Vratas & observances

Vratas

Fasting guidance, puja vidhi, and related katha for commonly observed vrats.

Weekly vrats

Monday fast dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed every week

Friday fast for Santoshi Mata — the goddess of contentment

The eleventh lunar day, observed twice each month

The evening twilight vrat observed twice each month

The full moon day, once every lunar month

The new moon day, once every lunar month

A household puja for Lord Vishnu — performed on Purnima and auspicious occasions

Monthly fast for Lord Ganesha — Krishna Chaturthi of every month

Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi — observed every lunar month

The day Parvati won Shiva — a vrat of lifelong devotion

A wife's all-day fast for her husband's long life and prosperity

A mother's fast for the long life and well-being of her children

A vrat for Goddess Parvati — observed on every Tuesday of Shravan month

Six-day vrat for Lord Murugan — culminating in the defeat of demon Surapadman