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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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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)

2049

  • Friday, 1 January 2049 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 16 January 2049 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 31 January 2049 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 15 February 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 1 March 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 16 March 2049 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 31 March 2049 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 15 April 2049 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 29 April 2049 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 15 May 2049 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 28 May 2049 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 13 June 2049 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 27 June 2049 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 12 July 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 26 July 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 11 August 2049 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 25 August 2049 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 9 September 2049 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 24 September 2049 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 8 October 2049 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 24 October 2049 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 7 November 2049 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 22 November 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 6 December 2049 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 22 December 2049 · 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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