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Brihaspati Pujan

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Brihaspati Pujan is observed on every Thursday of Maharashtra's Amanta Shravan. The 2026 occurrences are listed on this page; devotees honour Brihaspati through prayer and a simple home puja, while specific offerings and fasting customs vary by family.

Dates in 2026

A monthly observance — here are its dates through this year.

Aug 13
Thu
Aug 20
Thu
Aug 27
Thu
Sep 3
Thu
Sep 10
Thu

Calculated for India (IST) using precise Panchang astronomy. Dates can shift by a day at locations far to the east or west.

Why Brihaspati is worshipped on Shravan Thursdays

Thursday is Brihaspativar or Guruvar, the weekday associated with Brihaspati, guru of the devas. Maharashtra's traditional Shravan calendar marks Brihaspati Pujan on each Thursday of the month, making it a repeated household observance rather than a single annual festival.

The devotional emphasis is on guru, learning, right counsel, and steadiness in family duty. These are traditional meanings of the worship, not guaranteed material results. A home may keep the day with a short puja and prayer, or with a fuller vrat according to its inherited practice.

The series follows Maharashtra's Amanta Shravan. Because Purnimanta Sawan begins and ends on different civil dates in much of North India, the Thursdays included under the same month-name can differ. The page therefore presents the Maharashtra date window rather than a pan-Indian universal list.

Rituals & observance

Brihaspati Pujan ranges from a short home prayer to a family vrat. The common centre is respectful Thursday worship; details remain household-specific.

  • Cleaning and arranging the shrine: a lamp, flowers, water, and the family's usual puja items are placed at the home altar.
  • Remembering Brihaspati as guru: the prayer honours Brihaspati as the teacher of the devas and the graha linked with Thursday.
  • Offering flowers and naivedya: many households favour yellow flowers or a simple yellow-coloured offering, but this is a custom rather than a universal requirement.
  • Reading or recitation: a Brihaspati prayer, stotra, or Thursday vrat-katha known to the family may be recited.
  • Food and fasting according to capacity: devotees who keep a vrat conclude it as their household prescribes; others complete the puja without a fast.

Regional variations

Maharashtra (Amanta Shravan)
Brihaspati Pujan is marked on the Thursdays inside the Amanta Shravan month as part of the older practice of assigning a worship observance to every weekday.
Guruvar traditions across India
Thursday worship of Brihaspati or a revered guru is found more widely, but the Shravan-only series, food rules, stories, and offerings differ between regions and lineages.
How this date is determined

Set by the lunar calendar, reckoned by sunrise (udaya tithi).

Dates are computed to astronomical precision (NASA/JPL ephemeris), in line with traditional panchang.

Frequently asked

When are the Brihaspati Pujan dates in 2026?
The observance falls on every Thursday within Maharashtra's Amanta Shravan. The date section on this page lists the full 2026 series.
Who is Brihaspati?
Brihaspati is revered as the guru of the devas and is the graha associated with Thursday, also called Brihaspativar or Guruvar.
What is the purpose of Brihaspati Pujan?
Devotees traditionally pray for wisdom, good counsel, disciplined learning, and steadiness in duty. These are devotional intentions, not promised outcomes.
Are yellow clothes or yellow food compulsory?
No. Yellow flowers, cloth, or food are common in some Guruvar traditions, but the exact materials and food rules follow family custom and are not universal.
Is a full fast required on Shravan Thursday?
Not in every household. Some devotees keep a vrat, some take simple food, and others perform only the puja. Health and established family practice should decide the form.

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