Shravan 2026 Calendar: Every Vrat and Festival of Sawan in Varanasi
Last updated: 3 August 2026
The complete Shravan 2026 calendar
Every vrat and festival of the month in one place, not just the Mondays. Dates are computed for Varanasi's coordinates and Indian Standard Time.
Shravan begins
The masa opens. Kanwariyas set out for the ghats.
Sankashti Chaturthi
Ganesha vrat, broken at moonrise.
First Sawan Somwar
The year's heaviest darshan day at Kashi Vishwanath.
Kamika Ekadashi
Vishnu vrat; parana the next morning.
Second Sawan Somwar
Kanwariya traffic peaks. Pradosham falls the same evening.
Sawan Shivratri
Kanwar Yatra culminates — the jal is offered tonight.
Hariyali Amavasya
New moon; tree planting and pitra tarpan at the ghats.
Hariyali Teej
Green saris, jhula and the Gauri vrat for married women.
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla-paksha Ganesha vrat.
Third Somwar + Nag Panchami
Two observances share the day; serpent worship at Nag Kuan.
Kalki Jayanti
Varalakshmi Vratam
Lakshmi vrat kept on the Friday before Purnima.
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Fourth Sawan Somwar
The last Monday of the month.
Pradosham (Shukla)
Twilight Shiva worship.
Shravana Purnima · Raksha Bandhan
The month closes on the full moon.
Tithi-based dates are reckoned from sunrise and can differ by a day between panchangs and regions. Confirm against a local panchang or the temple pujari before keeping a vrat.
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