🌕 Hindu Festivals in December 2025 | Vikram Samvat 2081–2082

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🌕 Hindu Festivals in December 2025 | Vikram Samvat 2081–2082

December 2025 marks the concluding chapter of the Hindu calendar year, bringing a series of deeply spiritual festivals — from Gita Jayanti and Dattatreya Jayanti to Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Mandala Pooja.
It is a month of divine reflection, dharma, and new spiritual beginnings before the onset of Uttarayana.

🗓️ List of Major Hindu Festivals – December 2025

Date	Day	Festival	Tithi / Lunar Day	Significance
Dec 1 (Mon)	Monday	Gita Jayanti, Mokshada Ekadashi, Guruvayur Ekadashi	Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi	The day Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on Kurukshetra; Mokshada Ekadashi grants liberation to ancestors.
Dec 2 (Tue)	Tuesday	Matsya Dwadashi, Bhauma Pradosh Vrat	Margashirsha Shukla Dwadashi / Trayodashi	Dedicated to Lord Vishnu’s Matsya avatar and Shiva worship for peace.
Dec 3 (Wed)	Wednesday	Hanuman Jayanti (Kannada)	Margashirsha Shukla Trayodashi	Celebrated mainly in Karnataka as the birth of Lord Hanuman.
Dec 4 (Thu)	Thursday	Dattatreya Jayanti, Annapurna Jayanti, Bhairavi Jayanti, Karthigai Deepam, Margashirsha Purnima	Margashirsha Shukla Purnima	Worship of Lord Dattatreya, Goddess Annapurna, and lighting of divine lamps in Tamil Nadu.
Dec 5 (Fri)	Friday	Rohini Vrat, Pausha Begins (North), Ishti	Pausha Krishna Pratipada	Jain fasting; beginning of the Pausha month in North India.
Dec 7 (Sun)	Sunday	Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi	Pausha Krishna Chaturthi	Ganesha fasting for wisdom and obstacle removal.
Dec 11 (Thu)	Thursday	Kalashtami, Masik Krishna Janmashtami	Pausha Krishna Ashtami	Monthly celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth and worship of Kalabhairava.
Dec 15 (Mon)	Monday	Saphala Ekadashi	Pausha Krishna Ekadashi	Brings success in endeavors and removal of misfortunes.
Dec 16 (Tue)	Tuesday	Krishna Matsya Dwadashi, Dhanu Sankranti	Pausha Krishna Dwadashi	Sun enters Sagittarius; start of Dhanu Maas in South India.
Dec 17 (Wed)	Wednesday	Budha Pradosh Vrat	Pausha Krishna Trayodashi	Fasting dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Dec 18 (Thu)	Thursday	Masik Shivaratri	Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi	Night of meditation and worship of Lord Shiva.
Dec 19 (Fri)	Friday	Hanuman Jayanti (Tamil), Pausha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Anvadhan	Pausha Krishna Amavasya	Tamil observance of Hanuman Jayanti; new moon rituals for ancestors.
Dec 20 (Sat)	Saturday	Ishti	—	Day of Vedic fire offerings (Ishti Yagna).
Dec 21 (Sun)	Sunday	Shortest Day of the Year, Chandra Darshana	Pausha Shukla Pratipada	Astronomical solstice and sighting of the new moon.
Dec 24 (Wed)	Wednesday	Vighneshvara Chaturthi	Pausha Shukla Chaturthi	Monthly Ganesha worship for success and prosperity.
Dec 25 (Thu)	Thursday	Skanda Sashti	Pausha Shukla Shashthi	Worship of Lord Kartikeya (Murugan) for courage and victory.
Dec 27 (Sat)	Saturday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, Mandala Pooja	Pausha Shukla Saptami	Sikh Guru Gobind Singh’s birth; culmination of the 41-day Sabarimala Mandala season.
Dec 28 (Sun)	Sunday	Banada Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami	Pausha Shukla Ashtami	Monthly celebration of Goddess Durga’s power.
Dec 30 (Tue)	Tuesday	Tailang Swami Jayanti, Pausha Putrada Ekadashi	Pausha Shukla Ekadashi	Fasting for progeny and well-being of children; birth anniversary of saint Tailang Swami.
Dec 31 (Wed)	Wednesday	Kurma Dwadashi, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Masik Karthigai	Pausha Shukla Dwadashi	Devotees of Lord Vishnu celebrate Vaikuntha Dwar opening — entry to Moksha Dham.

✨ Highlights of December 2025

🌿 Gita Jayanti & Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 1): Sacred day of divine wisdom and liberation.
🔥 Karthigai Deepam (Dec 4): Thousands of lamps light up the temples of Tamil Nadu and Lord Shiva’s Annamalai Hill.
🕉️ Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Dec 31): The most revered Ekadashi, believed to open the gates of Vishnu’s eternal abode.
🛕 Mandala Pooja (Dec 27): Completion of 41 days of Ayyappa devotees’ penance and pilgrimage.

🌞 Spiritual Essence of the Month

December 2025 represents illumination and surrender — from the light of Bhagavad Gita to the divine door of Vaikuntha. It encourages us to reflect, cleanse, and prepare spiritually for a new beginning.

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🌕 Hindu Festivals in December 2025 | Vikram Samvat 2081–2082