This is my 200th post 🙂 As a special milestone, I am blogging a handy calendar or checklist for the important festivals in every month paksha wise and some important concepts in Madhwa calendar including chaathur Maasa and Adhika Maasa
Pitru paksha begins
Month/Maasa | Maasa niyamaka | Paksha | Thithi | Festival/event |
Chaitra | Padmini – Vishnu | Shukla | Pratipat | Ugadi |
Tritiya | Shri matsya jayanthi | |||
Navami | Rama Navami | |||
Purnima | Hanuman Jayanti | |||
Vaishaka snana begins | ||||
Krishna | Chathurdashi | Shri varaha jayanthi | ||
Vaishaka | Kamalalaya – Madhusudhana | Shukla | Tritiya | Akshaya Trutiya |
Shri parasurama jayanthi | ||||
Chaturdashi | Narasimha Jayanti | |||
Dasami | Srinivasa kalyana | |||
Trayodashi | Veda Vyasa Jayanti | |||
Pournima | Shri kurma Jayanthi | |||
Vaishaka snana ends | ||||
Jyeshta | Ramaa – Trivikrama | Shukla | Dashami | Bhageerathi Jayathi |
Pournami | Vata savithri vrata | |||
Ashaada | Vrushakapi – vamana | Shukla | Ekadashi | Chathur masa beginning |
Amavasya | Deepa sthamba pooja | |||
Shravana* | Dhanya – Sridhara | Shukla | Chaturthi | Naga Chathurthi |
Panchami | Naga Panchami | |||
Sukravara(Friday) | Varalakshmi vrata | |||
Shravana Nakshathra | Rig veda upakarma | |||
Pournami | Yajur veda upakarma | |||
Hayagreeve jayanthi | ||||
Krishna | Ashtami | Krishna Jayanthi | ||
Bhadrapada | Vruddhi – Hrishiskesha | Shukla | Dhvithiya | Shri varaha and Dhanvanthri jayanthi |
Tritiya | Swarna gowri vrata | |||
Chathurthi | Ganesha chathurthi | |||
Panchami | Rishi Panchami | |||
Dwadasi | Vamana jayanthi | |||
Chathurdashi | Ananta chathurdashi | |||
Krishna | Prathima | |||
Amavasya | Mahalaya Amavasya | |||
Ashwija | Yagna – Padmanabha | Shukla | Prathama | Navrathri begins |
Saptami | Saraswathy Pooja begins | |||
Ashtami | Durgashtami | |||
Navami | Ayudha Pooja | |||
Dashami | Madhva jayanthi/Vijaya dasami | |||
Pournima | Karthika snana begins | |||
Krishna | Chathurdashi | Naraka chathurdashi | ||
Amavasya | Deepavali/Laxmi Pooja | |||
Karthika | Indira – Damodhara | Shukla | Pratipat | Bali padyami |
Dvadashi | Tulasi vivaha | |||
Pournima | Karthiga snana ends | |||
Dhathri Havana | ||||
Margashira | Shri – Kesahva | Shukla | Shasti | Subramanya Shashti |
Ekadashi | Geetha Jayanthi | |||
Ashtami | Bhima jayanthi | |||
Dhanur | Sankarshana | Laxmi Narayana Pooja | ||
Pousha | Laxmi Narayana | Shukla | Pournami | Magha snana begins |
Maagha | Kamala – Madhava | Shukla | Sapthami | Ratha sapthami |
Ashtami | Bheesmastami | |||
Navami | Madhva Navami | |||
Pournima | Magha snana ends | |||
Phalguna | Padma – Govinda | Shukla | Pournami | Holi |
*On Every Tuesday of Shravana Maasa, Married ladies for the first five years after wedding should do Mangala Gowri Pooja
Chathur Maasya:
These four months are said to be pleasing to Lord Sri Maha Vishnu when He enters into Yoga Nidra (Divine slumber) on Aashada Sukla Ekadasi day called Deva Sayani or Hari Sayani Ekadasi.and He gets up from Yoga Nidra on Kartheeka Sukla Dwadasi day called Uttana Dwadasi.
- SHAKA VRATHA – Ashada Shudda Ekadashi to Shravana Shudda Dashami
- DADHI VRATHA -Shravana Shudda Ekadashi to Bhadrapada Shudda Dashami
- KSHEERA VRATHA – Bhadrapada Shudda Ekadashi to Ashwayuja Shudda Dashami
- DVIDALA VRATHA – Ashwayuja Shudda Ekadashi to Karthika Shudda Dashami
Dakshinayana and Uttarayana:
- Uttarayana starts on Makara Sankramana Day, usually January 14 or 15th and Dakshinayana starts usually on July 15th or 16th.
- Starting from Makara (Capricorn) up to Mithuna (Gemini), the travel of Sun is called as Uttarayana and starting from Karkataka (Cancer) up to Dhanus (Sagittarius) it is known as Dakshinayana.
- It is believed and said that Uttarayana represents Devathas and Dakshinayana represents Pithrus.
- It is also said that Uttarayana is the day time and Dakshinayana is the night time for devathas.That is one human year is equal to one day for devathas
Adhika Maasa:
Adhika Masa is the thirteenth month in a Calender year followed by Lunar Calender,i.e., Chandramana reethya.
The concept of adding one extra month after every 33 months is known as Adhika Masa.
Maasa Niyamaka: Purushotthama