Vrat & Fasting Guides
How to keep each Hindu vrat (fast) — the rules, the vrat katha, the mantras to chant and how to complete the udyapan.
18 vrats
Anant Chaturdashi Vrat
Anant (Lord Vishnu) · Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi (annual)
☀️Ravivar Vrat (Sunday — Surya)
Lord Surya (the Sun God) · Sundays (Ravivar)
🐘Budhwar Vrat (Wednesday — Ganesh)
Lord Ganesha · Wednesdays (Budhwar)
✨Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat (Friday)
Goddess Mahalakshmi · Fridays (Shukravar) — usually 11 or 21
🌺Mangala Gauri Vrat (Shravan Tuesday)
Goddess Mangala Gauri (Parvati) · Tuesdays (Mangalvar) of Shravan month
🌼Sai Baba Vrat (9 Thursdays)
Shirdi Sai Baba · 9 consecutive Thursdays (Guruvar)
🪷Ekadashi Vrat
Lord Vishnu · Twice a month (11th day of each lunar fortnight)
🔱Pradosh Vrat
Lord Shiva · Twice a month (13th day of each lunar fortnight)
🙏Santoshi Mata Vrat (Friday Fast)
Santoshi Mata · 16 consecutive Fridays
🔱Monday Somvar Vrat (Shiva Fast)
Lord Shiva · Every Monday or 16 consecutive Mondays (Solah Somvar)
🪷Thursday Guruvar Vrat (Vishnu/Brihaspati Fast)
Lord Vishnu / Brihaspati Dev · Every Thursday or 7/16 consecutive Thursdays
💪Tuesday Mangalvar Vrat (Hanuman Fast)
Lord Hanuman / Mangal Dev (Mars) · Every Tuesday or 21 consecutive Tuesdays
🪐Saturday Shanivar Vrat (Shani Dev Fast)
Shani Dev (Saturn) · Every Saturday or 11/21 consecutive Saturdays
🌙Karva Chauth Vrat
Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati & Lord Ganesha · Once a year (4th day after Sharad Purnima)
🔱Solah Somvar Vrat — 16 Mondays Fast
Lord Shiva · 16 consecutive Mondays
🙏Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Lord Ganesha · Monthly (Krishna Paksha Chaturthi)
🌳Vat Savitri Vrat
Savitri, Satyavan & the Banyan Tree · Yearly (Jyeshtha Amavasya / Purnima)
🌕Purnima Vrat
Lord Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi · Monthly (full moon day)
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