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What are sade-teen muhurtas?
Sade-teen muhurtas ("three and a half auspicious moments") are specific festival days in the Maharashtrian Hindu calendar — Gudi Padwa, Akshaya Tritiya, Dussehra (Vijayadashami) fully, and half of Balipratipada — considered so universally auspicious that weddings and other major undertakings can begin on them without consulting an individual horoscope.
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What are sade-teen muhurtas?
Also called: saade teen muhurat, three and a half auspicious days.
Sade-teen muhurtas solve a real scheduling problem in Hindu astrology-driven wedding planning: instead of every couple needing an individually calculated auspicious date, these three-and-a-half specific days each year are considered so favourable by default that no personalised muhurat check is required. That is exactly why so many Maharashtrian (and broader Marathi-community) weddings cluster around these dates.
In Marathi — मराठीत
साडेतीन मुहूर्त म्हणजे मराठी पंचांगातील सर्वात शुभ मानले जाणारे दिवस — गुढीपाडवा, अक्षय्य तृतीया, दसरा हे पूर्ण मुहूर्त आणि बलिप्रतिपदा हा अर्धा मुहूर्त. हे दिवस इतके शुभ मानले जातात की लग्नासारखं मोठं कार्य सुरू करण्यासाठी वेगळी पत्रिका बघण्याची गरज पडत नाही. त्यामुळे या दिवशी अनेक लग्नं एकाच वेळी होतात आणि हॉल, केटरर वगैरे लवकर बुक करावे लागतात.
What the three and a half days are
| Occasion | Status |
|---|---|
| Gudi Padwa | Full muhurat |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Full muhurat |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Full muhurat |
| Balipratipada (Diwali Padwa) | Half muhurat |
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Why are they called "three and a half" muhurtas?
Three of the four days — Gudi Padwa, Akshaya Tritiya and Dussehra — are considered fully auspicious, while Balipratipada is considered only half as auspicious, giving the count of "three and a half."
Do sade-teen muhurtas apply only to weddings?
No — these days are considered auspicious for beginning any major undertaking, including business ventures and large purchases, not just weddings.
Should I still consult a priest if marrying on a sade-teen muhurat date?
Many families still consult a priest or astrologer for the exact time of day even on these dates, though the day itself is not considered to require individual horoscope matching the way other dates would.
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