Skanda Sasthi 2017 Dates.

Skanda Sasthi is dedicated to lord Murugan or Subramanya swamy. It is the sixth day of every lunar fortnight in Hindu Calendar.The Shasti falling during the waxing phase of the moon is celebrated as the Skanda Sashti.

Devotees of Lord Murugan Observe Full or Partial Fast on this day.They also perform Special Pujas to Lord Murugan on this day.Chanting Skanda Sashti kavacham on this day is Asupicious.Devotees organise Bhajan and Kirtan programs on a grand scale. Married couples who do not have any children offer their special prayers to seek Murugan's blessings for a child. Skanda Sashti is celebrated as a six-day festival in the Tamil month of Aippasi.

It is the day on which Lord Subramanya defeated the demon Taraka. It is interesting to note that this festival comes immediately after Navarathiri and Deepavali. Its symbolism is very similar to that of Deepavali and Navarathri - Victory of good over evil. Narakasura represents the dark forces and Lord Krishna represents the good.

Skanda Puranam :

According to Skanda Puranam once three asuras Soorapadman, Singamugasuran and Tharakasuran were causing great troubles to the celestial Devas. To destroy them Lord Shanmuga took avatar form from the third eye of Lord Shiva.During war Lord Muruga transformed Singhamugasuram as vahana of Goddess Shakti. Soorapadman after fighting tried to escape by hiding himself as a mango tree in the seabed. Lord Muruga split the mango tree and converted one half as peacock vahana and other half as 'ceval' or rooster banner. After giving  blessings to the asuras, Lord Muruga freed the devas. The destruction of three asuras symbolises the destruction of  ego, and  illusion.

SooraSamharam : 

Soorasamharam means lord murugan destroyed the three asuras.on this day Special pujas and abhishekam will be performed in lord murugan temples.

2017 Dates :

Date	Day	Skanda shasti
03 January	Tuesday	skanda shasti
02 February	Thursday	skanda shasti
03 March	Friday	skanda shasti
01 April	Saturday	skanda shasti
01 May	Monday	skanda shasti
30 May	Tuesday	skanda shasti
28 June	Wednesday	skanda shasti
28 July	Friday	skanda shasti
27 August	Sunday	skanda shasti
25 September	Monday	skanda shasti
20 October	Friday	skanda shasti
21 October	Saturday	skanda shasti
22 October	Sunday	skanda shasti
23 October	Monday	skanda shasti
24 October	Tuesday	skanda shasti
25 October	Wednesday	Soora Samharam
26 October	Thursday	Tiru Kalyanam
24 November	Friday	Subrahmanyan shasti
24 December	Sunday	skanda shasti