Spiritual Calendar 2022/2023
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.
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2022 Spiritual Calendar
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
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2 |
Sun | Amavasya | 1 | Tue | Amavasya | 1 | Tue | Maha Sivaratri |
13 |
Thu | Ekadasi | 5 | Sat | Sri Vasanta Panchami |
2 |
Wed | Amavasya |
14 |
Fri | Makara Sankranti (Uttarayana Punyakala 8:49 P.M.) |
8 |
Tue | Ratha Saptami; Bhishma Ashtami |
14 |
Mon | Ekadasi |
15 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja |
12 |
Sat | Ekadasi |
15 |
Tue | Pradosha Puja |
17 |
Mon | Purnima |
14 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
17/18 |
T/Fri | Purnima |
26 |
Wed | Republic Day |
16 |
Wed | Purnima |
18 |
Fri | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti |
28 | Fri | Ekadasi |
26 |
Sat | Ekadasi |
19 |
Sat | Holi |
29 | Sat | Pradosha Puja |
28 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
28 |
Mon | Ekadasi |
31 | Mon | Amavasya |
29 |
Tue | Pradosha Puja | |||
31 |
Thu | Amavasya |
APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
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1 |
Fri | Amavasya |
3 |
Tue | Akshaya Tritiya; Sri Parasurama Jayanti | 1 | Wed | Anniversary of Sannyasa Diksha of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
2 |
Sat | Ugadi; Lunar New Year’s Day; Vasanta Navaratri Begins |
6 |
Fri | Sri Adi-Sankaracharya Jayanti | 9 | Thu | Sri Ganga Dashahara |
10 |
Sun | Sri Ramanavami |
7 |
Sat | Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi; Sri Ganga Saptami |
10 |
Fri | Ekadasi (Nirjala) |
12 |
Tue | Ekadasi |
12 |
This | Ekadasi |
12 |
Sun | Pradosha Puja |
14 |
Thu | Mesha Sankranti (10:53 A.M.); Pradosha Puja; Mahaveer Jayanti |
13 |
Fri | Pradosha Puja |
14 |
Tue | Purnima |
16 |
Sat | Purnima; Sri Hanuman Jayanthi |
14 |
Sat | Sri Narasimha Jayanthi | 24 | Fri | Ekadasi |
26 | Tue | Ekadasi; Sri Vallabhacharya Jayanti |
15/16 |
S/Mon | Purnima | 26 | Sun | Pradosha Puja |
28 | Thu | Pradosha Puja | 16 | Mon | Purnima; Sri Buddha Jayanti | 28/29 | T/Wed | Amavasya |
30 | Sat | Amavasya | 26 | Thu | Ekadasi | |||
27 | Fri | Pradosha Puja | ||||||
30 | Mon | Somavati Amavasya |
JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
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10 |
Sun | Harishayani Ekadasi | 2 | Tue | Naga Panchami | 1 | Thu | Rishi Panchami |
11 |
Mon | Chaturmasya Vrata Begins; Pradosha Puja | 4 | Thu | Tulsidas Jayanti |
6 |
Tue | Ekadasi |
13 |
Wed | Sri Guru Purnima; Sri Vyasa Puja; Sri Guru Puja |
8 |
Mon | Ekadasi |
7 |
Wed | Vamana Jayanti |
22 |
Fri | 59th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
9 |
Tue | Pradosha Puja |
8 |
Thu | 135th Birthday Anniversary of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
24 |
Sun | Ekadasi |
11 |
Thu | Purnima; Raksha Bandhan |
9 |
Fri | Ananta Chaturdasi |
25 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
12 |
Fri | Purnima | 9/10 | F/Sat | Purnima |
28 | Thu | Amavasya | 15 | Mon | Independence Day | 10 | Sat | Purnima; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) begins |
19 | Fri | Sri Krishna Jayanti | 21 | Wed | Ekadasi | |||
23 | Tue | Ekadasi |
23 |
Fri | Pradosha Puja | |||
24 | Wed | Pradosha Puja | 25 | Sun | Amavasya; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) ends | |||
25 | Thu | 14th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj | 26 | Mon | Navaratri Puja begins | |||
26/27 | F/Sat | Amavasya | ||||||
31 | Wed | Ganesha Chaturthi |
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
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2 |
Sun | Saraswati Avahana; Gandhi Jayanti |
1 |
Tue | Gopashtami; 21st Anniversary of Punyatithi Aradhana of H.H. Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj |
3 |
Sat | 79th Anniversary of Akhanda Mahamantra Sankirtans Yajna at Sivananda Ashram |
3 |
Mon | Sri Durga Ashtami; Sri Mahanavami; Sri Navaratri Puja Concludes |
4 |
Fri | Ekadasi |
4 |
Sun | Ekadasi; Gita Jayanti |
4 |
Tue | Vijaya Dashami |
5 |
Sat | Tulsi Puja; Pradosha Puja; Chaturmasya Vrata Ends |
5 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
6 |
Thu | Ekadasi |
7 |
Mon | Vaikuntha Caturdasi |
7 |
Wed | Sri Dattatreya Jayanti; Purnima |
7 |
Fri | Pradosha Puja |
7/8 |
M/Tue | Purnima |
8 |
Thu | Purnima |
9 |
Sun | Purnima; Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti |
8 |
Tue | Kartika Purnima; Sri Gurunanak Jayanti; Lunar Eclipse 5.10 p.m. to 6.19 p.m. |
19 |
Mon | Ekadasi |
18 |
Tue | Sri Radha Jayanti |
20 |
Sun | Ekadasi |
21 |
Wed | Pradosha Puja |
21 |
Fri | Ekadasi | 21 | Mon | Pradosha Puja |
23 |
Fri | Amavasya |
22 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja | 23 | Wed | Amavasya |
24 |
Sat | Christmas Eve |
23 |
Sun | Naraka Chaturdasi |
25 |
Sun | Christmas Day | |||
24 |
Mon | Deepavali; Amavasya |
31 |
Sat | 79th Anniversary of Pratishtha Mahotsava of Sri Viswanatha Mandir in Sivananda Ashram | |||
25 |
Tue | Amavasya; Solar Eclipse 4.26 p.m. to 5.37 p.m. |
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26 |
Wed | Govardhan Puja; Gow Puja; Sri Bali-Puja | ||||||
30 |
Sun | Skanda Shashthi |
2023 Spiritual Calendar
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
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2 |
Mon | Ekadasi | 1 | Wed | Ekadasi | 3 | Fri | Ekadasi |
4 |
Wed | Pradosha Puja | 2 | Thu | Pradosha Puja |
4 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja |
6 |
Fri | Purnima |
5 |
Sun | Purnima |
7 |
Tue | Purnima; Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti |
15 |
Sun | Makara Sankranti (Uttarayana Punyakala 3.01 a.m.) |
16 |
Thu | Ekadasi |
8 |
Wed | Holi |
18 |
Wed | Ekadasi |
18 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja; Sri Maha Sivaratri |
17 |
Fri | Ekadasi |
19 |
Thu | Pradosha Puja |
20 |
Mon | Somavati Amavasya |
19 |
Sun | Pradosha Puja |
21 | Sat | Amavasya |
21 |
Tue | Amavasya | |||
26 | Thu | Republic Day; Sri Vasanta Panchami | ||||||
28 | Sat | Ratha Saptami | ||||||
29 | Sun | Bhishma Ashtami |
Special Observances at Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh
- 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.
Note: All times and dates are per Indian Standard Time.