Ravivara Shukla Pradosa 2027 Date
Ravivara Shukla Pradosa 2027 is on Sunday, 15 August 2027, on Trayodasi tithi.
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings for your city are on the Ravivara Shukla Pradosa page.
About Ravivara Shukla Pradosa
Ravi Pradosha is a Trayodashi (13th lunar day) dusk-fast for Shiva that lands on a Sunday — the day ruled by Surya. This combination is sought out specifically as a remedy for Pitru Dosha and weak Surya in the birth chart, and is said to grant longevity, good health and social standing.
The fast is timed to Pradosha Kaal — the 1.5 hours on either side of sunset on Trayodashi — not the full day. Shaiva tradition holds that Shiva forgave the devas and asuras at this hour and danced between the horns of Nandi, his bull; that dance is why dusk on the 13th tithi is considered the most generous moment to approach him. At a temple, devotees perform Soma Sutra Pradakshinam — a special zig-zag walk around the lingam that stops at the drainage channel rather than crossing it, unlike ordinary circumambulation. The Ravi Pradosha Vrat Katha tells of a poor Brahmin who rose to prosperity through this specific fast, which is why Sunday observance is linked with relief from poverty and social dishonour alongside its Surya-remedy purpose.
