Chaite Dashain
चैते दशैँ
The small Dashain of spring, on the eighth day of the bright half of Chaitra.
Also called: Chaitra Dashain, Chaitra Ashtami
When is Chaite Dashain?
Wednesday, April 14, 2027In 162 days
Baisakh 1, 2084
Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Ashtami. Kept on the day this tithi stands at sunrise in Nepal.
See this day on the patroWhat Chaite Dashain is
Chaite Dashain is Chaitra Shukla Ashtami. Like the great Dashain of autumn it is a day of Goddess Durga, and is often called the small Dashain. Ram Navami follows it.
How families keep it
Families worship Durga Bhawani at home and at the temple, and some hold a Chandi path.
Chaite Dashain in the coming years
- 2026Thursday, March 26, 2026Chaitra 12, 2082
- 2027Wednesday, April 14, 2027Baisakh 1, 2084
- 2028Monday, April 3, 2028Chaitra 21, 2084
- 2029Sunday, April 22, 2029Baisakh 9, 2086
- 2030Thursday, April 11, 2030Chaitra 28, 2086
- 2031Monday, March 31, 2031Chaitra 17, 2087
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 Chaite Dashain?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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