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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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2001

  • Sunday, 7 January 2001 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 21 January 2001 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 6 February 2001 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 20 February 2001 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 7 March 2001 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 22 March 2001 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 5 April 2001 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 21 April 2001 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 5 May 2001 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 20 May 2001 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 3 June 2001 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 19 June 2001 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 2 July 2001 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 18 July 2001 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 1 August 2001 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 16 August 2001 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 31 August 2001 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 15 September 2001 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 29 September 2001 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 14 October 2001 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 29 October 2001 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 12 November 2001 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 28 November 2001 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 12 December 2001 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 28 December 2001 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)

2002

  • Thursday, 10 January 2002 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 26 January 2002 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 9 February 2002 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 25 February 2002 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 11 March 2002 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 26 March 2002 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 9 April 2002 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 24 April 2002 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 9 May 2002 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 24 May 2002 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 8 June 2002 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 22 June 2002 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 7 July 2002 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 21 July 2002 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 6 August 2002 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 20 August 2002 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 4 September 2002 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 18 September 2002 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 4 October 2002 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 18 October 2002 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 2 November 2002 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 17 November 2002 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 2 December 2002 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 17 December 2002 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 31 December 2002 · Bhauma 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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