Pranahita Pushkaralu

Pranahita Pushkaram
Status	Active
Genre	Hindu festivals
Frequency	every 12 years
Venue	List of Major Ghats Tummidi Hatti Arjunigutta Vemanpalli Kaleshwaram ^[1]
Location(s)	Pranahita River
Country	India
Most recent	2010
Next event	April 13 - 24, 2022
Area	South India
Activity	Holy river dip

Pranahita Pushkaralu is a festival of River Pranahita normally occurs once in 12 years. The Pushkaram is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of Jupiter into Pisces (Meena rasi).^[2]

References

↑ "All set for Pranahita Pushkaram today - ANDHRA PRADESH". The Hindu. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
↑ Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 921–. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.

Pushkaram

Ganges (2023) Narmada (2024) Saraswati (2025) Yamuna (2026) Godavari (2015) Krishna (2016) Kaveri (2017) Bhima, Tamraparni (Thamirabarani) (2018) Tapti (2019) Tungabhadra (2020) Sindhu (Indus) (2021) Pranhita (2022)

() is the year of festival for the particular river

Festivals in the Hindu calendar

Major festivals	Chhath Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Vasant Panchami Holi Galungan (Bali) Krishna Janmashtami Maha Shivaratri Makar Sankranti Nyepi (Bali) Navratri Ayudha Puja Durga Puja Vijayadashami Onam Pongal Rama Navami Thaipusam Vat Purnima Mesha Sankranti Bhratri Dwitiya Dhanteras Ratha yatra Dashahara Ananta Chaturdashi Guru Purnima Buddha Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti

Regional New Year	Bihu (Assamese) Cheti Chand (Sindhi) Gudi Padwa (Marathi, Konkani) Nyepi (Bali) Pana Sankranti (Oriya) Pohela Boishakh (Bengali) Puthandu (Tamil) Ugadi (Telugu, Kannada) Vaisakhi (Punjabi) Vishu (Malayali)

Holy days	Akshaya Tritiya Amalaka Ekadashi Vaikuntha Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Shayani Ekadashi Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi Prabodhini Ekadashi Ekadashi Gowri Habba Karva Chauth Mahalakshmi Vrata Nirjala Ekadashi Raksha Bandhan Sankranti Nag Panchami Savitri Brata Amavasya Madhu Purnima Sharad Purnima Kartik Purnima Dattatreya Jayanti Pradosha

Holy periods	Chaturmas Dhanurmas Pitru Paksha Devi Paksha Uttarayana Dakshinayana

Hindu festivals

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Pranahita Pushkaralu

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