In Hinduism, each day of a week is dedicated to a particular god in the Hindu pantheon. Apart from the special Vratas and Upvaas, many Hindus also fast on a particular day in a week. Each day in a week has a specialty and there are numerous folklores associated with the fasting observed on the days of a week.
Sunday
Sunday is dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun God). Those who undertake fast (upvaas) on the day only take a single meal. Oil and salt is avoided. Red is the color of the day and red flowers are offered to Surya. (more details)
Monday
Monday is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is said that Lord Shiva is easily pleased. Therefore many people observe Upvaas on Monday. Those devotees observing fast only eat food once. People visit Lord Shiva shrines and conduct pujas, especially, Ardhanarishwara puja. The mantra ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ is chanted continuously. Siva devotees also read Shiva Purana. Unmarried women observe the Vrat to get good husbands. Others observe it for a happy and prosperous family life. (more details)
Tuesday
Tuesday is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Durga, Goddess Kali and Lord Hanuman. Most devotees visit Devi and Hanuman shrines. Those people who fast avoid taking food containing salt at night. (more details)
Wednesday
Wednesday is dedicated to planet Mercury and Lord Vithal, an incarnation of
Thursday
Thursday is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and his incarnations. Pujas are conducted using milk, ghee etc. Food is only eaten once and that too containing milk products. People read Srimad Bhagavad Purana on the day. (more details)
Friday
Friday is dedicated to Mother Goddess – Mahalakshmi, Santhosi Ma, Annapuraneshwari and Durga. Sweets are distributed on the day. Those devotees observing the Vrat make it a point to eat at night. (more details)
Saturday
Saturday is dedicated to alleviating the bad influence of Lord Shani. The Vrat on this day is mainly observed by those people who believe in Hindu astrology. Black is the color of the day and people visit Shani shrine or Navagraha shrines. Food is only consumed once on the day. (more details)
It must be noted here that the deity worshipped on a particular day might vary from region to region and community to community. The result of all upvaas or fast depends on the person. It is good, if all the members in the family can undertake a Vrata together.
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Is Saturday not for Hanuman?
Thank you so much for this. I've been fasting for many years and never knew the true reasons behind it. I've been looking for an explanation for a long time. This was perfect.
Happy Diwali!
Wednesday is also for Godess Saraswathy
Wednesday is also considered to be the day for Ganeshji. I have seen people doing special pujas and keeping upvas for Ganeshji on wednesday..
I have always assumed and it is always taught to me in childhood that Thursday belongs to Maa Laxmi. But, now I am hearing a new thing. I belong to a state (Orissa) where we perform Laxmi pooja and read Laxmi Purana on every Thursday in the month of Margasirsa (comes after Kartika and before Pausa). I am not unhappy with Maa being worshipped on Thursday or Friday. But just to understand..how come it is totally a different day altogether. Or is it the case - the god/godess are worshipped on different days in different parts of India.
Namaste Priyadarshi, it is different for different cultures.
As per my knowledge, Thursday is the day , we clean our house and invite the Mother MahaLakshmi .The Mother MahaLakshmi enters our clean and decorated house in the Thursday evening and accepts all our pooja / prasadam on Friday.
Am a muslim and i love a hindu..can i keep these vrats?
My dear Muslim bro/sis,
I usually search for scientific reasons behind religious believes and i found out that fasting is good for health. Our gastrointestinal tracts works day in and day out and giving rest to them by observing fast, not only re-vitalizes the GI tract but also cleanses our body of all the accumulated toxins. Since people don't fast if u tell them to do so, so probably our ancestors cleverly made us to fast by linking it to some GOD's name to it. That's all. I believe the concept of fasting is there is every religion.
What day is observed for Ganga
Hi
Which day is for Rama
Actually for your information thursday is also the day for the Guru. Actually there is only one consciousnss not 2 so every day belongs to all gods and godesses--what moment in time does not belong to the supreme?, main thing is not to demarcate or to differntiate but see the unity. Yes many hindu temples celebrate on certain days according to the above, This is an informative article, thank you.
Thanks for this information. However it differs in different countries also.
Sunday to Surya.
Monday to Mother Durga
Tuesday to Lord Hannuman
Wednesday to Lord Ganesh and also Lord krishna.
Thursday is Known to Lord Shiva also Guru Day
Friday to goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati, Durga
Saturday to Lord Hannuman as well as Shani and
I always thought n under impression that TUESDAYS for GANESHA. Can anyone help me coz im fasting on every Tuesday for Ganeshji. Thank you
You don't need to worry...Tuesday is also dedicated to Lord Ganesha in Maharashtra.
