Chaturmas Start Date 2026: Chaturmas 2026 begins on July 25 with Devshayani Ekadashi and comes to a end on November 21 with Dev Uthani Ekadashi. The four-month period covers Sawan, Bhadrapada, Ashwin and Kartik, during which weddings, housewarmings and other Manglik ceremonies pause across the country. Worship, fasting, chanting and spiritual practice, on the other hand, are considered to bring their most powerful results in this window.
The Chaturmas dates quietly decide when banquet halls fill up, when jewellery shops see their rush, and when the wedding season itself switches on and off. Tradition holds that Lord Vishnu withdraws into a four-month Yoga Nidra during this stretch, and until he wakes up, the auspicious calendar effectively goes silent. This year's twist: both bookend dates, July 25 and November 21, fall on a Saturday, precisely 119 days, or exactly seventeen weeks, apart.
