సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
మార్గశిరం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
Festivals & vratas
Observances from Thu 16 Dec
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.
కాలభైరవ జయంతిKalabhairav Jayanti
మార్గశిరం · Krishna · Birth of Lord Kalabhairava — fierce form of Shiva, guardian of Kashi
Night puja · Bhairav ashtami fast
సఫల ఏకాదశిSaphala Ekadashi
మార్గశిరం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
మార్గశిరం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
మార్గశిరం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
మార్గశిరం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
స్కంద షష్ఠిSkanda Sashti
పుష్యం · Shukla · Monthly Shukla Shashthi worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda/Kartikeya). The principal Skanda Sashti is Kartika Shukla Shashthi (Kanda Sashti).
Murugan puja · Vel worship
బనద అష్టమిBanada Ashtami
పుష్యం · Shukla · Shakambhari Navratri observance — Goddess Shakambhari worship
పుష్య పుత్రద ఏకాదశిPausha Putrada Ekadashi
పుష్యం · Shukla · Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
పుష్యం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
పుష్య పూర్ణిమPausha Purnima
పుష్యం · Shukla · Sacred bathing day — start of month-long Magha mela bathing
శాకంభరీ పూర్ణిమShakambhari Purnima
పుష్యం · Shukla · End of Shakambari Navratri — Goddess Shakambhari (vegetable goddess) worship
పూర్ణిమPurnima
పుష్యం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
పుష్యం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
మకర సంక్రాంతి (పొంగల్)Makar Sankranti (Pongal)
Harvest festival marking Sun's northward journey
షట్తిల ఏకాదశిShattila Ekadashi
పుష్యం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
పుష్యం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
పుష్యం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
పుష్యం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
మాఘ గుప్త నవరాత్రి ప్రారంభంMagha Gupta Navratri Begins
మాఘం · Shukla · Start of Magha Gupta Navratri — hidden Navratri for Tantric practice
గణేశ జయంతిGanesh Jayanti (Maghi Ganpati)
మాఘం · Shukla · Magha Shukla Chaturthi — birth of Ganesha in the Marathi tradition
Ganesh puja · Til (sesame) offering · Ashtavinayaka darshan
వసంత పంచమి (శ్రీ పంచమి)Vasant Panchami (Shri Panchami)
మాఘం · Shukla · Arrival of spring — Goddess Saraswati worship; yellow-clad celebrations
Saraswati puja · Yellow clothes worn · Books/instruments worshipped · Kite flying in Punjab
రథ సప్తమిRatha Saptami
మాఘం · Shukla · Sun god's chariot turns northward — Surya's seven-horse chariot worship
Surya puja · Ayilyam leaves bath · 108 Surya Namaskara
భీష్మ అష్టమిBhishma Ashtami
మాఘం · Shukla · Death anniversary of Bhishma Pitamaha — tarpan offered for paternal lineage
Bhishma tarpan · Pitru shraddha
మధ్వ నవమిMadhva Navami
మాఘం · Shukla · Magha Shukla Navami — the day Sri Madhvacharya entered Badari
Sarvamoola parayana · Madhva sampradaya puja
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
మాఘం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాఘ పూర్ణిమMagha Purnima
మాఘం · Shukla · Most sacred bathing day of Magha mela — charity and fast
Sangam snan · Charity · Lamp offering
థై పూసంThai Pusam
మాఘం · Shukla · Worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda) — Kavadi festival
Kavadi Attam · Vel worship · Piercing rituals
పూర్ణిమPurnima
మాఘం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సకట్ చౌథ్ (సంకష్టి)Sakat Chauth (Sankashti)
మాఘం · Krishna · Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — Tilkuta (sesame-jaggery) offered
Moonrise-time Ganesha puja · Fasting until moonrise · Sesame-jaggery offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
మాఘం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
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 →