Pushya Masam 2025 & 2026: Complete Guide with Dates, Festivals & Spiritual Significance | Telugu Calendar 2025–2026

Pushya Masam (also called Pausa Masam or Paush Maas) is the tenth month in the Telugu lunar calendar followed widely in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and other regions.

This sacred month is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, governed by Lord Shani (Saturn), and is revered as Soubhagya Lakshmi Masam because it blesses farmers with wealth after harvest.

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🌙 Pushya Masam 2025 Dates (2024–2025)

• Start Date: December 31, 2024
• End Date: January 29, 2025
• Shukla Paksha: Dec 31, 2024 – Jan 13, 2025
• Krishna Paksha: Jan 14 – Jan 29, 2025

Key Festivals (2024–2025)

• Vaikunta Ekadashi: January 2–3, 2025
• Bhogi: January 13, 2025
• Makara Sankranti: January 14, 2025
• Kanuma: January 15, 2025
• Mukkanuma: January 16, 2025
• Shadthila Ekadashi: Late January 2025
• Pushya Amavasya: January 29, 2025

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🌙 Pushya Masam 2026 Dates (2025–2026)

• Start Date: December 20, 2025
• End Date: January 18, 2026

Important Festivals (2025–2026)

• Banadashtami & Shakambari Navratri Begin: Dec 28, 2025
• Pushya Purnima / Shakambari Jayanti: Jan 3, 2026
• Sankashti Chaturthi: Jan 6, 2026 (Moonrise: 8:57 PM IST)
• Makara Sankranti: Jan 14, 2026
• Pushya Amavasya / Mauni Amavasya: Jan 18, 2026

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✨ Spiritual Significance of Pushya Masam

Pushya Masam is named after the auspicious Pushya Nakshatra, known for nourishment and prosperity. The month is ideal for:

• Worship of Vishnu-Lakshmi (Lakshmi Narayana Swamy)
• Performing Shani remedies
• Vedic studies (best on Pushya Purnima)
• Pitru Tarpanam and ancestor worship
• Charity, fasting, and spiritual sadhana

It is called Soubhagya Lakshmi Masam as farmers traditionally receive payments for harvested crops — symbolizing abundance and prosperity.

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🎉 Major Festivals of Pushya Masam

• Makara Sankranti – Beginning of Uttarayana
• Bhogi – Bonfire purification festival
• Kanuma – Celebration of cattle & agriculture
• Vaikunta Ekadashi – Opening of Vaikunta Dwaram
• Shakambari Navratri (in some years)
• Thyagaraja Aradhana – Grand musical tribute

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🙏 Auspicious Activities in Pushya Masam

Highly Recommended

• Vishnu-Lakshmi puja, Tulsi puja
• Chant Vishnu Sahasranama, Lakshmi Ashtakam
• Perform Sri Satyanarayana Vratam
• Observe Ekadashi, Pradosham, and Saturday fasts
• Shani Tailabhishekam on Saturdays & Pushya Amavasya
• Donate anna, vastra, til (sesame)
• Worship Dhana Lakshmi and Dhanya Lakshmi

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⚠️ Inauspicious Activities — Avoid During Pushya Masam

Pushya Masam is solely for spiritual discipline. Avoid:

• Marriages & engagements
• Housewarming (Griha Pravesh)
• New construction
• Buying property or vehicles
• Starting a business
• Major financial investments

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🌿 Important Vratams in Pushya Masam

1. Satyanarayana Vratam – For prosperity
2. Vaikunta Ekadashi Vratam – For moksha
3. Shadthila Ekadashi – Special sesame benefits
4. Pushya Amavasya Vratam – Shani dosha relief
5. Pradosha Vratam – For Shiva devotees

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🪔 Shani Worship During Pushya Masam (Most Powerful)

Since Lord Shani rules this month, these remedies give maximum benefit:

• Black sesame oil abhishekam
• Mustard oil lamps on Saturdays
• Donate iron, black clothes, sesame
• Chant Shani Stotra, Dasharatha Shani Stotram
• Feed crows, the poor, and the needy

Most effective period for those undergoing Sade Sati, Shani Dasha, or Ashtama Shani.

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🍽️ Traditional Foods (Sattvic Diet)

Include:
Til laddu, jaggery sweets, Pongal, Ariselu, Puran Poli, fruit, milk, rice-lentil dishes

Avoid:
Non-veg, alcohol, onion, garlic (especially on fasting days)

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🌾 Regional Celebrations

• Andhra & Telangana: Bhogi, Sankranti, Kanuma, Muggulu, Haridasu, kite flying
• Karnataka: Ellu-Bella traditions, Pongal
• Maharashtra & Gujarat: Tilgul exchange (“Tilgul ghya, god god bola”)

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🧘 Ayurvedic Tips for Pushya Masam

• Eat warm foods with ginger, turmeric, sesame
• Perform Abhyanga (oil massage)
• Practice yoga & pranayama
• Morning sunlight exposure for immunity

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🔮 After Pushya Masam

The next month is Magha Masam, dedicated to Lord Shiva, ideal for auspicious events and Maha Shivaratri celebrations.

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❓ FAQs – Pushya Masam 2025 & 2026

Q: Can we do marriage in Pushya Masam?
No, it is not auspicious.

Q: Pushya Masam 2025 dates?
Dec 31, 2024 – Jan 29, 2025.

Q: Pushya Masam 2026 dates?
Dec 20, 2025 – Jan 18, 2026.

Q: Whom should we worship?
Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Shani.

Q: Is Griha Pravesh allowed?
No, avoid housewarming during this month.

Q: When is the best time for Shani puja?
Saturdays and Pushya Amavasya.

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🌟 May Pushya Masam bring you peace, prosperity, and divine blessings!

Jai Lakshmi Narayana | Om Sham Shanicharaya Namah