Bala Chaturdashi
बाला चतुर्दशी
The day families scatter seven kinds of seed at Pashupatinath for those they have lost.
Also called: Shatbij Chharne Din
When is Bala Chaturdashi?
Monday, December 7, 2026In 34 days
Mangsir 21, 2083
Tithi: Mangsir Krishna Chaturdashi. Kept on the day this tithi stands at sunrise in Nepal.
See this day on the patroWhat Bala Chaturdashi is
Bala Chaturdashi is Mangsir Krishna Chaturdashi. Families who have lost someone, above all within the past year, keep vigil with lamps through the night at Pashupatinath and at dawn walk the forest of Shleshmantak scattering satbij, seven kinds of seed, in their memory. Each seed is said to bring the departed peace.
How families keep it
Away from Nepal, families light a lamp in the name of the departed, offer the seven seeds at a temple or a clean place and hold a puja or tarpan.
Bala Chaturdashi in the coming years
- 2026Monday, December 7, 2026Mangsir 21, 2083
- 2027Saturday, November 27, 2027Mangsir 11, 2084
- 2029Tuesday, December 4, 2029Mangsir 18, 2086
- 2030Sunday, November 24, 2030Mangsir 8, 2087
- 2031Saturday, December 13, 2031Mangsir 27, 2088
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Bala Chaturdashi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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