Paryushan 2025 Start & End Dates Paryushan is celebrated differently by Shwetambar and Digambar Jains, but the essence remains the same: inner purification and reflection. For Shwetambar Jains: Start Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025 End Date (Samvatsari): Thursday, August 28, 2025 The 8th day (Samvatsari) is the most sacred — the day of Michhami Dukkadam, when we ask forgiveness from all beings. For Digambar Jains: Start Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 End Date (Anant Chaturdashi): Friday ... In 2025, the festival will be observed by Shwetambar Jains from August 21 to 28. Paryushan will conclude with Samvatsari – an occasion to seek and grant forgiveness. Paryushan, Jainism’s most sacred festival of forgiveness and self-purification, will be observed in 2025 from August 21–28 by Shwetambara Jains and August 28–September 6 by Digambara Jains. Paryushan, also known as Mahaparva Paryushan, is one of the most important and sacred festivals in Jainism. Paryushan Mahaparva 2025, the grand celebration of Digambar Jain society (दिगंबर जैन समाज), will commence on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and continue until Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