Just keep faith,
if you believe in GOD,
because GOD IS IN YOU,
by keeping fast,
There are millions of GOD IN HINDU
religion,so I believe if only seven
days are there in a week,than you are
not justifying with other million of DEITY,SO JUST BELIEVE ALL DAYS ARE SAME....YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF,RATHER FOLLOWING WHICH DAY IS FOR WHICH GOD.
YOU ARE SAYING THAT ON MON THIS TV PROGRAM IS THERE
ON TUESDAY THAT PROGRAM IS TELECASTED.
JUST BELIEVE IN YOUR GOD AND YOU CAN FAST EVERY DAY...
Is Saturday not for Balaji? and Thursday for Sai baba?
@ Satish, yes it is. Saturday is for Balaji and Thursday is for Sai Baba.
hey isnt wednesday for lord ganesh???!!!!coz its been over a year i've been fasting on wednesday for lord ganesh...also...which day exactly is it for goddess durga...in northern india....
Friday is also for Kali Ma, they offer her kheer-puri's and kake in some parts of India, on this day.
i am a hindu. i believe in advaita siddhantha. accordingly there is only one god which is present everywhere, who is the creator of every living and non living things, who is the universal energy which lightens every being in this universe. Fasting actually helps us to enlighten ourself and makes us realise the truth that our athma is a miniature of the parabrahma.
Thank you for wonderful information!!
I’d weakness to sufficient woman with that too!
Does anyone have the aartis for all these Gods, so that we can chant on those specific days?
Hi Deepa,
There are Gayatri Mantra for every form of the God and it is easy to say them as you like on the particular days!!
Thanks
Hi All,
As said in advaita "Every drop of water from the sky merges with the sea , The Universal self is infinite….This individual self is infinite, The infinite universe is created out of infinity".... and as said in Emerald Tablet " What is the above is from the below and the below is from the above. The work of wonders is from one" .... realising the atman.... the para brahma .... realising the pure self is the accurate path to bliss. Taking vrata and fast is a method to be prepared to start climbing the steps of self realization. So people want to realise can def. go ahead with all the rituals till you get prepared and start hardcore meditation and Kundalini techniques to reach perfection.
It is really nice to know that the generation today who browse on internet ,still reads the articles belong to hinduism.Just a hope comes our way to believe that satwik vichar and goodness will survive.
Very informative article. I just attempted fasted few weeks ago. Feeling was good. I did not get the headace which I used to get when I skip meals. May be as I get older my body is getting adjusted to this. Good work Hinndu Blog. I love you.
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Saturday is for Hanuman. The story behind it is as follows ---- During his first vistit to Lanka, when Lord Hanuman's was burning whole of Lanka, Hanuman-ji observed that one part of Lanka was not burning besides big flames of fire. Hanuman-ji visited that part of Lanka and found that inside a jail one person was hanging upside down and that person's hands were tied with rope. Hanuman-ji untied him and asked him why he is in such critical condition. That person payed many thanks to Hanuman-ji for getting him free and explained how he was prisioned by Ravana in this jail. This person was none other than Lord Shani. During Ravana's conquer on heaven, Ravana got hold of Shani Dev and prisoned him at Lanka. It was the great positive energy of Shani Dev that was not allowing one part of Lanka to get burnt.
So after paying many thanks to Hanuman-ji, Shani Dev promised to Hanuman ji that one who will put Sinduur on your Idol on Saturday, I will be happy with him and will get him rid of all bad luck.
Jai RadheShyam
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True..There are some differences depending on ones community and region. As per my community traditions(Konkani GSB) plus other inputs and as far as I know, below are the days of the week and corresponding deity. My mom recites 2 or 3 songs more songs for the particular deity depending on the weekday.
Sunday - Sriram / Adithya(Surya)
Monday - Shiva / Chandra (Moon)
Tuesday - Ganpathi / Hanuman / Devi Durga/Kali / Angaarak(Planet Mars)
Wednesday - Krishna or Vishnu avathars / Budha(Planet Mercury)
Thursday - Guru Dattatreya9Vishnu avatar) / Saibaba / Guru(Planet Jupiter)
Friday - Godesses ( Devis - Lakshmi/Durga/Others) / Venus (Planet Shukra)
Saturday - Hanuman / Subrahmanya / Ayyappa / Venkateshwara / Shani( Planet Saturn)
Thanks Vin. Do u know from where can I get the chants for these Gods so that I can say them on those particular days?
