🪷 बलराम जयन्ती · Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)

📅 When is Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)?

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20252025-08-14Thursday
2026 (this year)2026-09-02Wednesday
20272027-08-23Monday
20282028-08-11Friday
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.
Associated deity: Balarāma (Krishna's elder brother; ādi-śeṣa)

Tradition

Tradition: Vaishnava

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 21,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Bhādrapada"
}

Sources

Precedence: 3 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output