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Akshaya Navami 2026

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Akshaya Navami
Kartik Shukla Navami, two days before Dev Uthani Ekadashi, is kept as Satya Yugadi — the day Satya Yuga is said to have begun. Families worship the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree and traditionally cook and eat a meal beneath it. In Braj, pilgrims walk the Mathura–Vrindavan Parikrama.
Akshaya Navami 2026 falls on 18th November 2026.
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The amla tree sits at the centre of the day. On this one date Vishnu and Lakshmi are said to reside in it, so women circle the trunk with a cotton thread, offer water and lamps, and the family then eats lunch under its branches — a rare picnic-as-puja. The Braj parikrama is the other signature ritual: thousands walk the loop linking Mathura and Vrindavan, since merit earned on Satya Yugadi is held to be 'akshaya' (imperishable) and to carry into future births. A vrat-katha is read of Kanaka, a Kshatriya whose daughter Kishori was foretold to lose her husband to lightning; keeping this fast is said to have undone that fate. In West Bengal and Madhubani, the same tithi is kept instead as Jagaddhatri Puja, honouring a martial form of Durga.
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Bookings, samagri lists and Pandit assignment are all handled inside the Dharmayana app — choose the festival, pick a date and the rest is taken care of.

Prarthana, Mantras & Vrat Katha

Every festival has its own prarthanas, stotras and vrat kathas. Reading or listening to them on the festival day is the simplest way to observe the tradition at home.

Inside the Dharmayana app you can listen to:

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  • Festival-specific kathas — Lakshmi, Durga, Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna
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Festival Date, Tithi & Muhurat

Hindu festivals are tied to a specific Tithi, not a fixed date — so the day shifts every year and even varies slightly across cities.

Open the Panchanga for the festival day to see the exact Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Shubh Muhurat for pooja in your location.

The Dharmayana app keeps track of all upcoming festivals on the Hindu calendar and reminds you in advance.

Personalised Astrology Around Festivals

Festivals are also a good time to look at your kundali — many families plan sankalp, donations or new beginnings around them.

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  • Run kundali matching before fixing a marriage during the festival season

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hindu festivals — like Diwali, Navratri, Mahashivaratri, Holi and Janmashtami — mark sacred moments tied to deities, seasons and lunar/solar cycles. Each festival has its own story, vrat, prarthana and rituals, and is timed using the Panchanga so the date moves slightly every year against the Gregorian calendar.

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