Valmiki Jayanti 2026
26th Oct 2026
Valmiki Jayanti 2026 is on Monday, 26 October 2026. Purnima tithi begins at 11:56 AM IST on 25 Oct and ends at 09:41 AM IST on 26 Oct. Purnima is the tithi at sunrise on 26 Oct.
| Purnima tithi begins | 11:56 AM, Sun, 25 Oct |
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| Purnima tithi ends | 09:41 AM, Mon, 26 Oct |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:49 AM – 12:34 PM |
| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
वाल्मीकि जयंती 2026 कब है?
वाल्मीकि जयंती 2026 सोमवार, 26 अक्टूबर को है। पूर्णिमा तिथि 25 अक्टूबर को सुबह 11:56 बजे से 26 अक्टूबर को सुबह 9:41 बजे तक रहेगी।
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Valmiki Jayanti in 2026?
Valmiki Jayanti 2026 falls on Monday, 26 October 2026. Purnima tithi runs from 11:56 AM, 25 Oct to 09:41 AM, 26 Oct IST, as calculated for Ujjain. Times shift by a few minutes for other cities.
What is Valmiki Jayanti?
Marked on Ashvin Purnima and also called Pargat Diwas ('Manifestation Day'), this day honours the sage who gave Sanskrit its first shloka — composed not in a hall of learning but in grief, after he saw a hunter shoot a mating crane by the Tamasa river.
Why is Valmiki Jayanti observed?
The most retold story is the 'Mara–Rama' trick. The robber Ratnakar, too steeped in sin to utter the holy name 'Rama', was told by Narada to chant 'Mara' (death) instead. Repeated without pause, the syllables folded back into 'Ra-ma, Ra-ma'. He sat so still that an anthill — valmika in Sanskrit — grew over him, and he emerged as Valmiki. Rabindranath Tagore set this transformation to music in his 1881 opera Valmiki Pratibha. The Valmiki (Balmiki) community treats him as a deity in his own right, and holds the Yogavasishtha — a long dialogue between Rama and sage Vasistha — as their second sacred text after the Ramayana. In Chennai, the Arulmigu Valmiki Munivar temple at Thiruvanmiyur, said to be over 1,300 years old, marks the spot where the sage is believed to have rested after finishing the epic.
What are the other names for Valmiki Jayanti?
Valmiki Jayanti is also known as Pragat Diwas and Pargat Diwas.
Which prarthanas are recited on Valmiki Jayanti?
Valmiki Muni Gayatri Mantra and Ramayana Slokah are recited on Valmiki Jayanti. You can listen to them with audio on this page.
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