When is Gayathri Japam?

The day after Avani Avittam, when the sacred thread has just been renewed. The Gayatri mantra is recited a thousand and eight times, usually communally at a temple or riverbank, as atonement for lapses in the year's recitation.

Gayathri Japam

Tamil

गायत्री जपम · ગાયત્રી જપમ

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13 September 2027

Monday · Shukla Trayodashi

Tithi begins10:13 PM · 12 Sept

Tithi ends12:40 AM · 14 Sept

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Day after Avani Avittam. Brahmins chant the Gayatri Mantra 1008 times as atonement for lapses in daily recitation.

Falls on: The day after Avani Avittam

What it is

The Gayatri mantra recited 1008 times, as atonement for the year's lapses and to consecrate the new thread. Performed communally at temples and riverbanks.

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A fast until the japa is complete.

Common questions

When is Gayathri Japam?: The day after Avani Avittam, when the sacred thread has just been renewed. The Gayatri mantra is recited a thousand and eight times, usually communally at a temple or riverbank, as atonement for lapses in the year's recitation.

2026

Aug27ThuThursdayShukla ChaturdashiTithi begins07:59 AM · 26 AugTithi ends09:09 AM

2027

Sep13MonMondayNextShukla TrayodashiTithi begins10:13 PM · 12 SeptTithi ends12:40 AM · 14 Sept