Adi Shankara Jayanti
The philosopher who unified Advaita Vedanta.
KeralaCelebrated everywhere
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday, 21 April 2026 |
| 2027 | Monday, 10 May 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 29 April 2028 |
| 2029 | Friday, 18 May 2029 |
| 2030 | Tuesday, 7 May 2030 |
| 2031 | Saturday, 26 April 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
5th day of the waxing moon, in Vaishakha. 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
Adi Shankaracharya was born at Kaladi in Kerala in the eighth century. He travelled the length of India, taught Advaita Vedanta, debated scholars and founded four mathas, at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri and Jyotirmath.
How it is kept
Followers hold lectures and recite his works such as Bhaja Govindam, and the mathas, above all Sringeri and Kaladi, hold special pujas.
Common questions
When is Adi Shankara Jayanti in 2027?
In 2027, Adi Shankara Jayanti falls on Monday, 10 May 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Adi Shankara Jayanti decided?
5th day of the waxing moon, in Vaishakha. 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 Adi Shankara Jayanti kept?
Followers hold lectures and recite his works such as Bhaja Govindam, and the mathas, above all Sringeri and Kaladi, hold special pujas.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Adi Shankara Jayanti for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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