Sri Katyayani Vrat is unique ritual dedicated to Goddess Katyayani and is observed in the Margashirsha or Margasira Month (November – December) as per traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India and Orissa. Sri Katyayani Vrata begins on November 6, 2025 and ends on December 4, 2025.
The popular belief is that Gopis in Vrindavan and Braj offered prayers to Goddess Katyayani to get Sri Krishna as their love. It is said that Gopis were able to get the divine love Sri Krishna after performing the vrat and pujas for a month.
Gopis observing the Sri Katyayani Vrat woke before sunrise bathed in the
Today this vrat is performed by people for the fulfillment of various desires. Some people perform it to attain Moksha and merge in the divine love of Krishna .
The same vrat is observed as Pavai Nombu or Margali Nombu in the Margazhi month in Tamil Nadu.