April 2025 starts on Tuesday, 1 April. With this, the new financial year also starts. This time the first day of April is being celebrated as the third day of Chaitra Navratri. This month is religiously very important because it contains many major fasts and festivals, such as Chaiti Chhath, Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya etc. Here we are giving you information about the list of all the main festivals and their importance in the month of April.
April 2025: List of fasting festivals
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April 1: Vinayak Chaturthi, Chaiti Chhath Start
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April 2: Chaiti Chhath (Nahai-Khay)
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April 3: Chaiti Chhath (Sandhya Arghya)
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April 4: Chaiti Chhath (Usha Arghya)
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April 5: Chaitra Navratri Ashtami
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April 6: Ram Navami, Vast Sankashti Chaturthi
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April 8: Kamada Ekadashi
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April 10: Pradosh Vrat
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April 12: Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima
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April 13: Vaishakh month starts
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April 14: Aries Sankranti
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April 24: Varuthini Ekadashi
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April 25: Pradosh Vrat
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26 April: Monthly Shivaratri
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April 27: Vaishakh Amavasya
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April 29: Parashuram Jayanti
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April 30: Akshaya Tritiya
Ashtami of Chaitra Navratri – 5 April
The Mahashtami date of Navratri holds special religious significance. On this day, Havan, Virgo Pujan and Goddess Durga are specially worshiped. In the year 2025, this date is lying on 5 April.
Ram Navami – 6 April
Ram Navami, the festival of Lord Shri Ram’s birth anniversary, is celebrated with reverence and enthusiasm all over the country. This festival is celebrated on the Navami date of Chaitra Shukla Paksha. This time Ram Navami will be celebrated on 6 April 2025, because Navami Tithi will rise that day. On this occasion, bhajan-kirtan, tableaux and Shobha Yatras are organized in temples.
Hanuman Jayanti – 12 April
The birth anniversary of Lord Rama’s supreme devotee and Ajar-Amar Devta Hanuman ji will be celebrated on 12 April this year. It is believed that Hanuman ji still exists on the Gandhamadan mountain. On this day Hanuman Chalisa, Sundarkand recitation and special worship are organized.
Akshaya Tritiya – 30 April
Akshaya Tritiya is considered a very auspicious day of Hindu calendar. It is called Abuja Muhurta, which means that on this day any auspicious work can be done without watching almanac. This day is considered to be very superior for Manglik works like marriage, home entry, janeu, shaving etc. The festival of Akshaya Tritiya will be celebrated on 30 April this year.
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