| Bhairava Ashtami | |
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 Painting of Brahma worshipping Bhairava | |
| Also called | Bhairava Jayanti |
| Observed by | Hindus |
| Type | Hindu |
| Observances | Prayers and religious rituals, including puja to the deity Bhairava |
| Date | Dark half of the lunar calendar month of Kartika/Margashirsha |
| 2023 date | Tuesday, 5 December[1] |
| 2024 date | Friday, 22 November [2] |
| Frequency | annual |
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Bhairava Ashtami (Sanskrit: भैरवाष्टमी, romanized: Bhairavāṣṭamī), also known as Bhairavashtami, Bhairava Jayanti, Kala-Bhairava Ashtami and Kala-Bhairava Jayanti is a Hindu holy day commemorating the manifestation of the deity Bhairava, a fearsome and wrathful manifestation of the god Shiva.[5] It falls on the eighth lunar day (ashtami) in the fortnight of the waning moon (Krishna paksha) in the Hindu month of Kartika (per the South Indian Amavasyant calendar, every month ends with a new moon) or Margashirsha (per the North Indian Purnimant calendar, every month ends with a full moon). By both schemes, Bhairava Ashtami falls on the same day in November–December-January.[6] The name Kalashtami is sometimes used to refer to this day, but might also refer to any ashtami in Krishna paksha, all of which are days sacred to Bhairava.[7]
- ^ Kalabhairav Jayanti
- ^ Kalabhairav Jayanti 2024
- ^ Kalabhairav Jayanti dates by Drik Panchang[1]
- ^ Kalabhairav Jayanti date
- ^ Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. ABC-CLIO. p. 96. ISBN 9781598842050.
- ^ Masik Kalashtami 2012
- ^ Sehgal, Sunil (1999). Encyclopaedia of Hinduism: C-G, Volume 2. Sarup & Sons. pp. 491–2. ISBN 9788176250641.