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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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2034

  • Monday, 2 January 2034 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 17 January 2034 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 31 January 2034 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 16 February 2034 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 2 March 2034 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 18 March 2034 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 1 April 2034 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 16 April 2034 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 30 April 2034 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 15 May 2034 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2034 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 14 June 2034 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 28 June 2034 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 13 July 2034 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 28 July 2034 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 11 August 2034 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 27 August 2034 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 10 September 2034 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 25 September 2034 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 9 October 2034 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 25 October 2034 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 8 November 2034 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 23 November 2034 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 8 December 2034 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 23 December 2034 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)

2035

  • Saturday, 6 January 2035 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 21 January 2035 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 5 February 2035 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 19 February 2035 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 7 March 2035 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 21 March 2035 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 6 April 2035 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 19 April 2035 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 5 May 2035 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 19 May 2035 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 3 June 2035 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 17 June 2035 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 3 July 2035 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 17 July 2035 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 1 August 2035 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 16 August 2035 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 30 August 2035 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 14 September 2035 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 29 September 2035 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 14 October 2035 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 28 October 2035 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 13 November 2035 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 27 November 2035 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 12 December 2035 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 26 December 2035 · Budha 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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