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Hindu Festivals in December 2025: Major Vrat Dates Including Mokshada Ekadashi, Karthigai Deepam and Vaikuntha Ekadashi

December 2025 brings major Hindu festivals like Mokshada Ekadashi, Karthigai Deepam and Vaikuntha Ekadashi, with important vrat and auspicious dates throughout the month.

November 27, 2025 / 17:09 IST
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Hindu Festivals in December 2025: Major Vrat Dates Including Mokshada Ekadashi, Karthigai Deepam and Vaikuntha Ekadashi

December 2025 is a spiritually important month for Hindus with several major Hindu festivals and vrat dates. Devotees observe sacred rituals like Mokshada Ekadashi, Karthigai Deepam, and Vaikuntha Ekadashi, along with many auspicious tithis mentioned in the Hindu Panchang. The month falls in Margashirsha and Pausha periods in the Vikrama Samvata calendar and is filled with opportunities for worship and devotion.

Complete List of Hindu Festivals in December 2025

Festival / EventDate & Day
Gita JayantiDecember 1, 2025
Guruvayur EkadashiDecember 1, 2025
Mokshada EkadashiDecember 1, 2025
Matsya DwadashiDecember 2, 2025
Bhauma Pradosh VratDecember 2, 2025
Hanuman Jayanti (Kannada)December 3, 2025
Dattatreya JayantiDecember 4, 2025
Annapurna JayantiDecember 4, 2025
Bhairavi JayantiDecember 4, 2025
Karthigai DeepamDecember 4, 2025
Margashirsha Purnima VratDecember 4, 2025
Margashirsha PurnimaDecember 4, 2025
AnvadhanDecember 4, 2025
Pausha Begins (North India)December 5, 2025
Rohini VratDecember 5, 2025
IshtiDecember 5, 2025
Akhuratha SankashtiDecember 7, 2025
KalashtamiDecember 11, 2025
Masik Krishna JanmashtamiDecember 11, 2025
Saphala EkadashiDecember 15, 2025
Krishna Matsya DwadashiDecember 16, 2025
Dhanu SankrantiDecember 16, 2025
Budha Pradosh VratDecember 17, 2025
Masik ShivaratriDecember 18, 2025
Hanuman Jayanti (Tamil)December 19, 2025
Darsha AmavasyaDecember 19, 2025
AnvadhanDecember 19, 2025
Pausha AmavasyaDecember 19, 2025
IshtiDecember 20, 2025
Shortest Day of the YearDecember 21, 2025
Chandra DarshanaDecember 21, 2025
Vighneshvara ChaturthiDecember 24, 2025
Skanda SashtiDecember 25, 2025
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiDecember 27, 2025
Mandala PoojaDecember 27, 2025
Banada AshtamiDecember 28, 2025
Masik DurgashtamiDecember 28, 2025
Tailang Swami JayantiDecember 30, 2025
Pausha Putrada EkadashiDecember 30, 2025
Dharma Savarni ManvadiDecember 30, 2025
Kurma DwadashiDecember 31, 2025
Masik KarthigaiDecember 31, 2025
Vaikuntha EkadashiDecember 31, 2025
Gauna Pausha Putrada EkadashiDecember 31, 2025
Vaishnava Pausha Putrada EkadashiDecember 31, 2025
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With multiple fasts, Jayantis and auspicious vrat days, December encourages devotion, discipline and positivity. Observing these sacred rituals is believed to bring peace, prosperity and divine grace.

FAQs: December 2025 Hindu Festivals

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1. Which is the biggest festival in December 2025?

Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Karthigai Deepam are major celebrations in December.