitri Vrat
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Married women fast for husband's well-being; Banyan tree circumambulation
Banyan tree puja · Savitri-Satyavan story recitation
శని జయంతిShani Jayanti
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Birth anniversary of Lord Shani (Saturn)
Shani puja · Sesame oil lamp offering
అమావాస్యAmavasya
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
జగన్నాథ రథయాత్రJagannath Rathyatra
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Annual chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
Chariot procession · Mahaprasad
దేవశయని ఏకాదశిDevshayani Ekadashi
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
గౌరీ వ్రతం ప్రారంభంGauri Vrat Begins
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Five-day vrat by unmarried Gujarati girls for a good husband — to Ashadha Purnima
Javara sowing · Salt-free diet · Gauri puja
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 →