Shwetambar
Gyan Panchami
Books and manuscripts are worshipped, and the temple jnana bhandar is cleaned, aired and honoured. There is fasting, pausadha, pratikraman, devvandan, and prayer to Sarasvati. It is also called Saubhagya Panchami, blending knowledge with worldly good fortune — and in Gujarat the same tithi is Labh Pancham, the day most businesses reopen after the Diwali break and many actually begin writing in the new ledgers.
- Shwetambar
- kept by
- One day; the vrat runs five years and five months
- how long
- Saturday 14 November 2026
- when it falls
What is done
Books and manuscripts are worshipped, and the temple jnana bhandar is cleaned, aired and honoured. There is fasting, pausadha, pratikraman, devvandan, and prayer to Sarasvati. It is also called Saubhagya Panchami, blending knowledge with worldly good fortune — and in Gujarat the same tithi is Labh Pancham, the day most businesses reopen after the Diwali break and many actually begin writing in the new ledgers.
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