Swami Sivananda's "Hindu Fasts and Festivals" and Swami Krishnananda's "Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals" have detailed descriptions of the festivals listed here. Click here for ordering details. This Spiritual Calendar is for worships held at the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India. Some of the dates may not necessarily hold true for other parts of the world.
Note: When two dates are mentioned for any occasion, it means that the particular tithi occurs both on the first day evening and the next day morning.
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
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8 |
Ekadasi | 6 |
Ekadasi |
7 |
Ekadasi |
9 |
Pradosha Puja | 7 |
Pradosha Puja | 9 |
Pradosha Puja |
11 |
Amavasya | 9/10 |
Amavasya | 10 |
Sri Maha Sivaratri |
14 |
Makara Sankranti; Uttarayana Punyakala (12:55 P.M.) | 15 | Vasanta Panchami | 11 |
Somavati Amavasya |
| 22 | Ekadasi | 17 | Ratha Saptami |
23 |
Ekadasi |
| 24 | Pradosha Puja | 18 | Bhishma Ashtami |
24 |
Pradosha Puja |
26/27 |
Purnima | 19 | Madhva Navami |
26/27 |
Purnima |
| 21 | Ekadasi | 27 | Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Jayanti | ||
| 23 | Pradosha Puja | 28 | Holi | ||
| 25 | Purnima | ||||
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APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
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6 |
Ekadasi | 5 | Ekadasi | 1 | Anniversary of Sannyasa Diksha of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
7 |
Pradosha Puja | 7 | Pradosha Puja | 4 |
Ekadasi |
9/10 |
Amavasya | 9 |
Amavasya | 5 |
Pradosha Puja |
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11 |
Ugadi; Lunar New Year's Day; Vasanta Navaratri begins | 12 |
Sri Parasurama Jayanthi | 8 |
Amavasya |
14 |
Mesha Sankranti (2:58 A.M.); | 13 |
Akshaya Tritiya | 18 |
Ganga Dussehra |
19 |
Sri Rama Navami | 15 |
Sri Adi-Sankaracharya Jayanthi | 19 |
Ekadasi (Nirjala) |
| 21 | Ekadasi | 16 |
Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi | 21 |
Pradosha Puja |
| 23 | Pradosha Puja; Vardhamana Mahavira Jayanthi | 17 |
Sri Ganga Saptami | 22/23 |
Purnima |
| 25 | Chaitra Purnima; Sri Hanuman Jayanthi | 21 |
Ekadasi | ||
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26 |
Lunar Eclipse (Partial - 1:22 A.M. to 1:53 A.M.) |
22 |
Pradosha Puja | ||
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23 |
Sri Narasimha Jayanthi | |||
| 24 | Sri Kurma Jayanthi | ||||
| 24/25 | Purnima | ||||
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25 |
Sri Buddha Jayanthi | |||
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JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
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3 |
Ekadasi | 2 |
Ekadasi |
1 |
Ekadasi |
5 |
Pradosha Puja |
4 |
Pradosha Puja | 2 | Pradosha Puja |
7/8 |
Amavasya | 6 |
Amavasya |
3 |
5th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj |
8 |
Somavati Amavasya | 11 |
Sri Naga Panchami | 5 |
Amavasya |
17 |
Dakshinayana begins (2:25 AM) | 13 |
Sri Goswami Tulasidas Jayanthi | 8 | 126th Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
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19 |
Ekadasi (Hari Sayani) | 17 |
Ekadasi | 9 | Sri Ganesha Chaturthi |
20 |
Pradosha Puja; Sri Vamana Puja; Chaturmasya Vrata begins |
18 |
Pradosha Puja | 10 |
Rishi Panchami |
22 |
Purnima; Sri Guru Purnima; Sri Vyasa Puja; Sri Guru Puja | 20 |
Upakarma; Raksha Bandhan | 12 |
Sri Radha Ashtami |
31 |
50th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj | 20/21 |
Purnima | 15 |
Ekadasi |
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28 |
Sri Krishna Jayanti | 16 |
Sri Vamana Jayanti | ||
17 |
Pradosha Puja | ||||
18 |
Sri Ananta Chaturdasi | ||||
18/19 |
Purnima | ||||
19 |
Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) begins | ||||
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30 |
Ekadasi | ||||
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
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| 2 | Pradosha Puja | 1 |
Pradosha Puja; Naraka Chaturdasi |
2 |
Somavati Amavasya |
| 4 | Amavasya; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) ends |
3 |
Amavasya; Deepavali |
3 |
70th Anniversary of Akhanda Mahamantra Sankirtan Yajna in Sivanand Ashram |
5 |
Amavasya; Navaratri Puja Begins |
4 |
Sri Govardhana Puja; Sri Go-Puja; Sri Bali-Puja | 13 |
Ekadasi; Sri Bhagavadgita Jayanti |
10 |
Sri Saraswati Avahana | 8 |
Sri Skanda Shashthi | 14 |
Pradosha Puja |
12 |
Sri Durga Ashtami | 10 |
Gopashtami; 12th Anniversary of Punyatithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj | 16 |
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti |
13 |
Sri Maha Navami;
Vijaya Dasami; Sri Navaratri Puja Concludes |
11 |
Sri Tulasi Puja | 16/17 |
Purnima |
15 |
Ekadasi | 13 |
Ekadasi | 24 |
Christmas Eve |
16 |
Pradosha Puja |
14 |
Utthana Dvadasi; Chaturmasya Vrata Ends | 25 |
Christmas Day |
18 |
Purnima; Rasa Lila |
15 |
Pradosha Puja; Vaikuntha Caturdasi | 28 |
Ekadasi |
30 |
Ekadasi |
17 |
Kartika Purnima; Sri Guru Nanak Jayanti |
30 |
Pradosha Puja |
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29 |
Ekadasi |
31 |
70th Anniversary of Pratishtha Mahotsava of Sri Viswanatha Mandir in Sivanandashram | |
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30 |
Pradosha Puja | |||
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
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1 |
Amavasya | 4 |
Vasanta Panchami |
1 |
Amavasya |
11 |
Ekadasi | 6 |
Ratha Saptami | 12 |
Ekadasi |
13 |
Pradosha Puja | 7 |
Bhishma Ashtami | 14 |
Pradosha Puja |
14 |
Makara Sankranti; Uttarayana Punyakala (06:15 P.M.) | 8 | Madhva Navami | 16 |
Purnima; Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Jayanti |
| 15/16 | Purnima | 10 | Ekadasi |
17 |
Holi |
| 27 | Ekadasi | 12 | Pradosha Puja |
27 |
Ekadasi |
28 |
Pradosha Puja | 14 | Purnima |
28 |
Pradosha Puja |
| 30 | Amavasya | 25 | Ekadasi | 30 | Amavasya |
| 27 | Pradosha Puja; Sri Maha Sivaratri | ||||
Special Observances at Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Note: All times and dates are per Indian Standard Time.
- 8th of every month is observed as the birth-date of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.
- All souls’ day on Amavasyas.
- Sri Veda Bhagavan Puja on every Purnima and Amavasya evening.
- Sri Satyanarayan Puja on every Purnima evening.
- Sri Mahamrityunjaya Havan on Pradosha Puja day.
- Sri Suryanarayana Puja on Sundays.
- Sri Siva Puja on Mondays.
- Sri Skanda Puja on Tuesdays.
- Sri Vishnu Puja on Wednesdays.
- Sri Guru Puja on Thursdays.
- Special Ganga Puja and Lakshmi Puja on Fridays.
- Sri Hanuman Puja on Saturdays.
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