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List of festivals of the month of May: The month of May is about to start. Talking about the major festivals coming in the month of May, it is Akshaya Tritiya. Gold is purchased on this day. In simple words, there is a belief of buying gold on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.
Apart from this, you can do any auspicious work on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. Apart from this, many major fasts and festivals including Varuti Ekadashi, Mohini Ekadashi, Pradosh Vrat, Kalashtami will be celebrated in May.
Apart from this, the birthdays of many great saints of the Bhakti period also fall in May. In this report we will know about all the fasts and festivals coming in the month of May.
List of fasts and festivals of May
Monthly Kalashtami and World Labor Day is on 1st May. This day is also the monthly Krishna Janmashtami.
Vallabhacharya Jayanti is on 4th May. Baruthi Ekadashi is also on this day. This festival is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Pradosh Vrat is on 5th May. This festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is worshiped on this day.
6th May is Masik Shivratri and Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti.
Monthly Karthigai is on 08 May. On this day the light form of Lord Shiva is worshipped. Baisakh is also Amavasya.
Parashuram Jayanti is on 10th May. On this day, Parashuram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is worshipped. This day is Akshaya Tritiya and Matangi Jayanti. There is also Rohini fast.
Vinayak Chaturthi is on 11th May. Lord Ganesha is worshiped on this day.
12th May is Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Ramanujan Jayanti and Mother's Day.
Skanda Shashthi is on 13th May.
Ganga Saptami and Vrishabha Sankranti are on 14th May.
Monthly Durgashtami and Baglamukhi Jayanti is on 15th May. Mata Baglamukhi is worshiped on this day.
Sita Navami is on 16th May. On this day, Mother Janaki, the mother of the world, is worshipped.
18th May is Mahavir Swami Kaivalya Knowledge Day.
Mohini Ekadashi and Parshuram Dwadashi are on 19th May. This day is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Pradosh Vrat is on 20th May. On this day, along with Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati is also worshipped.
The birth anniversaries of Narasimha and Chhinnamasta will be celebrated on 21st May.
Kurma Jayanti is on 23rd May. This day is also Vaishakh and Buddha Purnima.
Ekadant Sankashti Chaturthi is on 26th May. Lord Ganesha is worshiped on this day.
30th May is Kalashtami and monthly Krishna Janmashtami. Kaal Bhairav Dev is worshiped on this day.