Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in January 2025 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
Hindu Vrat – Fasting - Festivals January 2025
January 3 – Vinayaki Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
January 5 – Muruga Sashti Fasting
January 5 – Muruga Sashti Fasting
January 9 – Samba Dashami
January 10 – Ekadashi Fasting – Putrada Ekadasi
January 10 – Vaikunta Ekadashi in Vishnu temples in South India – Swargavathil Ekadasi in Kerala
January 11 – Kurma Dwadashi
January 11 – Shani Pradosh Vrat as it is Saturday
January 12 – Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as per Gregorian Calendar
January 13 – Arudra Darshanam in Tamil Culture
January 13 – Purnima – Shakambari Purnima – Shakambari Navratri ends – Purnima fasting - Kumbha Mela begins in Prayag
January 13 – Lohri – Bhogi Pongal – Dhanurmasam ends
January 14 – Magh Month begins in North India
January 13 – Purnima – Shakambari Purnima – Shakambari Navratri ends – Purnima fasting - Kumbha Mela begins in Prayag
January 13 – Lohri – Bhogi Pongal – Dhanurmasam ends
January 14 – Magh Month begins in North India
January 14 – 1st Shahi Snan at Prayag Kumbh Mela
January 14 – Thai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
January 14 – Makaram Month begins in Kerala
January 14 – Kharmas ends
January 14 – Khichdi Parv
January 14 – Makar Sankranti – Pongal – Uttarayan – Makara Vilakku in Kerala– Sankranti in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
January 15 –Magh Bihu
January 15 – Magh Month begins in Bengali Calendar.
January 21 – Kalashtami
January 21 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti as per Tithi
January 22 – Budha Ashtami Parv – Ashtaka Shradh
January 25 – Shattila Ekadashi
January 27 – Som Pradosh Vrat – as it is Monday
January 27 – Shiv Chaturdashi – Monthly Shivratri Fasting
January 28 – Ratanti Kali Puja
January 14 – Thai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
January 14 – Makaram Month begins in Kerala
January 14 – Kharmas ends
January 14 – Khichdi Parv
January 14 – Makar Sankranti – Pongal – Uttarayan – Makara Vilakku in Kerala– Sankranti in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
January 15 –Magh Bihu
January 15 – Magh Month begins in Bengali Calendar.
January 15 – Mattu Pongal – Kanuma in Telugu culture
January 16 – Kaanum Pongal – Mukkanuma
January 16 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat
January 17 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise at 9:27 PM
January 16 – Kaanum Pongal – Mukkanuma
January 16 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat
January 17 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise at 9:27 PM
January 21 – Kalashtami
January 21 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti as per Tithi
January 25 – Shattila Ekadashi
January 26 – Til Dwadashi
January 27 – Som Pradosh Vrat – as it is Monday
January 27 – Shiv Chaturdashi – Monthly Shivratri Fasting
January 28 – Ratanti Kali Puja
January 29 – 2nd Shahi Snan at Prayag Kumbh Mela
January 29 – Amavasya – Mauni Amavasya – Triveni Amavas
January 29 –Thai Amavasya in Tamil Nadu
January 30 – Magh month begins in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
January 30 – Vallabh Jayanti
January 30 – Gupta Navratri begins
January 29 – Amavasya – Mauni Amavasya – Triveni Amavas
January 29 –Thai Amavasya in Tamil Nadu
January 30 – Magh month begins in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
January 30 – Vallabh Jayanti
January 30 – Gupta Navratri begins