Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in July 2023 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
July 1 – Shani Pradosh Vrat
July 1 - Jaya Parvati vrat begins in Gujarat
July 2 – Gauri Vrat ends in Gujarat
July 2 – Purnima Fasting
July 3 – Kokila Vrat
July 3 – Guru Purnima - Vyasa Puja – Shirdi Sai Baba Utsav
July 3 – Mudiya Purnima – Muria Puno Mela – Govardhan Parikrama in Vrindavan
July 4 – Nija Shravan month begins in North India
July 4 – Hindola Begins - Mangala Gauri Puja in North India - Ashunya Shayan Vrat - Molakkat Vrat Paran in Saurashtra
July 4 – Bhaum Vrat – Durga Yatra – Hanuman Darshan (followed on all Tuesdays in Shravan month in North India)
July 5 – Jaya Parvati Vrat Jagran - Molakkat Vrat Jagran
July 6 – Sankashti Chaturthi Fasting – Moonrise 10:10 PM
July 7 – Manasa Devi Puja in Bengal
July 10 – Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India
July 10 - Kher Puja in Tripura
July 11 – Mangala Gouri Vrat
July 13 – Ekadasi Fasting
July 15 – Shani Pradosh Vrat – Shravan Shivratri – Monthly Shiva
Chaturdashi Vrat
July 17 – Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India
July 17 – Snan Daan Shradh Amavasya – Somvati Amavasya as it
is Monday
July 17 – Amavasya Tithi - Divaso in Gujarat - Karkidaka
Vavu Bali in Kerala - Hariyali Amavasya in North India - Gatari Amavasya in
Maharashtra - Bheemana Amavasya in Karnataka - Deep Puja in Maharashtra -
Telangana - Karnataka - Chitalagi Amavasya in Odisha - Nagara Amavasya in
Tulunadu of Karnataka - Chukkala Amavasya or Gauri Vratam in Andhra Pradesh.
July 17 – Karka Sankranti
July 17 – Karkidaka Masam begins in Kerala (Ramayana Masam)
July 17 – Aadi Masam begins in Tamil Calendars
July 18 – Adik Shravan month begins in calendars followed in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Extra
Shravan month begins – Purushottam Month begins
July 18 – Adik Shravan month begins in North India. Extra
Shravan month begins – Purushottam Month begins
July 18 – Mangala Gouri Vrat
July 18 – Shravan month begins in Bengali Calendars
July 21 – Dakshinayana begins
July 22 – Aadi Pooram - Andal Jayanti
July 24 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting – Shravan Somvar
Vrat
July 25 – Mangala Gauri Vrat
July 26 – Budhashtami
July 29 – Ekadashi Fasting
July 30 – Pradosh Vrat
July 31 – Shravan Somvar Vrat