Skanda Shashti Vrat Timings for 2026
The six-day Skanda Shashti Vrat begins after Amavasya in the month of Karthik and culminates on the sixth day, with the most potent day being Shashti.
Skanda Shashti Vrat (6 days)
Chennai, India – 10 Nov, 2026 to 15 Nov, 2026
Skanda Shashti Vrat (Most Important Day)
Chennai, India – 15 Nov, 2026
Shasti Tithi Begins at 11:25 PM on Nov 14 and Ends at 02:01 AM on Nov 16.
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Background of Skanda Shashti Vrat
A demon named Surapadma caused havoc among the gods, empowered by his invulnerability. The gods sought help from Lord Shiva, who created Subramanya or Kartikeya from his third eye, embodied in six radiant sparks. These sparks merged into a child with six faces, hence his name Arumugam (Aru: six, Mugam: face). Kartikeya, armed with a divine spear from Goddess Parvati, vanquished Surapadma on the sixth lunar day, Shashti. He then showed mercy, transforming the demon into a peacock, his mount, and a cock for his banner.
The Soora Samharam, or the defeat of Surapadma, is reenacted at Tiruchendur (Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu) annually during Skanda Shashti, drawing numerous devotees seeking Lord Skanda’s protection and resolution of their problems.
Jagad Guru Sri Adi Shankaracharya, once cured of an illness after praying to Murugan at Tiruchendur, asserted in his Subramanya Bhujangam that worshipping Lord Kartikeya there brings health, happiness, and prosperity.
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