కాలాష్టమి

The waning eighth tithi — worship of Kala Bhairava.

తదుపరి: 2, నవంబర్ 2026, సోమవారం
దేవత: Kala Bhairava
ఆవృత్తి: Once a lunar month

Dates for India · IST (UTC+5:30) · tithi read at 06:00 local time · amanta months · Lahiri ayanamsa. How we calculate

What కాలాష్టమి is

Kalashtami is the krishna ashtami, kept for Kala Bhairava — the fierce form of Shiva who is the guardian of time itself and of the city of Kashi. The observance is protective in intent: Bhairava is invoked against fear, against enemies, and against the obstacles that do not yield to gentler approaches. Kalabhairava Ashtami, in Margashira, is the principal annual observance.

Who observes it

Kept by Shaivas and by Tantric practitioners; observed strongly in Varanasi and in Bhairava temples across the south.

Fasting rules

A day fast broken after the evening worship. Some keep a night vigil. The observance leans on the worship rather than on abstention.

Pooja vidhanam

Evening or night worship of Bhairava with a lamp of sesame oil, black sesame, and offerings of urad dal. Recitation of the Kala Bhairava Ashtakam. Feeding dogs — Bhairava's vahana — is a standing part of the observance and is considered inseparable from it.

2027 తేదీలు

Dates are computed for India, from the tithi in force at 06:00 IST; outside India an observance can fall a day earlier or later. Tap any date for that day's full panchangam, where every timing is recomputed for your selected city.

జనవరి: 29జనవరిశుక్ర
ఫిబ్రవరి: 28ఫిబ్రవరిఆది
మార్చి: 30మార్చిమంగళ
ఏప్రిల్: 29ఏప్రిల్గురు
మే: 29మేశని
జూన్: 27జూన్ఆది
జులై: 27జులైమంగళ
ఆగస్టు: 25ఆగస్టుబుధ
సెప్టెంబర్: 23సెప్టెంబర్గురు
అక్టోబర్: 23అక్టోబర్శని
నవంబర్: 21నవంబర్ఆది
డిసెంబర్: 20డిసెంబర్సోమ

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