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Ashlesha Nakshatra 2026

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Ashlesha Nakshatra
The Moon's monthly transit through Ashlesha — a 'Sharp' Gandamoola nakshatra symbolised by a coiled serpent and presided over by the Nagas. In Kerala and Tamil Nadu it is called Ayilyam, the chosen day for offerings at serpent groves and temples like Mannarasala.
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Ashlesha sits at the tail end of Cancer, from 16°40' to 30°, and maps to five stars in the Hydra constellation. Its name means 'the entwiner' or 'clinging star', and its deities are the Sarpas — the deified snakes led by Ananta and Vasuki. Classical texts class it as a Tikshna (sharp) nakshatra and one of the six Gandamoola stars, so births during Ashlesha traditionally call for a Naga shanti or Sarpa dosha remedy. The same logic makes the day unsuitable for weddings and housewarmings — most panchangas exclude it from auspicious muhurta. In Kerala this is Ayilyam, when families take milk, turmeric and eggs to ancestral sarpa kavus (serpent groves) and to Mannarasala, where the chief priestess offers noorum palum to the Nagaraja.
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Want a Pandit-led pooja for this festival at home, or online if you live abroad? Dharmayana connects you with verified Pandits for all major Hindu festivals — Diwali, Navratri, Shivratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and more.

You can book:

  • Festival pooja at home with a verified Pandit
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  • Same-day sankalp for time-sensitive festivals

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:

  • 1000+ prarthanas, mantras and stotras with clear audio
  • Festival-specific kathas — Lakshmi, Durga, Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna
  • Multilingual versions: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and more

Browse the full collection of prarthanas or get the app to play them on the festival morning without ads.

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.

Inside the app you can:

  • Generate your personal Vedic kundali
  • Talk to a Jyotisha for guidance around career, relationships or health
  • Run kundali matching before fixing a marriage during the festival season

All of this is available inside the Dharmayana app — no fixed schedule, use it whenever you need it.

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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