January
Mauni Amavasya (Magha Amavasya)
मौनी अमावस्या (माघ अमावस्या)
18 January 2026
About this festival
New moon day significant for spiritual practice and silence
आध्यात्मिक साधना और मौन के लिए महत्वपूर्ण अमावस्या
Key significance
- Maun vrat (silence fast)
- meditation
- river bathing
How to observe
- Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
- Include: Maun vrat (silence fast).
- Include: meditation.
- Include: river bathing.
- Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.
January guidance
Discipline, new-year sankalp, and seasonal purification.
- Morning snan and simple prayer
- Sattvic meals and restraint
- Dana and gratitude in family