Vaishakha Month
Vaishakha Shukrawar Vrat Vidhi
Friday vrat in holy Vaishakha month — 10 times more auspicious than ordinary
Vaishakha 2026 Fridays
Friday, April 24, 2026
First Friday after Akshaya Tritiya — most auspicious
Friday, May 1, 2026
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha Friday
Friday, May 8, 2026
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha Friday
Friday, May 15, 2026
In final days of Shukra Mesha transit
Vrat Samagri
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0/8- White rice — 250g (for bhog and donation)
- Cow's milk — 1 litre
- Pure ghee — 100g
- White flowers — lotus, jasmine or tuberose
- Banana — 5 (for bhog)
- Mishri — 100g
- Cold water — in clay pot (for jal daan)
- Sandalwood incense and rose perfume
Vrat Vidhi
Wake up in Brahma Muhurat (4–5 AM). Bathe and wear white or yellow clothes. Take sankalpa for Maa Lakshmi.
Perform Maa Lakshmi puja. Recite Sri Suktam or Mahalaxmi Ashtakam. Offer white flowers and milk.
Give up grains for the day. Can have fruits or sabudana-milk. Completely avoid sour foods.
Vaishakha special — arrange cold water outside the house during afternoon. Offer water to passers-by.
During Pradosh Kaal, light lamps at Tulsi and Lakshmi. Perform aarti. Offer kheer as bhog.
After evening aarti, feed a married woman and give her beautification items.
Benefits of Vaishakha Vrat
- ✓10 times more merit in Vaishakha than an ordinary Friday
- ✓Makes the prosperity received on Akshaya Tritiya permanent
- ✓Maa Lakshmi's permanent residence in the home
- ✓Happiness in married life and grace for children
- ✓Progress in business and career