Paryushana begins
Eight days of fasting, study and reflection, ending on Samvatsari.
Jain · Shvetambar
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday, 8 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, 28 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, 16 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, 4 September 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, 25 August 2030 |
| 2031 | Saturday, 13 September 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
Seven days before Samvatsari, so the eight days of Paryushana end on it. The app counts the start from Samvatsari rather than from the Moon alone. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Paryushana is the most important Jain festival: for Shvetambar Jains, eight days in the monsoon, when monks and nuns stay in one place. The Kalpa Sutra, which tells the life of Mahavira, is read aloud in the temples.
How it is kept
People fast as they are able, from one meal a day to all eight days, avoid root vegetables, go to the daily sermons and temple readings, and give to charity. The days end with Samvatsari.
Common questions
When is Paryushana begins in 2027?
In 2027, Paryushana begins falls on Saturday, 28 August 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Paryushana begins decided?
Seven days before Samvatsari, so the eight days of Paryushana end on it. The app counts the start from Samvatsari rather than from the Moon alone. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Paryushana begins kept?
People fast as they are able, from one meal a day to all eight days, avoid root vegetables, go to the daily sermons and temple readings, and give to charity. The days end with Samvatsari.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Paryushana begins for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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