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Margasira Masam 2026 in Chennai: Lakshmivara vratam Thursdays

By Kulasekhar Mittapalli · Updated

Margasira masam in ChennaiDec 10 – Jan 729 days · 5 Lakshmivara (Thursday) vratams

Lakshmivara vratam (Thursdays)

1 · Thu, Dec 10Pratipada · Brahma muhurta 4:40 AM
2 · Thu, Dec 17Ashtami · Brahma muhurta 4:43 AM
3 · Thu, Dec 24Purnima · Brahma muhurta 4:47 AM
4 · Thu, Dec 31Ashtami · Brahma muhurta 4:50 AM
5 · Thu, Jan 7Amavasya · Brahma muhurta 4:53 AM

Key days

Dec 15Subrahmanya ShashtiShukla Shashti · Skanda puja
Dec 16Dhanurmasam begins ›Tiruppavai at dawn for 30 days
Dec 20Vaikunta (Mukkoti) Ekadashi · Gita Jayanti ›Uttara dwara darshanam
Dec 24Datta Jayanti · Margasira Pournami
Jan 7Margasira masam ends (Amavasya)
Margasira masam begins in 56 days: Thu, Dec 10First Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Follow the vratam rules your priest or family tradition advises. Margasira masam guide ›

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Questions

How many Margasira Thursdays are there in Chennai in 2026?

5: Dec 10, Dec 17, Dec 24, Dec 31, Jan 7.

When does Margasira masam start in Chennai?

Thursday, December 10, the day after Karthika Amavasya by Chennai's sunrise.

What is the Margasira Lakshmivara vratam?

Lakshmi puja on every Thursday of Margasira masam, popular in Telugu and Odia homes: the house is cleaned and decorated with muggulu, a kalasham is set up for Mahalakshmi, and the vratam katha is read. The last Thursday ends with an udyapana.

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