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Upcoming Hindu Festivals in April 2022 – Hindu Vrat – Fasting – Rituals in April 2022

Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in April 2022 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).

April 1 – Snan – Daan – Amavasya
April 2 – Ugadi – Gudi Padwa – Vikram Samvat 2079 begins – Shalivahan Shaka 1944 begins – Chaitra Navratri
April 2 – Chaitra month begins in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
April 3– Cheti Chand
April 3 – Matsya Jayanti

April 4 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat – Gangaur Pooja
April 6 – Shri Panchami – Lakshmi Panchami
April 7 – Sashti Fasting
April 8 – Basanti Puja begins in Bengal
April 9 – Maha Ashtami Vrat – Annapurna Parikrama – Chaitra Ashtami – Ashokastami – Tarashtami
April 10 – Mahanavami – Ram Navami – Chaitra Navratri ends

April 12 – Ekadasi Fasting
April 13 – Madan Dwadasi, Vamana Dvadasi
April 14 – Kharmas Ends in North India
April 14 – Mesha Sankranti 4:41 AM
April 14 – Tamil New Year – Baisakhi
April 14 – Chithirai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
April 14 – Maha Vishuba Sankranti – Pana Sankranti
April 14 – Meda Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
April 14 – Pradosh Vrat
April 14 – Anang Trayodashi
April 15 – Vishu (Zodiac New Year in Kerala)
April 15 - Bengali New Year – Assamese New Year
April 15 – Baisakh month begins in Bengali Calendar.
April 15 – Renuka Chaturdashi
April 16 – Purnima Vrat
April 16 – Hanuman Jayanti – Purnima
April 16 – Vaishakh Snan begins
April 17 – Vaishakh month begins in North India

April 19 – Angarak Sankashti Chaturthi vrat moon rise time is at 9:40 PM
April 22 – Kokila Sashti
April 23 – Kalashtami
April 24 – Sheetala Ashtami in some regions
April 26 – Vallabhacharya Jayanti
April 27 – Ekadasi Fasting
April 28 – Pradosh Vrat
April 29 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat 
April 30 – Amavasya