Regional traditions
Compare the names and calendar context used for Varamahalakshmi, Vishwakarma Puja, Onam, Teej, Chhath, and Saraswati Puja across different regions of India.
At a glance
The same observance may have different names across languages, regions, and family traditions. This guide connects those names to the relevant date, tithi, and Panchang explanation.
Karnataka and South India
Varamahalakshmi, Varalakshmi Vratham, and Varamahalakshmi Habba are regional names for the same vrata. The exact observance should be checked against the local Panchang and family tradition.
Bengal, Odisha, Assam, and eastern India
Vishwakarma Puja is widely known as Biswakarma Puja or Bishwakarma Puja in eastern India. It follows Kanya Sankranti and usually falls in mid-September.
Kerala and Malayalam traditions
Onam is closely associated with the Thiruvonam nakshatra and the Malayalam calendar. Samvat uses a Kerala calculation baseline while noting that local temple and family practice can vary.
North and western India
Teej can refer to three separate observances. Hariyali, Kajari, and Hartalika Teej each follow a different Hindu month and tithi, so their dates should be checked separately.
Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, and the diaspora
Chhath is observed as a sequence: Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya, and Usha Arghya. Families usually plan all four days together.
Bengal, Bihar, schools, artists, and families
Saraswati Puja is observed on Vasant Panchami, also called Basant Panchami. These names describe the same Magha Shukla Panchami date.