The list of Pujas & Events in May 2026 in Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is given here.
May 2026 coincides with Vaishakh Maas – Jyeshta Maas (Adhik Maas & Nija Jyeshta Maas) in North Indian Hindi calendars & Vaishakha Masam – Adhika Jyeshta Masam in Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati calendars; Boishakh Mash – Jyeshto Mash in Bengali Panjika; Chithirai Masam – Vaigasi Masam in Tamil calendar; whereas Malayalam months of Meda Masam – Edava Masam coincide with May 2026. In Nepali Patri, Baishakh Maas – Jyeshta Maas coincide with May this year.
Vaishakha Purnima, Narada Jayanti, Annamayya Jayanti, Samapada Gauri Vratham, Sankashti Chaturthi, Krittika karthe, Vrishabha Sankranti, Masa Shivaratri, Shani Jayanti, Aranyaka Gauri Vratham, Skanda Shashti, Rohini Karthe, Vasthu Karthari ends, Dashapapahara Dashami (Ganga Dussehra), Apara Ekadashi, Shankara Kailsagamanam, etc. are the important festivals, auspicious days and events in May 2026.
Kanchi Peetham May 2026 Events, Festivals
Friday, 1 May 2026 – Pournami Puja, Chitra Pournami
Monday, 11 May 2026 – Sri Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamiji Jayanti
Thursday, 14 May 2026 – Pradosha Puja
Sunday, 17 May 2026 – Adhika Jyeshta Maasam Starts
Thursday, 28 May 2026 – Pradosha Puja
Saturday, 30 May 2026 – Pournami Puja
Sunday, 31 May 2026 – Jagadguru Pujyasri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamiji Jayanti
Rathothsavam – 4th and 31st – Anusham, 6th -Moolam, 10th – Avittam, 8th – Uthradam
Shukravara Puja – 1st May, 8th May, 15th May, 22nd May and 29th May 2026
About Adi Sankara
More than 2500 years ago, an avalanche of heretic and non-Vedic sects, with horrible religious practices threatened to wipe away the ancient Veda-Dharma. In the Bhagavad Geeta, Lord Krishna has told Arjuna that, whenever there arises danger to Dharma, He (Krishna) will incarnate in this world to eradicate adharma and re-establish Dharma. In consonance with his words, the Lord has made partial incarnations during the course of the present Kali Age. And such an incarnation is the partial incarnation of Siva as Sankara Bhagavatpada, which happened some twenty-five centuries ago, on the prayer of celestials to Lord Siva to redeem Bharata-desa from the clutches of non-Vedic heretic sects. Several sources of authentic information lead to the conclusion that Sri Adi Sankara was born at Kaladi on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the Vaisaka month of the cyclic year Nandana in cyclic year Nandana – Kali 2593 corresponding to 509 B.C.