Bhai Dooj · 2025
Falls on: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Festival of the brother–sister bond, observed on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, two days after Diwali. Also called Yama Dwitiya, recalling Yama dining at the home of his sister Yamuna; sisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers' long life, and brothers give gifts in return.
Dates and timings for Srinagar.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Srinagar.
How it is observed
- Tilak ceremony
- Exchanging gifts
Regional calendars
Also known as: भाई दूज (Hindi) · ভাই ফোঁটা (Bangla) · भाऊबीज (Marathi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 7, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 6, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Thulam 6, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Srinagar. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Bhai Dooj 2025
- Thursday, October 23, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Wed, Oct 22, 8:17 PM – Thu, Oct 23, 10:47 PM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Bhai Dooj?
- Festival of the brother–sister bond, observed on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, two days after Diwali. Also called Yama Dwitiya, recalling Yama dining at the home of his sister Yamuna; sisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers' long life, and brothers give gifts in return.
- When is Bhai Dooj 2025?
- Bhai Dooj falls on Thursday, October 23, 2025.