Aniket Shetty

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

The birthday of the Bhakti saint Ravidas, on the Magha full moon.

North IndiaPunjab

Dates

YearDate
2026Sunday, 1 February 2026
2027Saturday, 20 February 2027
2028Thursday, 10 February 2028
2029Tuesday, 30 January 2029
2030Monday, 18 February 2030
2031Friday, 7 February 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

Full moon of Magha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. 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

Guru Ravidas, the saint of Varanasi in the 15th and 16th centuries, was a cobbler by trade and taught that devotion matters more than caste. Some of his verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

How it is kept

Followers hold processions with hymn-singing (Nagar Kirtan) and visit the Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan in Varanasi, and many bathe in the Ganga.

Common questions

When is Guru Ravidas Jayanti in 2027?

In 2027, Guru Ravidas Jayanti falls on Saturday, 20 February 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.

How is the date of Guru Ravidas Jayanti decided?

Full moon of Magha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. 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 Guru Ravidas Jayanti kept?

Followers hold processions with hymn-singing (Nagar Kirtan) and visit the Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan in Varanasi, and many bathe in the Ganga.

Other festivals nearby

Open the Muhurtha app to see Guru Ravidas Jayanti for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.

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