Sashti Viratham is a vratam dedicated to Lord Muruga (Skanda, Subramanya, Kartikeya). It is observed in Sashti or the sixth day in Shukla Paksha of each month in Hindu calendar. It is a popular vrata in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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The list of Sashti Viratham or Shashti fasting dates in 2012 is given here..
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Friday, 27 April 2012
Sunday, 27 May 2012 : Aranyaka Sashti
Monday, 25 June 2012 : Kumar Sashti
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 : Supaudana Varna Sashti
23 August 2012, Thursday
Friday, 21 September 2012 : Surya Sashti
Saturday, 20 October 2012 : Saraswati Puja
Monday, 19 November 2012: Skanda Sashti (Agni Sashti)
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 : Subramanya Sashti

rajita menon
Jun 10. 2012
i want to do fasting for ganesh to remove difficulties in my life. please reply with fasting and pray.
Jayanthi
Aug 06. 2012
You can fast on SANKADAKARA CHATURTHI. In the morning you have to go to nearby Ganapathi Temple and get his blessing. There are 2 ways to fast. 1. Fast from morning till evening. You can drink milk, tea or coffee i.e any liquid and after evening deeparathana you can have full meal preferably without salt. 2 way is fast by taking fruits and milk then in the evening you can break fast after evening deeparathana you can have full meal preferably without salt. When you fast you can chant Sankadanasana sostram, namavali etc.On that day evening we should also do archana or pooja for Chandra Bagavan. I hope I have given you clear picture.
You can also go to Ganapathi Temple on Tuesdays and pray but of course you need to fast.
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Mar 10. 2013
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Mar 17. 2013
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Mar 17. 2013
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Mar 30. 2013
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May 03. 2013
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