Bhadrapada Month 2025: The month of Sawan will end with Sawan Purnima i.e. Rakshabandhan. After that, the month of Bhadrapada dedicated to Lord Krishna will come. As you know, the month of Bhadrapada is the sixth month of the Hindu calendar, which is also called Bhado or Bhadwa in common colloquial.
Let us tell you, according to the almanac, this year the month of Bhadrapada starts from August 10, 2025 and it will end on September 7, 2025. According to astrologers, this is the second month of Chaturmas, which is dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha and especially Lord Krishna. In such a situation, let us know when the month of Bhadrapada is starting and the fast and festival falling in this month
According to astrologers, this year Bhadrapada month will start from 10 August. August 9 is Raksha Bandhan and this is also the last day of the month of Sawan. The month of Bhado will end on 7 September. On this day, Bhadrapada is Purnima and Pitra Paksha will start from this day.
From astrology and religious terms, the Sun enters Leo sign in Bhado. This month is considered important from a religious point of view. Let me tell you, according to the English calendar, Bhadrapada falls in the months of August and September.
August 12- Sankashti Chaturthi, Bahula Chaturthi and Kajri Teej
August 14- Balaram Jayanti
August 15- Krishna Janmashtami (monthly), Sheetla Satam, Independence Day and Adyakali Jayanti
August 16- Dahi Handi, Kartigai and Kalashtami (monthly)
August 17- Singh Sankranti, Malayalam New Year
August 19- Aja Ekadashi
August 20- Pradosh Vrat (Mercury)
August 21- Shivaratri (monthly)
August 22- Pithori Amavasya and Darshan Amavasya
August 23- Bhadrapada Amavasya
August 25- Varaha Jayanti
August 26- Hartalika Teej and Gauri Habba
August 27- Ganesh Chaturthi and Vinayak Chaturthi
August 28- Skanda Shashthi and Rishi Panchami
August 30- Lalita Saptami
31 August- Radha Ashtami, Durgashtami (monthly) and Mahalakshmi fast beginning
September 01- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja
01 September- Jyeshtha Gauri immersion
03 September- Parivatini Ekadashi
04 September- Vamana Jayanti, Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti and Kalki Dwadashi
05 September- Onam, Pradosh Vrat (Venus), Teacher’s Day
06 September- Ganesh Visarjan and Anant Chaturdashi
September 07- Bhadrapada Purnima fast and lunar eclipse
Bhadrapada means Bhado month has special significance in Hinduism, especially for the devotees of Lord Krishna. In this month itself, the holy festival of Krishna Janmashtami comes when Shri Krishna was born by the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Therefore, this month is considered very auspicious for Krishna devotion and worship. Apart from this, Lord Ganesha is also specially worshiped in Bhadrapada. The Mahaparva of Ganesh Chaturthi comes in this month, when devotees establish Ganesha in their homes and worship him for a full 10 days.
