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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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2052

  • Saturday, 13 January 2052 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 29 January 2052 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 12 February 2052 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 27 February 2052 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 12 March 2052 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 28 March 2052 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 11 April 2052 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 26 April 2052 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 10 May 2052 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 26 May 2052 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 9 June 2052 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 24 June 2052 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 9 July 2052 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 23 July 2052 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 7 August 2052 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 22 August 2052 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 6 September 2052 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 20 September 2052 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 6 October 2052 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 19 October 2052 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 4 November 2052 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 18 November 2052 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 4 December 2052 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 18 December 2052 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)

2053

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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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