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Vin Kamath's information is exhaustive.As Abhilasha said Ganesh in Maharashtra ,thursday is for Mahalakshmi in West Bengal
Add Mahalakshmi for thursday as observed in West Bengal. Vin Kamath and Abhilasha has contributed a great .
Thank you!! for the Blog..
God bless you all!!
Thursday is SAIBABA's DAy also.....Pooja
Nice BLOG, keep it up........
What is DEV-SHAYANI and DEV-UTHANI. WHAT r its
role regarding MARRIAGE?
What r auspicious dates for MEEN n VRISHCHIK
rashi in August?
On wedding day of SON/DAUGHTER, is it copulsory for parents to keep fast/ Kya saare din kuch bhi
nahi khana? If father is diabetic than what?
No idea about such a fasting. The brides parents eat in our region. There is no problem with it.
Can anybody tell me about What is DEV-SHAYANI and DEV-UTHANI. WHAT r its
role regarding MARRIAGE? Its very urgent.........Thanks
Dev Shayani is the Ekadasi observed in July month and the Chaturmas begins on this day...you can find details about it in this blog itself - http://www.hindu-blog.com/2009/06/devasayani-ekadasi-sayana-ekadashi.html
Dev Uthani is the Ekadasi when the Chaturmas ends. you can find it here http://www.hindu-blog.com/2009/10/dev-uthani-ekadasi-deva-utani-ekadashi.html
Chaturmas is the period when it is the night time of Devas for many Hindu communities.
According to daily fast (Regard to the planets that's swami)
Sunday........ Lord Sun and also day of the Maa bhagwati Buddhi, Vidhya and Gyan Daayni Maa Saraswati.
Monday... Swami of Chandra Dev (Moon) Lord Shiv n Family.
Mangal... One n one only Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi, Pawan Putra (The Eleventh incarnation of Lord Shiva) Ram Bhakt Hanuman.
Thursday... Davo ke Guru (Guru Brahaspati. Can say Lord Vishnu.)
Friday... The Incarnations of Maa Bhagwati (Maa Laksmi, Shri Vaibhav Laksmi Vrat, Maa Annpurna n Maa Santoshi)
Sat... Kaliyug ke Bhagwan n Nyaay ke devta Sh. Shanidev, Maa Kali n also The incarnation of Lord Shiva Lord Bhairav ji (Main day of Bhairav ji is sundau per Bhog lagta hai Sat. ko)
Abhishek Gupta said...
According to daily fast (Regard to the planets that's swami)
Sunday........ Lord Sun and also day of the Maa bhagwati Buddhi, Vidhya and Gyan Daayni Maa Saraswati.
Monday... Swami of Chandra Dev (Moon) Lord Shiv n Family.
Tuesday... One n one only Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi, Pawan Putra (The Eleventh incarnation of Lord Shiva) Ram Bhakt Hanuman.
Wednesday... The day of Gauri Nandan (Vighn Vinashak Shri Ganesh)
Thursday... Davo ke Guru (Guru Brahaspati. Can say Lord Vishnu.)
Friday... The Incarnations of Maa Bhagwati (Maa Laksmi, Shri Vaibhav Laksmi Vrat, Maa Annpurna n Maa Santoshi)
Sat... Kaliyug ke Bhagwan n Nyaay ke devta Sh. Shanidev, Maa Kali n also The incarnation of Lord Shiva Lord Bhairav ji (Main day of Bhairav ji is sundau per Bhog lagta hai Sat. ko)
God Is Great!and the mantras help us to adore and attune to the Other.
Blessings to one and all
AUM
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Good to know new things. I just want to know which is the best day to fast for the welfare of the children
Very Good. Keep it up. God bless all.
In Andhra, we workship Lord Balaji on Saturdays.
Please focus more on bhakthi, rather than on the days.Focus on the your desired lord everyday,it would bring the desired result. Every moment is precious to the Lord Almighty.
you know what, i am a Hindu but was on the verge of shifting to agnostic but brother you got some heavy duty stuff in there.simplified.awesome job.
in fact,today is Karkida Vavu here and am going to visit Lord Shiva and pay my dues to my ancestors.
let peace prevail!
Namaste, My son is going to give his important exam in November and of late his focus i changing to evil things. Can I fast a day for him so that it will help him to focus and be a good person and in the event also do his exams well?
Thank you
AG
Just stumbled on your blog - great info and very entlightening.
Jai Shri Krishna!
I have always heard that Thursday and saturday are the days for Lord Hanuman.Even in the Hanuman temples, those days have special poojas and rituals followed in a week.Is the perception correct?
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