Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in May 2022 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST). May 1 – Vaishakh month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana May 3 – Parshuram Jayanti May 3 – Basaveshwar Jayanti May 3 – Akshaya Tritiya May 6 – Shankaracharya Jayanti May 6 – Surdas Jayanti May 7 – Ramanujacharya Jayanti May 7 – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Chandan Sashti May 8 – Bhanu Saptami May 8 – Ganga Saptami – Kamala Saptami May 9 – Bagalamukhi Devi Jayanti May 9 – Monthly Durga Ashtami fasting May 10 – Sita Navami May 12 – Ekadasi Fasting – Lakshmi Narayan Ekadasi in Odisha May 13 – Parashuram Dwadasi – Rukmini Dvadasi May 13 – Pradosh fasting – Som Pradosh as it is Monday May 14 – Narasimha Chaturdashi - Narasimha Jayanti May 14 – Chinnamasta Devi Jayanti May 15 –Purnima Vra