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Sashti 2012 | சஷ்டி 2012

Sashti 2012 - Sashti / Skanda Sashti is a Tamilian Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Skanda or Lord Muruga or Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva who is a popular deity in Southern India. Sashti or the sixth day of the lunar period is dedicated to Lord Murugan. Skanda Sashti is also called Kumar Sashti. Sashti viratham is comes on every month. You can find the monthly sashti viratham 2012 dates below. Save the sashti 2012 dates and keep fasting with god blessings

Date	Day	Sashti Viratham
28 January 2012	Saturday	Sashti Viratham
27 February 2012	Monday	Sashti Viratham
28 March 2012	Wednesday	Sashti Viratham
27 April 2012	Friday	Sashti Viratham
26 May 2012	Saturday	Sashti Viratham
25 June 2012	Monday	Sashti Viratham
24 July 2012	Tuesday	Sashti Viratham
22 August 2012	Wednesday	Sashti Viratham
21 September 2012	Friday	Sashti Viratham
20 October 2012	Saturday	Sashti Viratham
13 November 2012	Tuesday	Sashti Viratham Day 1
14 November 2012	Wednesday	Sashti Viratham Day 2
15 November 2012	Thursday	Sashti Viratham Day 3
16 November 2012	Friday	Sashti Viratham Day 4
17 November 2012	Saturday	Sashti Viratham Day 5
18 November 2012	Sunday	Soora Samharam
19 November 2012	Monday	Tiru Kalyanam
18 December 2012	Tuesday	Subrahmanyan Shasti

Amavasai 2012 / Pournami 2012 / Pradosham 2012 / Karthigai 2012 / Ashtami 2012 / Navami 2012 / Sashti 2012 / Sankatahara Chathurthi 2012 / Thiruvonam 2012 / Matha Sivarathiri 2012 / Ekadhasi 2012 / Chathurthi 2012

Year - 2012	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami
January	22 Sun	08 Sun	06 Fri 20 Fri	05 Thu	01 Sun 16 Mon 31 Tue	02 Mon 17 Tue
February	21 Tue	07 Tue	05 Sun 19 Sun	01 Wed 28 Tue	14 Tue	01 Wed 15 Wed
March	22 Thu	08 Thu	06 Tue 20 Tue	27 Tue	01 Thu 15 Thu 30 Fri	02 Fri 16 Fri 31 Sat
April	20 Fri	06 Fri	04 Wed 18 Wed	23 Mon	13 Fri 29 Sun	14 Sat 30 Mon
Year - 2012	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami
May	20 Sun	05 Sat	03 Thu 18 Fri	20 Sun	13 Sun 28 Mon	14 Mon 29 Tue
June	19 Tue	04 Mon	02 Sat 16 Sat	17 Sun	11 Mon 27 Wed	12 Tue 28 Thu
July	18 Wed	03 Tue	01 Sun 16 Mon	14 Sat	11 Wed 26 Thu	12 Thu 27 Fri
August	17 Fri	01 Wed 31 Fri	15 Wed 29 Wed	10 Fri	09 Thu 24 Fri	11 Sat 25 Sat
Year - 2012	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami
September	15 Sat	29 Sat	13 Thu 27 Thu	07 Fri	08 Sat 23 Sun	09 Sun 24 Mon
October	14 Sun 15 Mon	29 Mon	13 Sat 27 Sat	04 Thu 31 Wed	08 Mon 22 Mon	09 Tue 23 Tue
November	13 Tue	28 Wed	11 Sun 25 Sun	27 Tue	06 Tue 20 Tue	07 Wed 21 Wed
December	12 Wed 13 Thu	28 Fri	11 Tue 25 Tue	25 Tue	06 Thu 20 Thu	07 Fri 21 Fri

Sashti – What is Skanda Sashti?

Skanda Sashti is a popular festival that is celebrated by Tamil Hindus with much devotion. It is festival dedicated to their deity. Lord Murugan or Skanda. This is why it is also known as Murugan Sashti or Kanda Sashti. Skanda is the son of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, while in North India, he is considered to be the elder brother of Lord Ganesha while in South India, he is considered the younger brother of Lord Ganesha. Lord Murugan is also known as Lord Subramanya or Karthikeyan.

Skanda Sashti Viratham – Importance

Every Sashti Tithi is dedicated to Lord Skanda. On Shukla Paksha Sashti day, devotees of Lord Skanda observe a fast to please their deity and get his blessings. However, for devotees to observe Sashti Viratham, the most auspicious time is when Panchami and Sashti Tithi combine. In other words, the end of Panchami tithi and beginning of Sashti tithi between sunrise and sunset is the most appropriate hour that is chosen to observe Skanda Sashti Viratham. This is why this fast is observed during Panchami Tithi.

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