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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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2047

  • Wednesday, 9 January 2047 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 23 January 2047 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 8 February 2047 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 22 February 2047 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 9 March 2047 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 23 March 2047 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 8 April 2047 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 22 April 2047 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 7 May 2047 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 21 May 2047 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 5 June 2047 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 20 June 2047 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 5 July 2047 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 20 July 2047 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 3 August 2047 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 18 August 2047 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 1 September 2047 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 17 September 2047 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 1 October 2047 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 16 October 2047 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 30 October 2047 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 15 November 2047 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 29 November 2047 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 14 December 2047 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 29 December 2047 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)

2048

  • Monday, 13 January 2048 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 28 January 2048 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 11 February 2048 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 27 February 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 12 March 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 27 March 2048 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 10 April 2048 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 26 April 2048 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 10 May 2048 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 25 May 2048 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 8 June 2048 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 23 June 2048 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 8 July 2048 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 23 July 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 6 August 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 21 August 2048 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 5 September 2048 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 19 September 2048 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 5 October 2048 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 19 October 2048 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 3 November 2048 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 17 November 2048 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 3 December 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 17 December 2048 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)

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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