When: Trayodashi (13th lunar day) of each fortnight, in the hours around sunset.1
About
Worship falls in the window from about an hour and a half before to an hour and a half after sunset. Devotees keep the pradosha vrata fast, offer abhisheka, bael leaves and lamps, and hear the pradosha story; an image of Shiva and Parvati on Nandi is taken in procession.1
A Pradosha that falls on a Monday is Soma Pradosha; on a Saturday, Shani Pradosha.1
Sources
- Encyclopedia Pradosha — Wikipedia · accessed 2026-11-08
Researched 2026-11-08 from the cited sources. Community corrections are welcome; traditions differ, and differences are shown rather than resolved.