2025

🌾 14 January 2026 – Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Uttarayan

Date: Wednesday, 14 January 2026Tithi: Pausha Month, Shukla Paksha SaptamiFestival Names: Makar Sankranti, Pongal (Tamil Nadu), Uttarayan (Gujarat), Lohri (Punjab, celebrated a day before) ☀️ Meaning and Significance of Makar…

🌸 13 January 2026 – Pausha Navratri Begins / Makar Sankranti Eve (Kichadi Preparation Day)

Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026Occasion: Pausha Navratri Begins & Makar Sankranti EveSignificance: Goddess Durga worship and pre-harvest rituals of gratitude 🪔 About Pausha Navratri 2026 Pausha Navratri marks the beginning…

12 January 2026 – Pratipada / Chandra Darshan (Moon Sighting Day)

Date: Monday, 12 January 2026Occasion: Pratipada & Chandra DarshanSpiritual Focus: Renewal, good fortune, and new beginnings 🕉️ About Chandra Darshan Chandra Darshan marks the first sighting of the Moon after…

🪔 6 January 2026 – Sankashti Chaturthi (Dedicated to Lord Ganesha)

Tithi: Shukla Chaturthi (Fourth Day after New Moon)Day: TuesdayDeity: Lord Ganesha 🕉️ Significance Sankashti Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat, is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles…

🌙 1–5 January 2026 – Chandra Darshan (First Moon Sighting after Amavasya)

Tithi: Shukla PratipadaDay: MondayMonth: Pausha 🕉️ Spiritual Meaning Chandra Darshan, the first sighting of the crescent moon after Amavasya (New Moon), holds deep spiritual significance in Hindu tradition. It marks…

🗓️ 5 January 2026 – Shashthi / Skanda Shashthi (Dedicated to Lord Murugan or Kartikeya)

Tithi: Shashthi (6th day of Shukla Paksha, Pausha month)Day: MondayDeity: Lord Murugan (Kartikeya, Subramanya, Skanda) 🕉️ Spiritual Significance of Skanda Shashthi Skanda Shashthi is one of the most sacred days…