Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in January 2023 – 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 2023
January 1 – Samba Dashami
January 2 – Ekadashi Fasting – Putrada Ekadasi
January 2 – Vaikunta Ekadashi in Vishnu temples
January 3 – Kurma Dwadashi
January 4 – Pradosh Vrat
January 6 – Purnima – Shakambari Purnima – Shakambari Navratri ends
January 6 – Arudra Darshanam in Tamil Culture
January 7 – Magh Month begins in North India – Magh Mela begins in Prayag
January 10 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat
January 10 – Angarak Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise at 9:06 PM
January 12 – Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as per Gregorian Calendar
January 14 – Lohri – Bhogi Pongal – Dhanurmasam ends
January 14 – Kharmas ends
January 14 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti as per Tithi
January 15 – Makar Sankranti – Pongal – Uttarayan – Makara Vilakku in Kerala– Sankranti in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
January 15 – Thai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
January 15 – Makaram Month begins in Kerala
January 15 – Magh Month begins in Bengali Calendar.
January 15 – Khichdi Parv
January 15 –Magh Bihu
January 15 – Kalashtami
January 16 – Mattu Pongal – Kanuma in Telugu culture
January 17 – Kaanum Pongal – Mukkanuma
January 18 – Shattila Ekadashi
January 19 – Til Dwadashi
January 19 – Pradosh Vrat
January 20 – Shiv Chaturdashi – Monthly Shivratri Fasting
January 20 – Ratanti Kali Puja
January 21 – Amavasya – Mauni Amavasya – Thai Amavasya - Triveni Amavas
January 21 –Thai Amavasya in Tamil Nadu
January 21 – Magh month begins in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
January 22 – Vallabh Jayanti
January 22 – Gupta Navratri begins
January 25 – Ganesh Jayanti
January 25 – Kund Chaturthi Vrat – Varad Chaturthi – Til Chauth
January 26 – Vasant Panchami – Saraswati Puja – Sri Panchami
January 27 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting – Daridrya Haran Sashti
January 28 – Ratha Saptami, Magha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti
January 29 – Bhishma Ashtami – Monthly Durga Ashtami
January 30 – Mahananda Navami
January 30 – Madhva Navami
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