Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in May 2025 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
May 2 – Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti – Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti
May 3 – Muruga Sashti fasting – Chandan Sashti – Ganga Saptami
– Kamala Saptami
May 4 – Bhanu Saptami
May 5 – Monthly Durga Ashtami fasting
May 6 – Sita Navami or Janaki Jayanti (in western parts of
India it is marked on May 5)
May 7 – Vasavi Jayanti
May 8 – Ekadasi Fasting – Lakshmi Narayan Ekadasi in Odisha
May 9 – Parashuram Dwadasi – Rukmini Dvadasi
May 9 – Pradosh fasting
May 11 – Narasimha Chaturdashi - Narasimha Jayanti
May 11 – Chinnamasta Devi Jayanti
May 12 – Purnima Vrat - Purnima or full moon day
May 12 – Annamacharya Jayanti
May 12 – Gorakhnath Jayanti
May 12 – Kurma Jayanti – Gandheswari Puja
May 13 - Jyeshta month begins in North Indian calendars
May 13 - Narada Jayanti
May 15 – Tamil Vaikasi Masam begins
May 15 – Malayalam Edava Masam begins
May 16 – Jyeshta Month begins in Bengali Calendars
May 16 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat – Breaking time at 10:27
PM
May 20 – Trilochan Ashtami - Kalashtami
May 22 - Hanuman Jayanti in Andhra Pradesh
May 23 – Ekadasi Fasting
May 23 – Bhadrakali Gyaras – Jala Krida Ekadasi in Odisha
May 24 – Pradosh Vrat – Shani Pradosh as it is Saturday
May 25 – Monthly Shivratri Vrat – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat
May 25 – Savitri Chaturdashi - Phalaharini Kali Puja
May 26 – Shani Jayanti marked in western parts of India
May 26 – Vat Savitri Amavasya Vrat
May 27 – Shani Amavasya – Shani Dev Prakat Din – Shani
Jayanti
May 27 – Bhavuka Amavasya – Savitri Amavasya
- Bargadahi Amavasya
May 28 – Jyeshta month begins in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa,
Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
May 28 – Ganga Dashara Begins
May 29 – Rambha Teej Vrat
May 29 – Maharana Pratap Jayanti
May 31 – Ahalya Bai Holkar Jayanti