Vrat and Upavas

Ekadashi

Lord Vishnu

Fast on the eleventh tithi of each paksha, twice a month, for Lord Vishnu.

Pradosh

Lord Shiva

Fast on the thirteenth tithi, twice a month, with worship of Lord Shiva in the evening twilight.

Sankashti Chaturthi

Lord Ganesha

Fast on the Krishna paksha Chaturthi, once a month, ended on seeing the Moon.

Vinayaka Chaturthi

Lord Ganesha

Shukla paksha Chaturthi, once a month, with Ganesha puja at midday.

Masik Shivaratri

Lord Shiva

The monthly night of Shiva, on the Krishna paksha Chaturdashi.

Amavasya

Ancestors

The new moon day, kept with fasting, charity and offerings to ancestors.

Purnima Vrat

Lord Vishnu and the Moon

The full moon day.

Shree Satyanarayan

Lord Vishnu

Satyanarayan vrat and puja is traditionally done on Purnima, so the dates are the full moon days.

Dwadashi

Lord Vishnu

The twelfth tithi of both pakshas, the day the Ekadashi fast is broken.

Skanda Sashti

Lord Murugan (Kartikeya)

Shukla paksha Shashthi for Lord Murugan.

Durgashtami

Goddess Durga

Shukla paksha Ashtami, once a month, a day-long fast and worship of Goddess Durga.

Kalashtami

Lord Bhairava

Krishna paksha Ashtami for Lord Bhairava, kept on the day Ashtami prevails in the night after Pradosh.

Masik Krishna Janmashtami

Lord Krishna

Krishna paksha Ashtami every month, with worship at midnight, the hour of Krishna's birth.

Rohini Vrat

Jain observance

Kept on the day Rohini nakshatra prevails after sunrise, about twelve times a year; important in Jainism.

Chandra Darshan

The Moon

The first evening the new Moon is seen after Amavasya.

Sankranti

Surya

The twelve days a year the Sun enters a new sign, held good for charity and fasting.

Sawan Somwar

Lord Shiva

The Mondays of the month of Shravana, kept with a fast and Shiva worship.

Weekday fasting

The planet and deity of each day

Shraddha dates

Find the tithi and day for an ancestor

Pitru Paksha

The fortnight of the ancestors