సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
జ్యేష్ఠం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
Festivals & vratas
Observances from Wed 23 Jun
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.
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
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
జయ పార్వతి వ్రతం ప్రారంభంJaya Parvati Vrat Begins
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Five-day Parvati vrat observed in Gujarat, concluding on Ashadha Krishna Tritiya
Jayaparvati puja · Night vigil on the last day
గురు పూర్ణిమGuru Purnima
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Day to honour spiritual and academic teachers; Vyasa Puja
Guru worship · Guru Dakshina · Prayers
వ్యాస పూజVyasa Puja
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Birth anniversary of Sage Veda Vyasa — compiler of Vedas and Puranas
కోకిల వ్రతంKokila Vrat
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Women fast for a happy married life
పూర్ణిమPurnima
ఆషాఢం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
ఆషాఢం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
కామిక ఏకాదశిKamika Ekadashi
ఆషాఢం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
ఆషాఢం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
ఆషాఢం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
ఆషాఢం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
భీమన అమావాస్యBheemana Amavasye
ఆషాఢం · Krishna · Ashadha Amavasya — Kannada women's vrata (Jyoti Bhimeshwara) for husband's and brother's long life
Twin-lamp (kandarpa) puja · Bhandara thread tied
మంగళ గౌరీ వ్రతంMangala Gowri Vrata
శ్రావణం · Shravana Tuesdays — newly married women worship Gowri for marital wellbeing
Gowri puja · Sixteen-item offering · Vrata katha
హరియాలి తీజ్Hariyali Teej
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Monsoon festival of greenery, swings and marital happiness
Swing games · Songs of Teej · Shiva-Parvati puja
నాగ పంచమిNag Panchami
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Serpent deity worship — milk and flowers offered to snake idols
Snake worship · Milk offering
కల్కి జయంతిKalki Jayanti
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Anticipated birth anniversary of Kalki — the tenth and future avatar of Vishnu
మంగళ గౌరీ వ్రతంMangala Gowri Vrata
శ్రావణం · Shravana Tuesdays — newly married women worship Gowri for marital wellbeing
Gowri puja · Sixteen-item offering · Vrata katha
శ్రావణ పుత్రద ఏకాదశిShravana Putrada Ekadashi
శ్రావణం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
వరలక్ష్మీ వ్రతంVaralakshmi Vratam
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Worship of Goddess Varalakshmi for wealth and prosperity — observed on the Friday nearest to (and before) Shravana Purnima
Lakshmi puja · Kalasha worship · New saree offered
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
రక్షా బంధన్Raksha Bandhan
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Festival celebrating the brother-sister bond
Rakhi tying · Sister's prayers for brother · Gift exchange
గాయత్రీ జయంతిGayatri Jayanti
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Manifestation anniversary of Goddess Gayatri (Vedmata)
హయగ్రీవ జయంతిHayagriva Jayanti
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Birth anniversary of Hayagriva — the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu
Hayagriva puja · Vedic recitation
నారాళి పూర్ణిమNarali Purnima
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Coconut offering to sea god — start of fishing season
శ్రావణ పూర్ణిమShravana Purnima
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Full moon of Shravana — Avani Avittam (Upakarma) in South India
Upakarma · Sacred thread change
పూర్ణిమPurnima
శ్రావణం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
మంగళ గౌరీ వ్రతంMangala Gowri Vrata
శ్రావణం · Shravana Tuesdays — newly married women worship Gowri for marital wellbeing
Gowri puja · Sixteen-item offering · Vrata katha
ఓణం (సింహ సంక్రాంతి)Onam (Simha Sankranti)
Kerala harvest festival — Thiruvonam
రాఘవేంద్ర స్వామి ఆరాధనRaghavendra Swamy Aradhane
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Aradhana of Sri Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam — Shravana Bahula Dwitiya
Mantralayam pilgrimage · Brindavana puja · Annadana
కజరి తీజ్Kajari Teej
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Third Teej of the season — Shiva-Parvati worship
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
బోల్ చౌత్Bol Choth
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Shravana Vad Choth — Gujarati women's vrat; wheat and milk products avoided
Bahuchara Mata puja · Cow and calf worship
నాగ పంచమి (గుజరాత్)Nag Pancham (Gujarat)
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Gujarati Nag Pancham — Shravana Vad Pancham, a fortnight after the pan-India Nag Panchami
Naga puja · Milk offering
రంధన్ ఛఠ్Randhan Chhath
శ్రావణం · Krishna · Cooking day before Shitala Satam — all of the next day's food is prepared in advance
Day's cooking done in advance · Stove worshipped and left unlit next day
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 →