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Festivals and vrats · प्रदोष (सभी)

Pradosh (all)

The dusk of each Trayodashi, kept for Shiva twice a month.

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1993

  • Wednesday, 6 January 1993 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 20 January 1993 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 4 February 1993 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 18 February 1993 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 6 March 1993 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 20 March 1993 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 4 April 1993 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 19 April 1993 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 3 May 1993 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 18 May 1993 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 2 June 1993 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 17 June 1993 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 1 July 1993 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 17 July 1993 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 30 July 1993 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 15 August 1993 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 29 August 1993 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 13 September 1993 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 27 September 1993 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 13 October 1993 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 27 October 1993 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 11 November 1993 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 26 November 1993 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 11 December 1993 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 26 December 1993 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)

1994

  • Sunday, 9 January 1994 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 25 January 1994 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 8 February 1994 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 23 February 1994 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 9 March 1994 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 25 March 1994 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 8 April 1994 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 23 April 1994 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 7 May 1994 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 22 May 1994 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 6 June 1994 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 21 June 1994 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 6 July 1994 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 20 July 1994 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 4 August 1994 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 18 August 1994 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 3 September 1994 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 17 September 1994 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 2 October 1994 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 16 October 1994 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 1 November 1994 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 15 November 1994 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 30 November 1994 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 15 December 1994 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 30 December 1994 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)

How the date is fixed

Trayodashi, the thirteenth day of each half, kept on the day it is running at pradosh, the twilight after sunset. It is named for its weekday: Soma Pradosh, Shani Pradosh and so on.

About

Pradosh vrat is kept twice a month, on the Trayodashi of each fortnight, during the pradosh period of roughly 96 minutes after sunset. The day is chosen so that Trayodashi is running at sunset, even if it is absent at sunrise; when it touches sunset on two days, the first is usually taken. Each weekday gives the observance a name, Soma Pradosh on Monday and Shani Pradosh on Saturday being the ones most often singled out. In Tamil Nadu the Pradosham puja at Shiva temples, with the Nandi abhisheka, is a regular feature of temple calendars.

How it is observed

A fast until dusk and Shiva worship with abhisheka in the pradosh window after sunset.

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