Skanda Shasti · 2024
Falls on: Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 6-day festival (Nov 2 – 7)
Six-day festival celebrating Lord Murugan's victory over demon Surapadman, especially popular in Tamil Nadu.
Dates and timings for Howrah.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi covers most of Pradosha, the twilight after sunset, in Howrah.
How it is observed
- Murugan worship
- Kavadi
- Vel worship
Regional calendars
Also known as: ஸ்கந்த ஷஷ்டி (Tamil) · స్కంద షష్టి (Telugu) · സ്കന്ദ ഷഷ്ഠി (Malayalam)
- 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 22, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 21, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 22, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 22, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Howrah. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Skanda Shasti 2024
Murugan
- Thursday, November 7, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Nov 7, 12:41 AM – Fri, Nov 8, 12:35 AM ISTPuja window: 4:56 – 6:32 PM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Skanda Shasti?
- Six-day festival celebrating Lord Murugan's victory over demon Surapadman, especially popular in Tamil Nadu.
- When is Skanda Shasti 2024?
- Skanda Shasti falls on Thursday, November 7, 2024.