Vitasta Triyodashi Festival The birthday of the Vitasta, the river the maps call the Jhelum, kept on the thirteenth of the bright fortnight of Bhadra.
Vitasta Triyodashi 2027 falls on Monday, 13 September, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Vitasta Triyodashi
- कॉशुर
- वितस्ता त्रयोदशी
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Kashmir calendar, computed for Chennai
- Monday, 13 September 2027
- Friday, 1 September 2028
- Thursday, 20 September 2029
Where Vitasta Triyodashi falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 13 Sep
- 2028: 1 Sep
- 2029: 20 Sep
The dates, year by year
Kashmir calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Vitasta Triyodashi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday, 5 September 2025 |
| 2026 | Thursday, 24 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Monday, 13 September 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 1 September 2028 |
| 2029 | Thursday, 20 September 2029 |
| 2030 | Monday, 9 September 2030 |
| 2031 | Sunday, 28 September 2031 |
| 2032 | Friday, 17 September 2032 |
| 2033 | Wednesday, 7 September 2033 |
| 2034 | Tuesday, 26 September 2034 |
| 2035 | Saturday, 15 September 2035 |
| 2036 | Wednesday, 3 September 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The birthday of the Vitasta, the river the maps call the Jhelum, kept on the thirteenth of the bright fortnight of Bhadra. The Vitasta is held to be Parvati come down as water at the request of Kashyapa, and the Nilamata Purana makes her the mother of the valley. Lamps are floated at Verinag, where the spring is, and along the banks at Srinagar, and the water is worshipped with flowers, milk and a lamp set on a leaf. Where the river cannot be reached, the puja is done at a vessel of water in the house.
- Deity
- Vitasta, Parvati
- Kind
- Festival Days of celebration: the house is decorated, a feast is cooked and the temple is visited.
The hour
Clock times for Monday, 13 September 2027 at Chennai
Bhadra Shukla Trayodashi at sunrise, with the lamps floated in the evening.
| Instant | Time | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 05:58 | the udaya tithi, the tithi running as the sun comes up |
Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:12, UTC+5.5. These are the instants the rule is read at, not the temple's own puja times, which every temple prints for itself.
The fast
No fast is prescribed. Rice, milk and flowers are offered to the water, and the meal of the day is vegetarian in most houses.
Where the regions differ
Kashmiri Pandits alone keep it; the nearest thing elsewhere is the Ganga Dashahara of Jyeshtha, which is the descent of a different river.
The dates above are the Kashmir reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.