Dvitiya 2026

Name: Dvitiya 2026
Start: 2026-01-05
End: 2026-01-05
Location: India

द्वितीया

The second lunar day of either fortnight, with Kartika Shukla Dvitiya observed as Bhai Dooj — the sibling-bond festival celebrated two days after Diwali. Sisters apply tilak on brothers' foreheads and pray for their longevity.

Dates in 2026

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026 — Yama/Chandra worship day
Dvitiyaद्वितीया
monthly+12:30 – 09:57
dvitiyachandra
Sources (2)
- Skanda Purana — Yamadvitiya-vrata-mahatmya, section on Yamadvitiya (Sankshipta ed., lines 56651-56700) — 'कार्तिक शुक्लकी द्वितीयाको यमुनाजीमें स्नान ... यमलोकका दर्शन नहीं करता'Yamuna feeds her brother Yama on Kartika-shukla Dvitiya — origin of Bhratri-dvitiya / Bhai Dooj.
- Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Dvitiya-vrata section (Ashunyashayana-vrata), month-wise Dvitiya-vrata (Sankshipta ed., lines 65701-65750) — 'अशुन्यशयन ... चन्द्रमाके लिये अर्घ्यदान'Shravana-Krishna Dvitiya = Ashunyashayana-vrata to Vishnu-Lakshmi with chandra-arghya; Kartika-shukla Dvitiya = Yamadvitiya.
Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 — Yama/Chandra worship day

Authoritative source

— Dharmasindhu, Yama Smriti

यम द्वितीया तर्पण

Yama Dvitiya Tarpana

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