Spiritual Calendar 2020/2021
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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2021 Spiritual Calendar
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
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9 |
Sat | Ekadasi | 7 | Sun | Ekadasi | 9 | Tue | Ekadasi |
10 |
Sun | Pradosha Puja | 9 | Tue | Pradosha Puja |
10 |
Wed | Pradosha Puja |
12/13 |
T/Wed | Amavasya |
11 |
Thu | Amavasya |
11 |
Thu | Maha Sivaratri |
14 |
Thu | Makara Sankranti (Uttarayana Punyakala 2:37 P.M.) |
16 |
Tue | Sri Vasanta Panchami |
13 |
Sat | Amavasya |
24 |
Sun | Ekadasi |
19 |
Fri | Ratha Saptami; Bhishma Ashtami |
24 |
Wed | Ekadasi |
26 |
Tue | Pradosha Puja; Republic Day |
23 |
Tue | Ekadasi |
26 |
Fri | Pradosha Puja |
28 | Thu | Purnima |
24 |
Wed | Pradosha Puja |
28 |
Sun | Purnima; Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti |
26/27 | F/Sat | Purnima |
29 |
Mon | Holi | |||
27 | Sat | Purnima |
APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
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7 |
Wed | Ekadasi |
7 |
Fri | Ekadasi; Sri Vallabhacharya Jayanti | 1 | Tue | Anniversary of Sannyasa Diksha of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
9 |
Fri | Pradosha Puja |
8 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja | 6 | Sun | Ekadasi |
11/12 |
S/Mon | Amavasya |
11 |
Tue | Amavasya |
7 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
12 |
Mon | Somavati Amavasya |
14 |
Fri | Akshaya Tritiya; Sri Parasurama Jayanti |
9/10 |
W/Thu | Amavasya |
13 |
Tue | Ugadi; Lunar New Year’s Day; Vasanta Navaratri Begins |
17 |
Mon | Sri Adi-Sankaracharya Jayanti |
20 |
Sun | Sri Ganga Dashahara |
14 |
Wed | Mesha Sankranti (4:41 A.M.) |
18 |
Tue | Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi; Sri Ganga Saptami | 21 | Mon | Ekadasi (Nirjala) |
21 | Wed | Sri Ramanavami |
22 |
Sat | Ekadasi | 22 | Tue | Pradosha Puja |
23 | Fri | Ekadasi | 24 | Mon | Pradosha Puja | 24 | Thu | Purnima |
24 | Sat | Pradosha Puja | 25 | Tue | Sri Narasimha Jayanthi | |||
25 | Sun | Mahaveer Jayanti | 26 | Wed | Purnima; Sri Buddha Jayanti | |||
26/27 | M/Tue | Purnima | ||||||
27 | Tue | Purnima; Sri Hanuman Jayanthi |
JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
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5 |
Mon | Ekadasi | 2 | Mon | 58th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj | 2 | Thu | Ekadasi |
7 |
Wed | Pradosha Puja | 4 | Wed | Ekadasi |
4 |
Sat | Pradosha Puja |
9 |
Fri | Amavasya |
5 |
Thu | Pradosha Puja |
5 |
Sun | 13th Anniversary of the Punya Tithi Aradhana of His Holiness Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj |
10 |
Sat | Amavasya |
8 |
Sun | Amavasya |
6/7 |
M/Tue | Amavasya |
20 |
Tue | Harishayani Ekadasi |
13 |
Fri | Naga Panchami |
7 |
Tue | Amavasya |
21 |
Wed | Chaturmasya Vrata Begins; Pradosha Puja |
15 |
Sun | Tulsidas Jayanti; Independence Day | 8 | Wed | 134th Birthday Anniversary of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
23/24 | F/Sat | Purnima | 18 | Wed | Ekadasi | 10 | Fri | Ganesha Chaturthi |
24 | Sat | Sri Guru Purnima; Sri Vyasa Puja; Sri Guru Puja | 20 | Fri | Pradosha Puja | 11 | Sat | Rishi Panchami |
21/22 | S/Sun | Purnima |
17 |
Fri | Ekadasi; Vamana Jayanti | |||
22 | Sun | Purnima; Raksha Bandhan | 18 | Sat | Pradosha Puja | |||
30 | Mon | Sri Krishna Jayanti | 19 | Sun | Ananta Chaturdasi | |||
20 | Mon | Purnima; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) begins |
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
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2 |
Sat | Gandhi Jayanti; Ekadasi |
1 |
Mon | Ekadasi |
2 |
Thu | Pradosha Puja |
4 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja |
2 |
Tue | Pradosha Puja |
3 |
Fri | 78th Anniversary of Akhanda Mahamantra Sankirtans Yajna at Sivananda Ashram |
6 |
Wed | Amavasya; Mahalaya (Pitri Paksha) ends |
3 |
Wed | Naraka Chaturdasi |
4 |
Sat | Amavasya |
7 |
Thu | Navaratri Puja begins |
4 |
Thu | Deepavali; Amavasya |
14 |
Tue | Ekadasi; Gita Jayanti |
12 |
Tue | Saraswati Avahana |
5 |
Fri | Govardhan Puja; Gow Puja; Sri Bali-Puja |
16 |
Thu | Pradosha Puja |
13 |
Wed | Sri Durga Ashtami |
10 |
Wed | Skanda Shashthi |
18 |
Sat | Sri Dattatreya Jayanti; Purnima |
14 |
Thu | Sri Mahanavami; Sri Navaratri Puja Concludes |
12 |
Fri | Gopashtami; 19th Anniversary of Punyatithi Aradhana of H.H. Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj |
19 |
Sun | Purnima |
15 |
Fri | Vijaya Dasami | 15 | Mon | Ekadasi; Tulasi Puja |
24 |
Fri | Christmas Eve |
16 |
Sat | Ekadasi | 16 | Tue | Pradosha Puja; Chaturmasya Vrata Ends |
25 |
Sat | Christmas Day |
18 |
Mon | Pradosha Puja | 18 | Thu | Vaikuntha Caturdasi |
30 |
Thu | Ekadasi |
20 |
Wed | Purnima; Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti | 18/19 | T/Fri | Purnima |
31 |
Fri | 78th Anniversary of Pratishtha Mahotsava of Sri Viswanatha Mandir in Sivananda Ashram |
29 |
Fri | Sri Radha Jayanti | 19 | Fri | Kartika Purnima; Sri Gurunanak Jayanti | |||
30 | Tue | Ekadasi |
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 |
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1 |
Fri | Amavasya | ||||||
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.