Thursday, 30 June 2016

Hindu Festivals in July 2016 – Rituals in July 2016

Hindu Festivals in July 2016 – Hindu Vrat – Fasting – Rituals in July 2016

Dates of important festivals associated with Hinduism in July 2016 – 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 – Yogini Ekadasi Vrat Vaishnav
  • July 2 – Pradosh Vrat
  • July 2 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting – Shiva Chaturdasi Vrat
  • July 4 – Amavasya – No moon day – Somvati Amavasya
  • July 5 – Ashada month begins in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashta.
  • July 6 – Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra
  • July 10 – Sashti Fasting
  • July 12 – Kharchi Puja in Tripura
  • July 13 – Bhadali Navami
  • July 14 – Asha Dasami
  • July 15 – Gauri Vrat begins in Gujarat
  • July 15 – Dev Shayani Ekadasi
  • July 15 – Ashadi Ekadasi
  • July 15  - Pandarpur Yatra.
  • July 15 – Chaturmas Vrat begins
  • July 17 – Pradosh Vrat
  • July 17 – Jaya Parvati Vrat begins in Gujarat
  • July 17 – Karkidaka Masam begins in Kerala (Ramayana Masam)
  • July 17 – Aadi Masam begins in Tamil Calendars
  • July 18 – Shraban month begins in Bengali Calendars
  • July 19 – Purnima – Full moon day
  • July 19 – Guru Purnima – Vyasa Puja
  • July 19 – Gauri Vrat ends in Gujarat
  • July 20 – Shravan month begins in North India
  • July 21 – Jaya Parvati Vrat ends in Gujarat
  • July 23 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
  • July 25 – First Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India
  • July 26 – Mangala Gouri Vrat in North India
  • July 30 – Ekadasi Fasting
  • July 31 – Pradosh Vrat