Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in January 2022 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
Hindu Vrat – Fasting – Festivals January 2022
January 1 – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat – Masik Shivratri Fasting
January 2 – Amavasya – Bakula Amavasya – No moon day
January 2 – Hanuman Jayanti in Tamil Nadu – Margazhi Moolam

January 8 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting
January 9 – Bhanu Saptami

January 10 – Monthly Durga Ashtami fasting – Banada Ashtami – Shakambari Navratri begins
January 12 – Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as per Gregorian Calendar
January 12 – Samba Dashami
January 13 – Ekadashi Fasting – Putrada Ekadasi
January 13 – Vaikunta Ekadashi in Vishnu temples in South India – Swargavathil Ekadasi in Kerala
January 13 – Lohri – Bhogi Pongal – Dhanurmasam ends
January 14 – Makar Sankranti – Pongal – Uttarayan – Makara Vilakku in Kerala– Sankranti in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
January 14 – Kurma Dwadashi – Kharmas ends
January 14 – Thai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
January 15 – Pradosh Vrat
January 15 – Makaram Month begins in Kerala
January 15 – Magh Month begins in Bengali Calendar.
January 15 – Khichdi Parv
January 15 –Magh Bihu
January 16 – Mattu Pongal – Kanuma in Telugu culture

January 17 – Kaanum Pongal – Mukkanuma
January 17 – Purnima – Shakambari Purnima – Shakambari Navratri ends
January 18 – Magh Month begins in North India
January 21 – Saubhagya Sundari Teej Vrat
January 21 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – moonrise at 8:47 PM

January 25 – Kalashtami
January 25 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti as per Tithi
January 28 – Shattila Ekadashi
January 29 – Til Dwadashi
January 29 – Pradosh Vrat
January 30 – Shiv Chaturdashi – Monthly Shivratri Fasting
January 30 – Ratanti Kali Puja